Award worthy
Faculty prize goes to AMI alum
15.11.2021
Adolphe Merkle Institute alum Dr. Anirvan (Gogol) Guha is the winner of this year's Vigener Prize for the University of Fribourg's Faculty of Science and Medicine.
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All about us
Our annual report
25.08.2021
The latest annual report from the Adolphe Merkle Insitute is now online. This edition touches on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on AMI's activities, but more importantly highlights our scientists'…
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25.06.2021
Scientists at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have designed polymers infused with a stress-sensitive molecular unit that respond to external forces by fluorescing proportionally…
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Repaired
Watching polymers heal
28.04.2021
Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have developed a method to monitor the healing process of polymers and discovered that a much thicker interphase is required for these materials to recover their original…
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International networking
Collaboration with Thai researchers receives special funding
01.04.2021
A research collaboration between the Adolphe Merkle Institute and Thailand's Chulalongkorn University has been awarded special funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation as part of the agency's…
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Bio-inspired
From leaves to packaging
24.02.2021
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) have discovered how environmental conditions affect water transport through the waxy skin layer of ivy and olive leaves and have successfully mimicked…
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Funding
More grant success for AMI researchers
07.01.2021
Three more Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have been granted any early boost to their careers, after being awarded funding from the European Commission and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
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Smart materials
Funding program to spark groundbreaking research
26.11.2020
An Adolphe Merkle Institute researcher has once again been awarded a Spark grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Dr. Stephen Schrettl and his team will investigate innovative composites that…
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In print and online
Our annual report is published
16.07.2020
The Adolphe Merkle Institute's 2019 annual report is now online. Read about changes at the Foundation that supports us, our researchers' grant success, innovative analytical services, and how our scientists…
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