nn n 04.08.22 – Physicists at EPFL and the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics have created a new way to simulate quantum entanglement between interacting particles. Their approach involves adding extra, fictitious particles controlled by an artificial intelligence … Continue reading →
nn n 15.07.22 – At its meeting of 13-14 July 2022, the ETH Board has promoted Prof. Henrik M. Rønnow to Full Professor at the School of Basic Sciences (SB).n © 2022 EPFL Professor Henrik M. Rønnow, currently Associate Professor and … Continue reading →
nn n 14.07.22 – At its meeting of 13-14 July 2022, the ETH Board has named Prof. Xue-Mei Li and Prof. Martin Hairer as Full Professors at the School of Basic Sciences (SB)n Professor Xue-Mei Li Professor Xue-Mei Li, currently Full Professor … Continue reading →
nn n 12.07.22 – Professor Pasquale Scarlino, head of the EPFL Hybrid Quantum Circuits Laboratory (HQC) and assistant professor tenure track at the Institute of Physics (IPHYS), has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for his project … Continue reading →
nn n 12.07.22 – Scientists at EPFL have found a way to synthesize large numbers of macrocyclic compounds, which are needed for developing drugs against difficult disease targets.n When pharmaceutical companies begin looking for a drug candidate, they use a … Continue reading →
nn n 11.07.22 – Using a new method, scientists are better able to distinguish between mirror-image substances. This is important amongst others in drug development, because the two variants can cause completely different effects in the human body. Researchers from … Continue reading →
nn n 11.07.22 – Professor Harald Brune at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences has been awarded an Advanced Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation.n Following Switzerland’s non-association to Horizon Europe as of 2021, the SNSF has on the government’s … Continue reading →
nn n 08.07.22 – The Swiss team took third place at the 2022 International Physicists’ Tournament after spending eight months preparing hard for the competition. Here, the passionate physicists reflect on their experience.n What’s the maximum height from which a … Continue reading →
nn n 05.07.22 – Maryna Viazovska has received a Fields Medal, a prestigious honor often described as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, for her work on the sphere-packing problem in 8 and 24 dimensions. Previously, the problem had been solved … Continue reading →