nn n 06.01.25 – At its meeting of 4-5 December 2024, the ETH Board has appointed Prof. Markus Jeschek as a new Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering in the School of Basic Sciences (SB) and the School of … Continue reading →
nn n 17.12.24 – An international collaboration including EPFL scientists has for the first time been able to directly image the domains structure of a novel type of magnetism, called altermagnets. Using micro machining they could further create single domain … Continue reading →
nn n 13.12.24 – EPFL’s Professor Tobias J. Kippenberg, in collaboration with leading European researchers, has secured a prestigious ERC Synergy Grant to advance the ATHENS project, which aims to revolutionize optical data transmission.n The European Research Council (ERC) Synergy … Continue reading →
nn n 04.12.24 – Scientists at EPFL have made important progress in quantum technology, achieving strong coupling between quantum dots in Germanium and microwave photons, paving the way for scalable quantum computing based on spin qubits.n Quantum computing is poised … Continue reading →
nn n 03.12.24 – Michael Grätzel, Xile Hu, Tobias J. Kippenberg, Mohammad Nazeeruddin, Henning Stahlberg, and Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, six professors at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences (SB), have been included in the prestigious list of most Highly Cited Researchers … Continue reading →
nn n 29.11.24 – EPFL Professor Jeremy Luterbacher has been honored with the 2025 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Award by the Swiss Chemical Society for his groundbreaking work on depolymerizing lignin from biomass.n The Green & Sustainable Chemistry Award, established … Continue reading →
nn n 25.11.24 – Professor Michael Grätzel at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences has been the prestigious Honorary Medal De scientia et humanitate optime meritis by the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS). This medal recognizes outstanding contributions to science and … Continue reading →
nn n 21.11.24 – Jérôme Waser has been named best teacher in the chemistry and chemical engineering section at EPFL for 2024. Originally inspired to study chemistry by a chaotic teacher, he now draws inspiration from the creativity of his … Continue reading →
nn n 18.11.24 – Manuel Rudolph (Prof. Zoë Holmes’ lab), is honored to be the first EPFL Physics PhD student to receive the prestigious Google PhD Fellowship in quantum computing. This year, the award was granted to three candidates, a … Continue reading →
nn n 30.10.24 – EPFL chemical engineers have developed a way to build metal clusters – with near atomic precision – in a method that has the potential to improve catalysts and accelerate chemical reactions including turning carbon dioxide into high … Continue reading →