December/2025
We’re happy to host Prof. Di Wei from the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems to give an
IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Controlled Charge Flow in Nanoconfined Iontronics.
Our Review paper on
neuromorphic iontronic devices based on soft ionic conductors has been published in
Chemical Society Reviews. In this work, we introduce the functional roles and electrical signalling of axons, synapses, and neurons, thereby defining the performance requirements for neuromorphic iontronic devices (NIDs). We then summarize means for controlling ion transport in SICs and discuss feasible approaches for constructing SIC-based NIDs, including structural and interfacial engineering, device architectures, and dropletronic techniques. Finally, recent advances in NIDs are reviewed, and their prospects in human–machine interaction and brain-like computing are discussed along with the remaining challenges.
Our first independent paper from BION has been published online today in Chemical Reviews. We provide a comprehensive overview of iontronic devices and systems, and highlight emerging applications in bioiontronics, neuromorphic computing, energy harvesting, water treatments, and environmental sustainability. Despite significant advancements, we propose that challenges remain in achieving the desired ion selectivity, efficient ionic signal transduction, and seamless integration of iontronics with electronics and biology.
November/2025
We’re happy to host Prof. Minshen Zhu from the TU Chemnitz to give an
IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Micro-Origami Meets Batteries: Pushing Energy Storage Boundary below 1 mm
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October/2025
Congratulations to Jiabei on getting the SNSF Spark fund!
Yujia gave an inaugural lecture, representing the BION! Thanks to all the group members, collaborators, friends, and funding agencies. The recording is available here.
We’re happy to host Prof. Andy Sarles from the University of Tennessee to give an
IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Biomolecular synapses and neurons for neuromorphic signal processing at the edge of biology.
September/2025
Yujia gave a keynote speech at the International Workshop on Bionic Engineering (IWBE 2025).
Yujia was invited to participate in the ARIA workshop on Scalable Neural Interfaces.
Yide Harris Jiao and Mathilde Guiot finished their projects at BION!
Mathilde also gave a wonderful presentation at the 2025 Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Program.
Baptiste Tankwa, Alain Aziz and Virginia d’Adamo joined the group! Welcome to all!
August/2025
1st group retreat with LIMS1 to Empa Thun.
Oskar Möhrle finished his summer project at BION!
July/2025
Mathilde Guiot, Yidan Lyu, Oskar Möhrle, and Jiaxin Zhu joined the group! Welcome to all!
Yujia gave a keynote speech at the 7th International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems (NENS 2025).
June/2025
Maeva Anfossi finished her semester project!
Three new labs, BM 32228/3231/3233, are ready to use!
Yuyan Su joined the group!
May/2025
Yide (Harris) Jiao joined the group!
Our lab interview is online!
“Learning to question the science behind the reactions was pivotal”
We’re honoured to host Prof. Hagan Bayley from the University of Oxford to give a
joint IBI and IEM seminar: “The Remarkable Science of Nanopores: From Gene Sequencing to Organ Repair”.
Shulang Shen joined the group!
April/2025
Yujia was invited to give a presentation at the 2025 MAIN Lecture Series at TU Chemnitz.
Yujia gave a public speech at the 2025 Build-a-Cell seminar. The recording is here.
We’re thrilled to host Prof. Yunlong Zhao from Imperial College London to give an IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: “Bio-inspired design of Integrated Mesh Electronics, Transistor Probe and Micro-Power Units for Multifunctional Physiological Interrogation and Sustainable Operation”.
Dr Jiabei Luo and Maeva Céline Anfossi joined the group!
Congratulations to Antoine, representing the BION, on winning the Best Poster Award at the first Bioelectricity Cluster 2025 conference at Oxford!
05/02/2025
Does nature hold the key to our future energy solutions? We chatted to Oxford Sparks and now you can listen to the podcast here to see how our research might inspire the batteries of the future.
What can batteries of the future learn from eels?
01/2025
Antoine Théo Remy joined the group!
01/2025
The Zhang group opens in the EPFL!
