International stature
German recognition for AMI professor
11.06.2026
The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s Chair of Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Prof. Christoph Weder, has been honored with the prestigious Otto Warburg Lecture at the University of Bayreuth in Germany.
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Bioinspired
Innovative glue enables easy recycling and repairs
09.05.2025
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute have developed a groundbreaking adhesive inspired by shellac, a natural resin secreted by insects. This new material not only forms strong bonds between a wide…
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Spark of innovation
Funding for highly original research
17.12.2024
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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Biomimetic
Breakthrough in membrane technology could impact multiple industries
05.06.2024
Researchers from the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), together with international collaborators, have pioneered a novel method for creating thin, energy-converting membranes that mimic the structure and…
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Recycling
Plastics soon to be more easily degradable?
15.04.2024
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, in collaboration with the Technical University of Darmstadt, have developed a new type of polymer - the main component of plastics - that is more easily degradable…
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Flexible
A robotic worm for tight spaces
13.03.2023
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA) have developed a soft, worm-like robot that can wriggle itself through spaces that are considerably smaller…
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Saving the past
Innosuisse grant for paper preservation
19.12.2022
One of the newest projects of AMI Polymers Chair Prof. Christoph Weder aims to preserve historical documents damaged by ink corrosion. He is funded by an Innosuisse grant.
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Collaboration
Art and science join forces at AMI
28.09.2022
The NanoARTS program, a collaboration between the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg and the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia, has been launched, with three tandems of artists and scientists…
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PRIMA grant
AMI researcher receives career boost
05.09.2022
Adolphe Merkle Institute group leader Dr. Jessica Clough has been awarded a PRIMA grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The funding will allow her to develop an independent research project over…
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