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When superconductivity disappears in the core of a quantum tube
Predicting the behaviour of electrons in a material is not easily done. Physicists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), ETH Zurich and EPFL replaced the…
The key to chemical transformations
Catalysis is a field of chemistry that studies materials that can accelerate or bring about chemical transformations. Hu has distinguished himself through his…
Wood goes high-tech
Wood is not just a conventional material, it also has great innovation potential as a high-tech component and raw material for chemistry. This is one of the…
Gold shines through properties of nano biosensors
With their remarkable electrical and optical properties, along with biocompatibility, photostability and chemical stability, gold nanoclusters are gaining a…
A gene increases the severity of common colds
Colds that are not linked to influenza are generally benign. Still, 2% of each generation of children have to go to hospital following a virulent infection….
A 100-year-old physics problem has been solved at EPFL
At EPFL, researchers challenge a fundamental law and discover that more electromagnetic energy can be stored in wave-guiding systems than previously thought….