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 Christoph Weder aims to preserve historical documents damaged by ink corrosion.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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Looking back
Our latest annual report
21.07.2022
The latest edition of the Adolphe Merkle Institute annual report is now available in print and online, demonstrating how the Institute's researchers continue to produce groundbreaking research in a sometimes…
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Award-winning
AMI alum recognized with grant
23.05.2022
Adolphe Merkle Institute alum Baptiste Monney has received the University of Fribourg's 2022 Thürler-Heeb Grant. This grant is awarded by the Faculty of Science and Medicine to junior researchers to assist…
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Changes
New director for the Adolphe Merkle Institute
27.04.2022
In agreement with the University of Fribourg, the board of the Adolphe Merkle Foundation has appointed Prof. Ullrich Steiner as the new director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute. He replaces Prof. Christoph…
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Honored
International award for AMI director
31.03.2022
The Adolphe Merkle Institute chair of Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Prof. Christoph Weder, has been honored with the Anselme Payen Award of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Cellulose and Renewable…
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European success
AMI researchers earn funding for strong ideas
19.01.2022
Researchers from the Adolphe Merkle Institute's BioPhysics and Polymer Chemistry and Materials groups have been awarded a highly competitive European Pathfinder grant, worth a total of 3 million euros,…
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