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Molecules: like being at the movies
Molecules are a stable electronic structure; however, when one molecule loses one of its electrons, the structure is often modified and has to restructure in order to regain stability. The molecule makes various modifications to its electronic structure to…
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Two professors receive the Credit Swiss Award for Best Teaching 2016
Professors Michele Maggiore and Andreas Müller received the Credit Swiss Award for Best Teaching 2016 at the 2016 Faculty of Science graduation ceremony for their successful implementation of the Athéna programme. Athéna is an advanced studies programme in…
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Neodymium nickel oxide: from metal to insulator
Some materials are blessed with somewhat surprising — and undoubtedly very useful — properties. Neodymium nickel oxide, for example, can be either a metal or an insulator, depending on its temperature. This characteristic makes the material a potential…
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Superconductivity: a testing scenario
Superconductivity with a high critical temperature (high Tc) remains a theoretical mystery for the time being. Although the phenomenon has been observed in experiments, no scientist has yet succeeded in explaining how the mechanism works. In the 1990s, the…
