Energy boost
Protecting perovskite solar cells
24.03.2025
Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers and colleagues have developed a novel light-responsive material that enhances the performance and longevity of perovskite solar cells. This innovation addresses a major…
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Climate research
AMI PhD student publishes in Nature
09.01.2025
Adolphe Merkle Institute PhD student René Iseli is a co-author of a new article in the prestigious journal Nature, which sheds new light on the intricate relationship between climate change, wildfires,…
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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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X-ray nanotomography
Unlocking the secrets of nanoscale networks
23.07.2024
An international team of researchers, including from the Adolphe Merkle Institute, has used advanced imaging techniques to achieve a high-resolution, three-dimensional visualization of topological defects…
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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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Fresh ideas
Spark grants for AMI researchers
06.11.2023
Four Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have been awarded Spark grants by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The grantees will investigate the detection of Huntington's disease, structural color…
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Physics
New grant to create perfectly white materials
13.10.2023
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, the University of Fribourg, and New York University are investigating materials that could diffusely reflect all rays of incoming light, with long-term potential…
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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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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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