EditorialWelcome to the new website of the association MaNEP Switzerland!
It is intended to become a primary information and communication
platform for all members of the MaNEP Switzerland Network as well as
interested non-member visitors. The public pages showcase scientific
achievements, networking events, schools, workshops and public outreach
initiatives. They are further designed as a gateway for industry to
valorize the competences and advanced infrastructure of the Network
through collaborations. A member only restricted access intranet is
under development. In addition to a complete directory, it will
facilitate the sharing of research interests, technical facilities,
materials, samples and many more practical information members will find
useful – stay tuned. A
regular newsletter will inform about the Network activities and
achievements. We have made the editorial choice to fully embed the
newsletter into the website to offer an interactive reading experience.
In this issue, you will read that Thierry Giamarchi has been elected to
the French Academy of Sciences and nominated APS Fellow and Johan Chang
received the European Lewy-Bertaut Prize 2013 – congratulations to both.
Congratulations also to Iris Crassee, Jill Guyonnet and Baptiste
Hildebrand for their best PhD and Master Thesis awards. In July 2013,
the corner stone of the new SwissFEL was laid at PSI, a facility that
will offer fascinating new research opportunities. We unfortunately also
have to report very sad news with the passing away in quick succession
of Øystein Fischer and Markus Büttiker, two distinguished and very
active members who are dearly missed. Several events are announced for 2014, including a topical meeting on 2D transition metal dichalcogenides
and contributions the 2014 Swiss Physical Society meeting programme.
Proposals for MaNEP Switzerland sponsored topical meetings and small
workshops are welcome. Applications are open for internships and
exchange student, two programs which used to be very popular among
Master students during the NCCR MaNEP. As
of today, MaNEP Switzerland counts 47 full and 114 associate members.
We look forward to many more scientists and researchers joining the
association to build a strong network in the area of novel quantum
materials and devices. I
wish you a pleasant reading of the newsletter and I hope the MaNEP
Switzerland website will develop into an appreciated platform,
contributing to an open and dynamic network. Christoph Renner
(photo credit L.Windels/UNIGE)
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What's going on in the Network
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Laying of the corner stone for the New large-scale research facility SwissFEL at PSIThis
past summer, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) laid the corner stone
for its new large-scale research facility called SwissFEL. This event
was attended by 130 guests from politics, science and industry.Thanks to
SwissFEL, researchers ...
(photo credit: F. Reiser/PSI) Read online.
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Øystein Håkon Fischer
founder of the NCCR MaNEP(March 9, 1942 – September 19, 2013) Prof.
Øystein Fischer, Honorary Professor at the University of Geneva,
initiator and founding Director of the Swiss National Center of
Competence in Research MaNEP - Materials with novel electronic
properties - dedicated to exploring electronic materials of the future,
passed away on 19 September 2013 at the age of 71. Øystein Fischer was born on ...
(photo credit L.Windels/UNIGE) Read online.
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Markus Büttiker(July 18, 1950 – October 4, 2013) Markus
Büttiker, professor at the Department of Theoretical Physics at the
University of Geneva passed away in the morning of October 4, 2013 at
the age of 63. In 1974, Markus Büttiker obtained his degree in theoretical physics ... Read online.
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Discoveries and Innovations
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A thermoelectric materials emulatorConverting
heat directly into power represents a potential major source of
renewable energy. An international group of physicists recently
accomplished an experiment with cold atoms trapped by lasers at ETHZ
which simulates this physical phenomenon. The theoretical
predictions were made at the University of Geneva, École Polytechnique
and Collège de France in Paris, and ...
(photo credit D. Stadler/ ETHZ) Read online.
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Electrons with a "split personality"Researchers
from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have been investigating
interactions of the electrons responsible for conducting electricity in
the high-temperature superconductor La1.77Sr0.23CuO4 above the transition temperature. These experiments at the PSI revealed that electrons have a "split personality"... Read online.
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In the Spotlight - research & industry
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Spotlight on a fruitful collaboration between UNIGE and
GF AgieCharmilles
…“The
work with MaNEP is an excellent example of a successful collaboration
in a fast changing environment. Besides bringing excellence and
expertise in research, the partnership with MaNEP has the advantage of
proximity, access to leading-edge resources, and flexibility to
cooperate with our R&D teams in the best way, in order to respond to
sophisticated requests from our customers and to pressure from
competition”…, says Roberto Perez, Head of applied research innovation, GF AgieCharmilles.
Read online.
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Development of new material with Sécheron SAWithin
the framework of the NCCR-MICS, the transfer projects for economic
stimulus launched in November 2012 by the NSF, the University of Geneva
and Sécheron SA work on the development of novel environmentally
friendly materials for high-power contact applications. The project “Novel nanocomposite materials with low ecological impact for high-current contact applications”, led by Enrico Giannini, ... Read online.
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Who got published ?Discover
MaNEP Network's researches and innovations through some publications
highlights published between June and December 2013. See publications highlights
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MaNEP workshop at the SPS meetingMaNEP
Switzerland Network is organizing a workshop on materials with novel
electronic properties at the next SPS annual meeting 2014, to be held in
Fribourg, Switzerland from June 30 to July 2, 2014.
The deadline for abstract submission is... Read online.
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PSI summer school on condensed matter researchRegistration for the 13th PSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research is open. The topic of the 2014 School is "Exploring time, energy and length scales in condensed matter". The school is taking place from 9 to 15 August at the ... Read online.
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SUPRA100 at the Galerie Eurêka, Chambéry, FranceAfter
Geneva in 2011 and Neuchâtel in 2013, SUPRA100, the art & science
travelling exhibition initiated by MaNEP and dedicated to
superconductivity, pursues its way with a planned exhibition at the
Galerie Eurêka in Chambéry, France, from ...
(photo credit L. Windels/UNIGE) Read online.
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TEP-CH conference at EmpaThis
year, the conference took place at Empa (Dübendorf) from the 16th to
the 19th of September (2013). More than 50 participants coming from 11
different countries contributed with oral and/or poster presentations.
The conference was a testimony of worldwide activity in the field of ... Read online. All events.
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