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 →
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 →
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 →
22.01.21 – EPFL Professor Adam W. Marcus, head of the Chair of Combinatorial Analysis, and colleagues Professors Daniel A. Spielman (Yale University) and Nikhil Srivastava (University of California, Berkeley) won the 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize for their revolutionary … Continue reading →
08.01.21 – An international team of scientists have developed a photonic processor that uses rays of light inside silicon chips to process information much faster than conventional electronic chips. Published in Nature, the breakthrough study was carried out by scientists … Continue reading →
09.09.20 – EPFL Professors Nicolas Grandjean and Tobias J. Kippenberg are among eighteen international research teams sharing a grant for quantum research and innovation, awarded by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. This year, the US Air Force … Continue reading →
04.09.20 – EPFL researchers, working at the boundary between classical and quantum physics, have developed a method for quickly spotting molecules with particularly interesting electron properties. Laser technology is giving scientists an ever-closer look into molecular structures, and this sometimes … Continue reading →
25.08.20 – Two international teams of scientists have been awarded a total of $10 million grant from the US National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation to research the mathematics of deep learning. Among them is Professor Emmanuel Abbé at … Continue reading →