A research team led by Professor Johan Gaume and postdoctoral researcher Lars Blatny has developed a model that realistically captures how snow, sand and other granular materials behave. The accompanying open-source software “Matter” enables realistic simulations – from avalanches to industrial processes.
Where antibodies reach their limits in medicine, aptamers step in. For her pioneering work in developing aptamer-modified biosensors, Nako Nakatsuka, assistant professor at EPFL, has been honored with the 2025 Ruzicka Prize.
BRIDGE, the funding initiative of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse, reviewed 108 applications and ultimately approved 15 innovation projects, including Daniel Richard's project (deMello Group). The project is supported with CHF 2.5 million. The chemist intends to use the funding to develop affordable, portable, and rapid diagnostic technology for tuberculosis.