Fribourg Center for Nanomaterials

When successful research is turned into useful products with more functions, which use less material to build, less energy to operate and create less waste at the end, the quality of life and health of the public will be improved.

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FriMat Day 2024

 

 We are pleased to announce that our annual FriMat Day Conference will take place on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the Chemistry auditorium PER10 0.013

 The call for abstracts for both poster and oral presentations is now open.

 Please send your abstract to Maja Ivanovic (maja.ivanovic@unifr.ch) by November 15, 2024, specifying whether an oral or a poster presentation.

 We look forward to seeing you all on December 6.

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SPARK OF INNOVATION

Funding for highly original research

Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have secured two Spark grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to explore innovative materials with potentially transformative applications.

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Une journée haute en couleurs!

Physique, chimie, botanique, mathématiques ou encore archéologie! L’Université de Fribourg s’est pliée en quatre pour la traditionnelle Journée Futur en tous genres. 114 élèves venu·e·s des quatre coins…

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EVOLUTION

Shell limits evolution of turtles

A study by the University of Fribourg suggests that the shell of turtles significantly restricts their evolutionary development, explaining their low species diversity compared to other animal groups.

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