08.11.21 – Honorary Professor Eva Bayer Fluckiger has been elected Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Honorary Professor Eva Bayer Fluckiger was named AMS Fellow for her contributions to number theory, algebra, and topology, and for her service to the profession. … Continue reading →
05.11.21 – Professor Yimon Aye has won the 2021 Global Lectureship Award from the International Chemical Biology Society. The International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS) was founded in 2011 as “an independent, not for profit organization dedicated to promoting research and … Continue reading →
03.11.21 – Combining integrated photonics and micro-electromechanical systems, a collaboration between EPFL and Purdue University has developed an electrically driven optical isolator-on-a-chip that transmits light in only one direction. This technology opens new path for chip-based applications such as LiDAR, … Continue reading →
29.10.21 – Paolo Ricci, a physics professor at EPFL for over ten years, is the winner of this year’s “Polysphère d’Or” – an award given by students to honor teaching excellence. Ricci received his “Polysphère d’Or” award at this year’s … Continue reading →
22.10.21 – EPFL’s Bernoulli Center has now become the Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies, with a broader scope including theoretical computer science and theoretical physics. The Center’s focus will also be on education, outreach and on fostering collaborations within the … Continue reading →
20.10.21 – EPFL and Microsoft Research scientists demonstrated ultrafast optical circuit switching using a chip-based soliton comb laser and a completely passive diffraction grating device. This particular architecture could enable an energy-efficient optical datacenter to meet enormous data bandwidth requirements … Continue reading →
18.10.21 – EPFL Professor Matthieu Wyart of the School of Basic Sciences has been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society. The American Physical Society (APS) is the world’s largest organization of physicists. It was founded in 1899 “to advance … Continue reading →
08.10.21 – We recently reported about Dr Pierre-Alain Ruffieux’s visit to the Section of Chemistry and Chemical engineering on Friday 1st October 2021. We would like to take this opportuntiy to warmly thank Dr Pierre-Alain Ruffieux for having accepted our … Continue reading →
06.10.21 – Cutting-edge research and high quality of life? Our portrait of Wendy Lee Queen gives an overview of her research in the field of sustainability at EPFL Valais-Wallis and shows how this American from South Carolina settled in her … Continue reading →
01.10.21 – Reactive electrophilic drugs like Tecfidera, approved for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, show a lot of potential but are also mystery. Their effects are notoriously difficult to study, which hampers progress testing and approving them. EPFL scientists … Continue reading →