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Majed Chergui wins an ERC advanced grant

Published:22.04.23 — The ERC research will employ X-Ray helical dichroism to reveal chiral centers with atomic specificity in biologically-relevant moelcules

Seeing real-time atomic motion in enantiomers

Published:07.02.23 — A team of researchers led by EPFL has demonstrated the real-time visualization of specific atomic motions within enantiomers –mirror-image molecules. The method can lead to significant advancements in fields such as biology, chemistry, and drug development.

Fabrizio Carbone elected APS Fellow

Published:20.10.22 — EPFL Professor Fabrizio Carbone of the School of Basic Sciences has been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Making it easier to differentiate mirror-image molecules

Published:11.07.22 — Using a new method, scientists are better able to distinguish between mirror-image substances. This is important amongst others in drug development, because the two variants can cause completely different effects in the human body. Researchers from PSI, EPFL, and the University of Geneva describe the new method in the scientific journal Nature Photonics.

SAIS Prize 2022 to Oliviero Cannelli

Published:24.06.22 — SAIS Prize 2022 for the thesis “Photo- and thermally-induced electronic and structural dynamics in perovskites and transition metal oxides.”