25.02.21 – Professor Michael Grätzel at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences and Professor Paul Alivisatos at UC Berkeley, have won the 2021 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences for “their fundamental contributions in the development of nanostructured materials for … Continue reading →
23.02.21 – Joaquim Loizu, a researcher at EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center, is the recipient of IUPAP’s (International Union of pure and applied physics) 2020 Young Scientist Prize in plasma physics. This prize is awarded annually to a young international scientist … Continue reading →
23.02.21 – Thanks to technology developed by start-up Bloom Biorenewables, plant materials can be used as an alternative to petroleum derivatives for producing a wide range of products, including bioplastics, textiles, cosmetics and even perfume. The firm recently raised €3.9 … Continue reading →
22.02.21 – By using 3D aerosol jet-printing to put perovskites on graphene, scientists at EPFL have made X-ray detectors with record sensitivity that can greatly improve the efficiency and reduce the cost and health hazard of medical imaging devices. Since … Continue reading →
20.02.21 – Spectroelectrochemical and Chemical Evidence of Surface Passivation is presented for Zinc Ferrite (ZnFe2O4) Photoanodes for Solar Water Oxidation. In recent years, spinel zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4, ZFO) has gained prominence among the emergent candidate materials for solar water splitting. … Continue reading →
19.02.21 – Using the IBM Q computer, physicists at EPFL have verified for the first time the tight relationship between quantum entanglement and wave-particle duality, showing that the former controls the latter in a quantum system. “It is possible to … Continue reading →
17.02.21 – The core of a fusion reactor is incredibly hot. Hydrogen that inevitably escapes from it must be cooled on its way to the wall, as otherwise, the reactor wall would be damaged. Researchers from the Dutch institute DIFFER … Continue reading →
15.02.21 – Professor Tobias J. Kippenberg at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences has been awarded the 2021 Robert W. Wood Prize from The Optical Society. Established in 1975, the Wood Prize is named after renowned physicist Robert W. Wood, who … Continue reading →
10.02.21 – Professor Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin has won the 34th Khwarizmi International Award in Fundamental Sciences. The Khwarizmi International Award (KIA) was established in 1987 in memory of Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi (ca. 780-850 AD), the famous Iranian … Continue reading →
09.02.21 – EPFL scientists combined citizen science with machine learning to predict colors of millions of crystal structures of metal-organic frameworks, nanoporous materials with multiple applications in numerous fields, from carbon capture to water purification. In chemistry, it is common … Continue reading →