Researchers at EPFL, China, Spain and the Netherlands have built a micro-device that uses vibrating molecules to transform invisible mid-infrared light into visible light.…
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New development for efficient hydrogen production
Aerogels are extraordinary materials that have set Guinness World Records more than a dozen times, including as the world’s lightest solids. Professor Markus Niederberger…
Swiss institutes of technology create joint doctorate program
Switzerland’s two federal institutes of technology have teamed up to offer a new joint doctoral programme in the learning sciences. It aims to train…
Problem of intermittency is solved
Quantum dots, discovered in the 1990s, have a wide range of applications and are perhaps best known for producing vivid colours in some high-end…
Ultracold matter can stop scattering light
An atom’s electrons are arranged in energy shells. Like concertgoers in an arena, each electron occupies a single chair and cannot drop to a…
New world’s most advanced centre of cryo-electron microscopy is operational now
“Imagine how an old man might feel when a Center like this is named after him...” The emotion could be heard in the voice…
Blackhole thermodynamics principles are uncovered
The technique, explained in a peer-reviewed paper published in Annalen der Physik, works for both the matter and the charge radii. In contrast, the microscopic…
KTH offers a new cybersecurity masters program
While cybersecurity-related courses have long been part of various curricula within the School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, the time for this subject…
Researches have developed a process technology for carbon-neutral fuels
For the past two years, researchers led by Aldo Steinfeld, Professor of Renewable Energy Carriers at ETH Zurich, have been operating a solar mini-refinery…
EPFL hosted a talk on digital twin topic
In the end, it’s all about making copies. Digital twins replicate an object or a human organ and work in parallel with – and…