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Prix Schläfli 2025 award for the four best dissertations in natural sciences
Simona Meiler (Geosciences), Ewa Merz (Biology), Martin Sarott (Physics) and Hyun Suk Wang (Chemistry) were honoured with the Prix Schläfli 2025 for findings made in the context of their dissertations. Through this prize, the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) singles out the four most significant insights of young researchers at Swiss universities. The Prix Schläfli has been awarded since 1866.
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Martin Sarott controls electric dipoles with light
Prix Schläfli 2025 in Physics: An anonymous scientific organisation is not his thing, which is why Martin Sarott chose to study material sciences at ETH, with its informal atmosphere. This proved to be a good choice, as Martin Sarott has been awarded the Swiss Academy of Sciences’ Prix Schläfli in Physics for his research into ferroelectric materials.
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SGK Newsletter 113
The last Newsletter is now available. Celebrate with us 40 years of Newsletters from our society!
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New Call for Quantum Innovation Projects: Considerations by the Swiss Quantum Commission
As part of the Swiss Quantum Initiative, a new Call for Quantum Innovation Projects is planned for 2025. The Swiss Quantum Commission has outlined its strategic considerations for this call.
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UNESCO Global Survey on the Research Status and Infrastructure in Quantum Science and Technology
UNESCO is launching a Global Survey to assess the current landscape of quantum research, education, strategy and policy, and workforce development across Member States under the umbrella of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ

Brownian Motion 2025 Workshop : Friend and Foe
Join us in 2025 in Switzerland on the 120th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s paper on Brownian motion, where he proposed a formula for the mean-square displacement of translational motion of a particle immersed in a fluid with the background Newtonian spacetime, which led to experiments proving the existence of atoms.