06.02.2023 Simulations on “Piz Daint” explain surprising mineral behaviour Zeolites are a class of shapely, colourful minerals with very special properties, making them omnipresent in our...
30.09.2022 Researchers explore materials with new machine learning approach With the help of the CSCS supercomputer "Piz Daint", researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed an...
18.05.2021 Expanding the limits of ferroelectrics towards a nano-sized electric memory Chiara Gattinoni, a materials theorist and Marie Curie Fellow at ETH Zurich, uses the “Piz Daint” supercomputer at CSCS...
22.04.2021 Simulations further boost efficiency of solar cells The research groups led by Michael Grätzel and Ursula Röthlisberger at EPF Lausanne are following up on their joint...
08.10.2020 Molecular dynamics simulations play key role in manufacturing high-efficiency solar cells Molecular dynamic simulations on “Piz Daint” showed that solar cells based on crystals of metal-halide perovskite...
16.07.2020 Molecular simulations contribute to a research on unprecedented self-assembled polycatenanes An international team of researchers has succeeded in forming and studying self-assembled interlocked rings called...
29.06.2020 A new theory for Semiconductors made of nanocrystals Researchers at ETH have provided the first theoretical explanation for how electrical current is conducted in...
26.06.2020 "Simulation microscope" examines transistors of the future Since the discovery of graphene, two-dimensional materials have been the focus of materials research. Among other...
09.03.2020 Simulations shed light on performance of perovskite solar cells Perovskite materials stand out as a promising alternative for today’s silicon-based solar cells, since they are...
06.02.2020 Quantum fluctuations stabilize high-temperature superconductors Supercomputers are indispensable in the research of superconductors, materials in which electricity flows without loss....
15.01.2020 Treasures found under pressure Some materials with useful properties only form at extreme conditions, like very high temperature and pressure. However,...
07.01.2020 Computationally designed materials for carbon capture An international team of chemical engineers conducted computational investigations and found materials that can capture...
06.09.2019 Nicola Spaldin awarded the Marcel Benoist Prize Nicola Spaldin, Professor of Materials Theory at ETH Zurich, has been awarded the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist for...
15.05.2019 A refined criterion for wear particle formation Whenever surfaces in contact slide relative to each other, they wear and emit particles. In a study published in...
15.04.2019 New biologically derived metal-organic framework mimics DNA Chemical engineers at EPFL have synthesized a biologically-derived metal-organic framework on which the hydrogen bonding...
