Highlights nanotechnologies

Image of wafer-scale membranes made up of 1 cm × 1 cm chips, each containing 7 × 7 metasurfaces. EPFL BIOS CC BY SA 4.0

A new way to control infrared light in real time

Research

EPFL researchers have developed ultra-thin silicon structures that can rapidly tune their interaction with light. The process overcomes a photonics challenge for advanced communications, sensing, and quantum technologies.

Mitochondrial outer membrane imaged with SPIFFI (left) versus widefield microscopy (right). EPFL CC BY SA – 4.0

Super-resolution imaging reveals details inside living cells

Research

A new fluorescence microscopy technique that generates super-resolution images from a single camera exposure could help researchers study rapid movements within cells that are difficult to capture with existing methods.

Ali Gilani, left, receives the award at IEEE BioSensors 2026. EPFL CC BY SA 4.0

Ali Gilani wins Outstanding Best Paper Award

EPFL community

School of Engineering PhD student Ali Gilani has received an Outstanding Best Paper Award at the 2026 IEEE BioSensors conference.

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