10.08.18 – When a metal surface catalyzes a chemical process, the surface atoms aren’t all the same. EPFL scientists have bridged the gap between lab and plant by studying methane dissociation on the (211) crystal face of platinum. Image: The … Continue reading →
31.07.18 – Scientists from EPFL, Germany and France have revealed a new property of the cheap and abundant material anatase titanium dioxide, which promises applications as a medium for room-temperature nanosensors of mechanical stress with an optical read-out. Measuring mechanical … Continue reading →
25.07.18 – Using a computer simulation of an important receptor, EPFL scientists have discovered a novel binding site for natural ligands and drugs. The new site might be present on other receptors and can be exploited in novel treatments for … Continue reading →
23.07.18 – The predictions of EPFL physicists for a new kind of single photon source have come to life in a recent collaboration with the universities of Leiden and Santa Barbara. The so-called Unconventional Photon Blockade was experimentally realized with … Continue reading →
16.07.18 – Chemical engineers at EPFL have demonstrated for the first time that an atom-thick graphene membrane can separate gas mixtures with a high-efficiency. The “ultimate” membrane is scalable, making it a breakthrough for industrial gas separation. Separating mixed gases, … Continue reading →
13.07.18 – Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli was recently elected as Chair of the General Assembly of EUROfusion, the European Consortium for the development of fusion energy. One of the tasks of the meeting of the EUROfusion General Assembly, which was held … Continue reading →
12.07.18 – EPFL physicists have now demonstrated experimentally the ability to coherently manipulate the wave function of a free electron down to the attosecond timescale (10-18 of a second). The team also developed a theory for creating zeptosecond (10-21 of … Continue reading →
11.07.18 – Physicists at EPFL used Scanning Tunneling Microscopy to successfully test the stability of a magnet made up of a single atom. Despite the rise of solid-state drives, magnetic storage devices such as conventional hard drives and magnetic tapes … Continue reading →