Green Chemistry Award 2020
24.06.20 – Paul Dyson receives the Green Chemistry Award 2020 from the Royal Society of Chemistry. For more details see https://www.rsc.org/awards-funding/awards/2020-winners/professor-paul-dyson/
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Super-resolution microscopy reveals a twist inside of cells
22.06.20 – EPFL biophysicists have developed a high-throughput super-resolution microscope to probe nanoscale structures and dynamics of mammalian cells, showing in unprecedented detail the twists and turns of an organelle important for cell division. If you want to understand the … Continue reading →
Graphene with sodium could make better batteries
18.06.20 – Graphene doped with sodium can be a key player in making cheap batteries and spintronic devices, EPFL scientists discover. “Lithium is becoming a critical material as it is used extensively in cell-phones and car batteries, while, in principle, … Continue reading →
Photonics: From custom-built to ready-made
17.06.20 – An international collaboration team of University California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and EPFL has developed an integrated technology that may revolutionize photonic systems. Information technology continues to progress at a rapid pace. However, the … Continue reading →
Melting a crystal topologically
15.06.20 – Physicists at EPFL have successfully melted a very thin crystal of magnetic quasi-particles controllably, as turning ice into water. Novel phases of matter have been discovered and a new model system for fundamental physics studies has been established. … Continue reading →
redHUMAN: Deciphering links between genes and metabolism
09.06.20 – Scientists at EPFL have developed a new method that simplifies the processing of genetic-metabolic data by picking up changes in metabolism, a hallmark of numerous diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. The new method, named redHUMAN, is robust and … Continue reading →
Three new Tenure-Track Assistant Professors at SB
15.05.20 – At its meeting of 13-14 May 2020, the ETH Board has named Drs. Giuseppe Carleo, Marius Lemm and Mats Stensrud as Tenure-Track Assistant Professors at the School of Basic Sciences (SB). Dr Giuseppe Carleo was named as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Physics … Continue reading →
A special issue of Applied Catalysis B in honor of Prof. Pulgarin
14.05.20 – The career of Emeritus Professor César Pulgarin has been celebrated by the publication of a special issue of the journal “Applied Catalysis B: Environmental”. Prof. Pulgarin’s tribute is a recognition of his important contributions to this high impact … Continue reading →
Speeding up long-range coherent LiDAR
13.05.20 – LiDAR is a technique used for measuring distances with laser light. In a study published in Nature, researchers at EPFL show a new way to speed up a type of LiDAR engine by using photonic circuits. Light detection … Continue reading →
Maryna Viazovska receives 2020 European Mathematical Society Prize
12.05.20 – EPFL Professor Maryna Viazovska has been awarded one of the 10 European Mathematical Society (EMS) Prizes for 2020 in recognition of her contributions to number theory and optimal configuration on manifolds. Maryna Viazovska, head of the Chair of … Continue reading →