PhD and Postdoc Retreat 2021
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Materials Colloquium 2021, May 5th
Zoom: Interface stability in all-solid-state batteries Corsin Battaglia (Materials for Energy Conversion – EMPA Dübendorf) All-solid-state batteries combining an alkali metal anode and a high-voltage cathode have the potential to double the energy density of current-generation rechargeable batteries. However,…
Materials Colloquium 2021, April 21st
Zoom: Open Access – funding opportunities and requirements within and outside ETH Zurich Rainer Rees Mertins (ETH library – Open Access specialist) The transformation in scholarly publishing is reflected in the increasing importance of open access, which is becoming…
Panel Discussion – How Do You Picture a Scientist?
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at ETH Zürich Inspired by the movie Picture a Scientist, SAM is organising a webinar about equity, diversity and women in STEM. Join us for a discussion with panelists from across the ETH hosted by Raphaela…
Materials Colloquium 2021, April 7th
Materials design for fast charge storage enabled by the mechanistic insights Maria Lukatskaya (Electrochemical Energy Systems Laboratory – D-MAVT) As electronic technology advances, the need in safe and long-lasting energy storage devices that occupy minimum volume arises. Short charging times of…
Materials Colloquium 2021, March 10th
Straining films: a versatile design tool for ferroic materials Kathrin Dörr (Martin Luther University Halle, Germany) There is nearly no strain-free thin film on a substrate, and such films are a foundation of modern technologies. Therefore, it has been learned…
Materials Colloquium 2021, February 3rd
The assembly of non-equilibrium biologically-inspired materials Michael Murrell (Laboratory of Living Matter, Yale University) Incorporating growth, adaptation and responsiveness to external cues remain as grand challenges in materials engineering and design. In living cells, the cell cytoskeleton is a dynamic…
Drop-in virtual screening of the film PICTURE A SCIENTIST
Make Science More Diverse, Equitable, and Open to All – Women in STEM PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a movie laying out the situation of women in STEM. Join us for a narration of a journey full of struggle and harassment…
Controlling artificial microswimmers
Materials Colloquium 2020 – December, 2nd, 16:30 Zoom Laura Alvarez (Laboratory for Soft Materials and Interfaces, D-MATL, ETHZ) Programming the dynamics of artificial microswimmers provides a benchmark towards the realization of smart microscale devices. Motile microorganisms, such as bacteria, have…