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Dieter Schlüter receives the International Award 2017 of the Society of Polymer Science Japan
At the 2018 Nagoya meeting, Dieter Schlüter was awarded the International Award 2017 of the Society of Polymer Science Japan for his "Pioneering Studies of 1D Nanoobject Polymers and the Discovery of Synthetic 2D Polymers".
Athina Anastasaki appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Polymeric Materials
The Department of Materials is happy to announce that the Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has appointed Athina Anastasaki as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Polymeric Materials.
Ultrastable, Biopassive and Lubricious Coatings by Cyclic Polymers
A research team led by Giulia Morgese and Edmondo M. Benetti (Polymer Surfaces Group) has demonstrated that the application of cyclic poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s (PAOXA) at the interface of bilayer coatings generates polymer surfaces that can withstand very aggressive biological environments and simultaneously provide extremely low friction.
Sola 2018: New Record for Ralph Spolenak
Ralph Spolenak finished the up-the-Uetliberg leg of the SOLA race in the fastest ever recorded time for someone CARRYING A PHD THESIS. Congratulations!
Roughness-dependent Tribology Effects on Discontinuous Shear Thickening
A joint project between the Isa and Spencer groups elucidates the essential role played by surface roughness in the discontinuous shear thickening of dense colloidal suspensions.