nn n 24.06.24 – Prof. Matthieu Wyart, Full Professor at the Institute of Physics (IPHYS), has received the Physik-Preis Dresden 2024, awarded jointly by the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems and the Technical University in Dresden.n … Continue reading →
nn n 24.06.24 – Scientists at EPFL have developed advanced atom-thin graphene membranes with pyridinic-nitrogen at pore edges, showing unprecedented performance in CO2 capture. It marks a significant stride toward more efficient carbon capture technologies.n As the world battles climate … Continue reading →
nn n 17.06.24 – EPFL scientists, through the VELOCE project, have clocked the speed of Cepheid stars – “standard candles” that help us measure the size of the universe – with unprecedented precision, offering exciting new insights about them.n Photo: … Continue reading →
nn n 13.06.24 – Scientists at EPFL have successfully miniaturized a powerful erbium-based fiber laser on a silicon-nitride photonic chip. Since typical erbium-based fiber lasers are large and difficult to scale down, the breakthrough promises major advances in optical communications … Continue reading →
nn n 11.06.24 – Combining photoelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy with in-situ UV–vis spectroscopy, a new LIMNO report evaluates the charge carrier dynamics of organic semiconducting photoanodes for solar fuel applications. Combining photoelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy with in-situ UV–vis spectroscopy, a new LIMNO … Continue reading →
nn n 10.06.24 – Since June 1, 2024, Paolo Ricci has succeeded Ambrogio Fasoli as Director of the Swiss Plasma Center (SPC). For several years, he has also held the SPC Chair of Theory while teaching physics at EPFL, a … Continue reading →
nn n 10.06.24 – Green hydrogen could transform our energy system and solve many supply and emissions challenges. Whether this happens will depend on how economically it can be produced and attractive it will be to consumers.n Among the promising … Continue reading →
nn n 03.06.24 – Researchers at EPFL have developed a novel method to introduce cyclopropene, the most strained carbocyclic compound, into organic compounds efficiently under ambient conditions, offering new pathways for drug modification and complex molecular construction.n In the world … Continue reading →
nn n 24.05.24 – At its meeting of 22-23 May 2024, the ETH Board has appointed Drs Nikita Kavokine and Suong Nguyen as Tenure-Track Assistant Professors at the School of Basic Sciences.n Prof. Nikita Kavokine Dr Nikita Kavokine, currently Group Leader … Continue reading →
nn n 23.05.24 – Scientists at EPFL have found that mechanical vibrations in refrigerators used to cool superconducting quantum computers can cause errors, offering new insights for improving quantum computing.n Quantum computers, which use quantum bits or “qubits” to process … Continue reading →