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Yunfei Teng. 2025 EPFL/Titouan Veuillet CC BY SA

Yunfei Teng wins 2025 EDMI Thesis Award

EPFL community

The Commission of the Doctoral Program in Microsystems and Microelectronics (EDMI) has selected Yunfei Teng to receive the 2025 Doctoral Thesis Award in Microsystems and Microelectronics.

Sandro Carrara (center) with IEEE Sensors Council Executive Committee members Deepak Uttamchandani (left) and Andrei Shkel (right) © 2025 IEEE Sensors Conference

Sandro Carrara receives 2025 IEEE John Vig Award

EPFL community

Sandro Carrara, head of the Bio/CMOS Interfaces Laboratory, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 IEEE Sensors Council John Vig Meritorious Service Award. This prestigious recognition was given for his outstanding contributions as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Sensors Journal and for pioneering research in the emerging field of memristive sensors.

A silicon oil droplet bouncing above a vibrating mica surface. 2025 EMSI LFMI EPFL CC BY SA

The tiny droplets that bounce without bursting

Research

EPFL researchers have discovered that a droplet of liquid can bounce for several minutes – and perhaps indefinitely – over a vibrating solid surface. The seemingly simple observation has big implications for physics and chemistry.

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