Materials News

Five researchers from the School of Engineering appear on the Web of Science’s 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list 2019. Congratulations! (Click to read on)…   ...

Researchers at EPFL have developed a new laser 3D-printing technique to manufacture metal components with unprecedented resistance to high temperature, damage and corrosion. The method has applications in fields ranging from aerospace to power-generating turbines. (Click to read on)… ...

Maartje Bastings, head of the Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory at the School of Engineering (double affiliation in the Institute of Materials IMX and the Institute of Bioengineering IBI), appears in the respective Emerging Investigators 2019 issues of Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Biomaterials Science. (Click to read on)… ...

Pierre-Etienne Bourban received the 2019 Rodolphe and Renée Haenny Prize for his original contributions to the processing of hybrid materials for biomedical applications and of bio-sourced composites as well as for his crucial role in implementing discovery labs dedicated to practical and interdisciplinary teaching of materials science to students. ...

Summer series – Student projects. For her Master’s project, Emylou Jaquier decided to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste. She sifted through EPFL garbage bins to collect different types of plastics and test how they could be used in 3D printing. ...

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Plenary Session Featuring The Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Materials Science Tuesday, April 23 8:15 am – 9:30 am PCC North, 100 Level, Ballroom 120 D (Further details)… ...

The multi-disciplinary team, including Giovanni Pizzi (THEOS Lab) and Prof. Nicola Marzari (head of THEOS Lab and Director of NCCR MARVEL) will be able to further develop the Materials Cloud web platform for Computational Open Science. (Click to read on)… ...

Two programs are now ranked in the top ten worldwide. According to the most recent QS World University Rankings, the Institute of Materials Science is now ranked #6 up from #10, and the Institute of Electrical Engineering is now ranked #9 up from #16. The Institute of Mechanical Engineering has moved up 9 positions to ...