08.11.18 – A material developed by EPFL scientists can rapidly extract trace amounts of gold from waste water, fresh water, ocean water, and even sewage sludge. Gold has been the basis of currency for many civilizations throughout history. Despite this, only … Continue reading →
05.11.18 – Researchers at EPFL’s Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering have developed a photocatalytic system based on a material in the class of metal-organic frameworks. The system can be used to degrade pollutants present in water while simultaneously producing … Continue reading →
29.10.18 – EPFL scientists have developed a machine-learning approach that can be combined with experiments to determine, in record time, the location of atoms in powdered solids. Their method can be applied to complex molecules containing thousands of atoms and … Continue reading →
29.10.18 – EPFL researchers from Michael Grätzel’s lab show how stable, scalable, and efficient perovskite solar cells can be produced through molecular engineering of multifunctional molecular modulators and using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance to investigate their role in double-cation pure-iodide perovskites. Published in Nature Communications. … Continue reading →
19.10.18 – Using silicon nitride microphotonic chips, EPFL scientists are now able to generate coherent ultrashort pulses with less than 10 milliwatt optical power, paving the way for compact and portable chip-based photonic devices for timing, metrology and spectroscopy. Ultrashort … Continue reading →
12.10.18 – A new study shows that the phase transitions of the exotic material molybdenum ditelluride – a candidate for future electronics – are more complex than previously thought. First-order phase transitions, wherein an amount of heat is lost or … Continue reading →
09.10.18 – EPFL chemists have demonstrated complete experimental control over a chemical reaction just above absolute zero. It is an understatement to say that chemical reactions take place everywhere and constantly. In both nature and the lab, chemistry is ubiquitous. … Continue reading →
08.10.18 – EPFL astrophysicists actively participated in the discovery of a very rare star, which is particularly old and metal-poor. As a messenger from the distant past, it will allow the scientists to learn more about the young Universe, right … Continue reading →
17.09.18 – EPFL chemists have developed a method that can significantly increase the yield of sugars from plants, improving the production of renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. Producing fuels and chemicals from biomass (wood, grasses, etc.) is one of the … Continue reading →
13.08.18 – Scientists from EPFL and Berkeley have developed a computational method for designing a new type of two-dimensional carbon materials called Schwarzites. Image: Schwarzite generated by computationally-templating the zeolite FAU. Black spheres are deposited carbon atoms, yellow ribbons are … Continue reading →