23.06.21 – The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, appointed Prof. Michael Graetzel as a Distinguished Fellow. The appointment is effective as of June, 2021, for seven years minimum. IAS@NTU was established in July … Continue reading →
22.06.21 – LIMNO researchers demonstrate the incorporation of a benzodithiophene (BDT)-based organic cation in layered and quasi-layered lead halide perovskites. Incorporating extended pi-conjugated organic cations in layered lead halide perovskites is a recent trend promising to merge the fields of organic … Continue reading →
15.06.21 – Raffaella joins the editorial team of ACS Catalysis. Raffaella will handle manuscripts in heterogeneous electro- and photo- catalysis. She is excited to join the wonderful editorial team of the journal and to serve the community in this new … Continue reading →
10.06.21 – Scientists in LIMNO are generating oxygen from sunlight, water and semiconducting polymers with breakthrough performance. The approach presents a promising way towards economical and scalable solar fuel production. Natural photosynthesis evolved to convert water and sunlight into oxygen (O2) … Continue reading →
07.06.21 – Understanding charge mobility of the very popular lead-halide perovskite materials is crucial for their very promising photovoltaic applications. Using X-ray spectroscopic techniques, the structural deformations affecting the charge mobility, which plays a central role in solar energy conversion, … Continue reading →
07.06.21 – Understanding charge mobility of the very popular lead-halide perovskite materials is crucial for their very promising photovoltaic applications. Using X-ray spectroscopic techniques, the structural deformations affecting the charge mobility, which plays a central role in solar energy conversion, … Continue reading →
18.05.21 – Gold is big business. The metal is used across industry – in our cars, medicines, electronics and to fill our teeth. But all that gold comes at a cost. The mining industry is one the world’s largest sources … Continue reading →
06.05.21 – In the global effort to combat climate change, solar power can help cut emissions and provide an alternative to fossil fuels. ERC grantee Michael Grätzel is pioneering a new generation of photovoltaic solar technologies that are highly reliable … Continue reading →
22.04.21 – Excitation gratings created by interference of two light waves on a material allow investigating transport phenomena at a scale comparable to their wavelength. Going to the X-rays allows accessing these phenomena at the nanoscale. Image: A pulsed beam of … Continue reading →
22.04.21 – Professor Christian Heinis at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for a project that will merge biological and chemical compound libraries to target so-called “undruggable” proteins. The ERC Advanced … Continue reading →