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Geneva and Linz, 18 July 2012. CERN and Ars Electronica 2 today launch an open call for artists working in the digital domain to apply for the second Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN 3 .

How can two materials which do not conduct electricity create an electrically conducting layer when they are joined together? Since this effect was discovered in 2004, researchers have developed various hypotheses to answer this question – each with its own advocates, who defend it and try to prove its validity.

In first-of-their-kind experiments performed at the American X-ray laser LCLS, a collaboration led by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute has been able to precisely follow how the magnetic structure of a material changes. The study was carried out on cupric oxide (CuO). The change of structure was initiated by a laser pulse, and then, with the help of short X-ray pulses, near-instantaneous images were obtained at different points in time for individual intermediate steps during the process.

The efficiency of solar thermal power plants is improved by more than 30% thanks to the combination of two technologies.

Electronics could be 100 times less energy-hungry thanks to a quantum phenomenon known as the tunnel effect - by 2017 in consumer electronics By 2017, quantum physics will help reduce the energy consumption of our computers and cellular phones by up to a factor of 100. For research and industry, the power consumption of transistors is a key issue.

Ceramic fuel cells convert the chemical energy of injected fuel into electricity with unprecedented efficiency, at small power scale.

Ripples and Layers in Ultrathin MoS2 Membranes. Single-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a newly emerging two-dimensional semiconductor with a potentially wide range of applications in the fields of nanoelectronics and energy harvesting.

A group of EPFL students is returning from Beijing with the third place prize from the international iCAN micro- and nanotechnology contest.

A new high-performance electrical system has been developed by the Industrial Electronics Laboratory at EPFL to ensure the particle accelerators of the CERN receive an energy supply that is both powerful and sufficiently stable.

The navigator from the Swiss canton of Vaud is working with EPFL to equip his new boat, Rivages, designed for the Vendée Globe 2012.

European Union research initiative aims to increase electronic device efficiency by 10× and eliminate power consumption of devices in standby mode Scientists will apply nanotechnology to lower

Researchers make visible the movement of monopoles in an assembly of nanomagnets For decades, researchers have been searching for magnetic monopoles – isolated magnetic charges, which can move around freely in the same way as electrical charges – since magnetic poles normally only occur in pairs.

Surround sight has come to the camera. Inspired by the eye of a fly, EPFL scientists have invented a camera that can take pictures and film in 360° and reconstruct the images in 3D.