Researchers at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (LPS) have directly observed the organization of chromatin at the core of cells in Drosophila embryos, in a state close to that …
The Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (LPS) is pleased to announce that Antoine Gallo–Frantz has been awarded the 2026 PhD Thesis Prize by the Physics thematic group of the French …
Physicists at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (CNRS / Université Paris-Saclay) have developed a method to measure the thickness of thin liquid films down to just a few nanometers. …
What is the connection between the Fibonacci chain, a material without periodicity—and the quantum Hall effect in a two-dimensional crystal? This is the question addressed by Anuradha Jagannathan (CNRS, Laboratoire …
The LPS 2025 Highlights booklet is now online. It presents the main scientific achievements, distinctions, and key moments that shaped the life of the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides throughout …
Following the elections held in 2025, the French Academy of Sciences has elected 18 new members. Among them is physicist Odile Stephan, a specialist in electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Odile …
Researchers have explained the mechanism by which identical proteins manage to organise themselves and form the perfectly symmetrical capsids of most viruses Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses represent the largest and …
👏We congratulate Victor Balédent, associate professor at the University of Paris-Saclay and researcher at the Laboratory of Solid-State Physics within the MATRIX team, for being awarded by the IUF on …
The Laboratoire de Physique des Solides is pleased to welcome Florian Castioni, new CNRS researcher in the Electron Microscopy (STEM) group. Originally from the Var region, Florian completed all of …
The Laboratoire de Physique des Solides is delighted to welcome its new PhD students this year! 🎓Congratulations to all for embarking on this exciting scientific journey within our teams. Below, …
