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The IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry aims to recognize the contributions of one experienced chemist and three early career chemists for their work in advancing the field of green chemistry. This year, the experienced chemist winner is Javier Pérez-Ramìrez who made significant contributions to green chemistry transforming the landscape of sustainable chemical and energy production.

The IEEE Swiss Magnetics Society Chapter, currently chaired by Aleš Hrabec, was created in 2024. Our Chapter's mission is to unite and strengthen magnetism-related activities across Switzerland, and to foster collaboration between academia and industry. We aim to promote advancements in magnetic technologies as well as the exchange of knowledge between the Chapter members.

Members of Laboratory for Mesoscopic Systems successfully ran a block course on the fabrication and characterisation of magnetic films.

Aleksandra Pac has successfully defended her thesis with the title "Artificial Spin Systems: Magnetic frustration of out-of-plane Archimedean lattices and towards control of the magnetic state with spin-orbit torques". Congratulations Aleks!

Members of the Chair of Structural Mechanics and Monitoring at ETH Zurich, including Konstantinos Vlachas, Kyriakos Chondrogiannis, and Marcus Haywood-Alexander, are actively participating in the ReCharged MSCA Staff Exchanges program. Their efforts contribute to advancing critical asset resilience through cutting-edge research and international collaboration.

See us at the SPIE Photonics West 2025 next week!

At the first ETH ALIVE (Advanced Engineering with Living Materials) Symposium, Robert shared insights with D-BAUG News about his research and the exciting challenges of working with living materials. Curious to learn more? Click here to check out the full interview.

In a recent publication, we describe the development of a pioneering X-ray technique to probe the 3D orientation of a material’s building blocks at the nanoscale. The technique allows the visualization of crystal grains, grain boundaries and defects - critical factors that govern material performance.

Recent findings from a research collaboration, published in Nature, provide a comprehensive explanation of the nucleation process of frictional ruptures. The study shows the crucial role that the sample thickness plays and its implications for failure predictions based on fracture mechanics theory.