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Vue aérienne du campus lausannois de l'EPFL - 2023 EPFL/Jamani Caillet

EPFL research is back on the European stage

— Eight EPFL researchers were selected by the European Research Council (ERC) as part of the 2024 call for proposals for the Advanced Grant competition.

Inserting –CH₂– chemical groups into propynal increases molecular size and flexibility, yet unexpectedly favors the persistence of quantum effects. Credit: Alan Scheidegger (EPFL)

How bigger molecules can help quantum charge flow last longer

— A team at EPFL and the University of Arizona has discovered that making molecules bigger and more flexible can actually extend the life of quantum charge flow, a finding that could help shape the future of quantum technologies and chemical control.

Students play a quantum diplomacy game from the Open Quantum Institute © 2025 EPFL/ QSE Center - CC-BY-SA 4.0

New master's course bridges quantum technology and sustainability

— The elective “Aspects of quantum science and sustainability” began in spring 2025 for the students of the master’s program in quantum science and engineering.

Sascha Feldmann. Credit: EPFL

Sascha Feldmann among C&EN's “Talented 12”

— Professor Sascha Feldmann at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences has been selected as one of Chemical & Engineering News’ (C&EN) “Talented 12” for 2025, highlighting his innovative work in light-matter interactions and next-generation optoelectronic materials.

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Three outstanding female students chosen for QSE INSPIRE awards

— The INSPIRE Quantum Master's awards aim to attract and empower excellent female students who will conduct their master’s project in the research areas represented at the QSE Center.

A sketch of the frequency-estimation protocol © 2025 EPFL Hybrid Quantum Circuits Laboratory

A new level of precision in quantum sensing

— A team of researchers at EPFL has achieved a breakthrough by showing how quantum phase transitions, sudden changes in the state of a quantum systems, can be used to dramatically enhance sensing precision. Their findings could pave the way for a new class of ultra-sensitive quantum sensors.

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