CCMX news archive
CCMX Winter School: From Nanoparticles to Curling Stones
Feb 04 2013 - For the week of 13-18 January, speakers and participants gathered in the snowy alpine village of Kandersteg.
X-ray Diffraction can do more than you think
Dec 13 2012 - “I liked very much the strong interplay between theory given by the lecturers and practical sessions in the labs....
CCMX MERU Final Meeting Radiated Success
Nov 08 2012 - Although the day was gray and blustery, the atmosphere inside the Kursaal, Bern, was lively and engaged. CCMX hosted the final meeting of the...
Aluminium research brings prestigious prize to CCMX Principal I...
Oct 16 2012 - 16 October 2012 - Institut de France, Paris
Get to know PhD students in CCMX projects
Aug 31 2012 - Aluminium, the king in Nicolas Chobaut’s game
Get to know PhD students in CCMX projects
Jul 03 2012 - What does Deniz Kecik see when she looks at gold?
CCMX Annual Activitiy Report 2011
May 15 2012 - The CCMX 2011 Annual Activity Report is now available to download.
CCMX Strategy in 2012–2016
Feb 09 2012 - The new funding period sees an evolution in CCMX strategy. At the heart of this strategy is a tandem approach to supporting new faculty and to...
AFM: Putting Theory into Practice
Feb 07 2012 - “I now know what kind of information I can get using AFM and I feel ready to start using it for my own research. This is the reason why I liked this...
MaCH2 : the way to the heart of materials
Dec 14 2011 - A four page article on MaCH2 is featured in this month’s edition of Technische Rundschau.
50 PhD students studying materials science in Lugano
Jul 07 2011 - There are a million things for young people to do in Lugano. However, when it comes to multidisciplinary training, the options become somewhat more...
A students' tale
Jun 30 2011 - The 2011 CCMX Winter School took place from January 17 to 21, at the very cozy Hôtel du Pillon in les Diablerets. Despite the half white-half green...
2011 Annual Meeting Presentations
Apr 11 2011 - The presentations given at the 2011 CCMX Annual Meeting are available on-line.
New Call for Proposals now open
Jul 14 2010 - A new call for proposals is now open in all ERUs and in the analytical platform.
CCMX Annual Meeting Presentations
May 18 2010 - The presentations given at the CCMX Annual Meeting are now online.
November Call for Proposals Now Open
Nov 13 2009 - CCMX is now inviting applications for projects within its November 2009 Call for Proposals in the framework of its Analytical Platform (NMMC).
September Call for Proposals Now Open
Sep 14 2009 - CCMX is now inviting applications for projects within its September 2009 Call for Proposals under two thematic areas of the ERU “Surface, Coatings &...
15 July Call for Proposals now open
Jul 15 2009 - CCMX is now inviting applications for projects within its Call for Proposals under 5 thematic areas of the ERU MatLife
Upload Talks from Apero Techno August 2009
Sep 01 2009 - Upload the talks that were given at the Technology Aperitif of 25 August 2009 in Fribourg.
CCMX Winter School on Surface Science
Mar 10 2009 - The CCMX Winter School took place from 25 to 30 January 2009 in Les Diablerets, a fun ski resort in the Swiss Alps. The PhD students who participated...
A unique experience for participants of the MatLife Travelling ...
Nov 18 2008 - “It has been a unique experience complementary to other educational schemes, a very instructive, intense and a fun week. A great basis for a long...
New staff at CCMX
Jul 31 2008 - CCMX is happy to announce that Susan Meuwly has joined the CCMX analytical platform to lead the creation of a catalogue of the analytical resources...
New staff at CCMX
Jul 31 2008 - CCMX is happy to announce that Suzanne Ferenczi has joined the CCMX staff as Contracts and Finance Manager from 1st June.
Beamtime allocated to Nano-X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy increa...
Mar 26 2008 - CCMX supports the development of Nano-X-ray absorption spectroscopy (Nano-XAS) at PSI.
Wound healing cells unlock a growth factor via a purely mechani...
Mar 20 2008 - The novel finding that cell-derived molecular forces directly activate a growth factor attracted the interest of Biologists and Clinicians.
Award for CCMX researcher
Oct 05 2007 - 'KPMG Tomorrow's Market Award' 2007 awarded to Sai Reddy of EPFL for his contribution to the development of a new vaccination technique using...
Big success for the Summer School on Nanoelectronic Circuits an...
Aug 14 2008 - The 70 participants unanimously expressed their satisfaction in taking part in this event.
Strained nanowires
Mar 18 2008 - Gold nanowires can be strained ten times the critical strain of bulk gold before actual deformation occurs.
Presentations from Second Annual Meeting
Apr 15 2008 - The presentations given at the second CCMX annual meeting are now available.
Metallurgy Day
Sep 25 2007 - The Metallurgy Day held on 5th September 2007 at EPFL was an excellent opportunity to reinforce the ?metallurgical bonds? between industry and Swiss...
Call for proposals
Sep 10 2007 - By funding collaborative projects between academic and industrial partners, CCMX emphasises scientific and technological exchange on targeted...learn more
Survey of materials R&D
Sep 05 2007 - CCMX initiated a survey addressing the current and future needs of Swiss industry in materials R&D and in continuing education. This survey is a part...
First Annual Meeting
Mar 23 2007 - The First Annual Meeting of CCMX took place on 20th March 2007 at Forum Fribourg.learn more
