Soft Materials Laboratory at @EPFL_en. Group of Prof. Esther Amstad (@AmstadEsther). We love #microfluidics, #hydrogels, and #biominerals

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Joined September 2018
🎉 Registration is OPEN for #ISBFWarsaw2025! Join us in Warsaw 🇵🇱 for cutting-edge science, networking & innovation in biofabrication. 🔗 Register now: biofabrication2025.org/regis… 💥 Whether you are a seasoned expert or an emerging scientist, this is the place to be! @ISBioFab
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🔬 Save the date! Join us in #Paris 🇫🇷 for the 2025 #SoPhy Days, Sept 8–10 🧪Explore the science of hard materials born soft! Topics from #softmatter to biominerals; Sept 9: Workshop on #biomineralization + career seminar🔗 sophy2025.scienceconf.org (coming soon) cc @CNRSphysique
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𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 #𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 on the 𝐏𝐇𝐃 & 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂 level! If you are interested in #spectroscopy & #materials science for spin-/optoelectronics, please consider joining our team. Details on the positions and how to apply: feldmannlab.com/open-positio… Please share!😊 @EPFL_en
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📢 EML Editorial Policy Update: (1/2) Regular research papers must be ≤4000 words and have ≤6 figures. Submissions exceeding these limits will be automatically "rejected without review". #EML #EditorialPolicy #AcademicPublishing
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🚨 Job Alert 🚨 Like and retweet! The @EPFL_Imaging Center is looking for an Executive Director! With Laurène Donati’s appointment as head of @EPFL's impact strategy, this exciting role is now open! 🔗 Apply now: lnkd.in/g8DpCMFF 💡 Join a dynamic team and help further drive EPFL’s leadership in imaging!
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Yesterday was the EDMX Research Day 2025! This event, which gathered over 150 participants, is a unique opportunity for PhD students in the EDMX doctoral program to share their research with peers and alumni by presenting poster, pitch talks and oral presentations. 📸A. Campailla
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New year, new 2025 training programs! Registration for the spring semester is now open. Don't wait to register online and secure your place! Info and registration: go.epfl.ch/library-training-… #formation #apprendre #epfl #epfllibrary #rolexlearningcenter #scientificresearch
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If you're near the @EPFL_en campus, be sure to stop by the @Materials_EPFL building, where a new #art installation gives a rare look at #engineering #materials outside the lab...and brings a new meaning to the phrase 'field of study'! @kakulya actu.epfl.ch/news/materials-…
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Accessible à toutes et tous, Infoscience est particulièrement utile pour les doctorant·es @EPFL 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓, comme en témoigne Esther Amstad dans le quatrième portrait de la série "Infoscience: 20 years of Open Access" 🎬 youtube.com/watch?v=9nv9dgx7…
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To expand our team, we are looking for a full-time Chemical Laboratory Technician (m/f/d) or similar background to start as soon as possible. Part-time employment is possible. Sharing appreciated. Job advert in German and English: lse.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w00b…
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📣@EPFL is celebrating an important milestone this year: the 20th anniversary of Infoscience, its institutional repository. Since 2004, the platform has transformed research dissemination, impacting EPFL as well as the national & international landscapes. youtu.be/FGaECuK5Ej0?feature…
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Once again, @NCCRbioinspired is happy to announce the annual open call for applications to its ever-popular Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program. Applications are open between December 1, 2024, and January 20, 2025. Get all the details here: bit.ly/URI_2025
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🌍 🌿 How can we strike a balance between the expansion of renewable energies and the preservation of biodiversity in Switzerland? This is the subject of a report written by experts from several Swiss institutions, including EPFL. Information: infoscience.epfl.ch/entities…
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Today we welcomed 48 students from Lausanne high school at @Materials_EPFL. Fabien Sorin introduced the SMX section and they had the chance to do some experiments in the IMX labs. Sustainable plastics, superconductivity and tribology... the subjects were varied and exciting!
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Yesterday was "Oser tous les métiers" day. We had the pleasure of hosting 15 young girls and boys, they had the chance to experiment in our labs and play the role of Materials scientists! Then Stella Laperrousaz presented her research in front of a hundred children.
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🔬🔍 Le weekend passé, de nombreux curieux·ses ont participé à Scientastic, le festival des sciences organisé par le @EPFL_SPS. Le public a pu plonger dans le monde de la recherche et explorer les innovations qui transforment notre quotidien. actu.epfl.ch/news/festival-s…
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The 2024 hybrid #Tech4Eva Conference will focus on 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 – in partnership with @CHUVLausanne and @Innovaud 🙌 Innovaud is proud to partner with Tech4Eva to shape a brighter future for Women's Health! 👉 tech4eva.ch/event/tech4eva-c… #VDTech #SwissTech
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🎉What a wonderful way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Materials Science & Engineering Section of @EPFL_en! Last night we were over 250 to celebrate this important milestone. Thanks to all the Alumni who attended, and to the speakers for their inspiring presentations!
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The E3 #EPFLExcellenceinEngineering application portal for summer 2025 is now open ! Apply until November 1st for the Internship Program 👉 eee.epfl.ch/apply/ @StudyingAtEPFL #Engineering #EPFLSchoolofEngineering
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Are you looking for a Faculty Position in Surface and lnterface Science & Tribology? The School of Engineering and The School of Basic Sciences at @EPFL_en are hiring! Check out the job description for more details: epfl.ch/about/working/page-2…
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