LPS 2025 Highlights are now available
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 …
Directing Nanoscale Heat Flow in Nanocrystal-Based Metamaterials
Les nanocristaux se sont massivement imposés comme une solution polyvalente pour la fabrication d’une nouvelle génération de dispositifs opto-électroniques comme les LEDs ou les cellules photovoltaïques. Des travaux récents suggèrent …
No need to strike while the iron is… small!
CNRS scientists have studied the evolution of the shape of gold nano-tetrapods and have revealed a two-stage kinetics: the four arms – initially pointed – quickly become blunt, before beginning …
Measuring NMR diffusion coefficients : a promising avenue for the study of complex nanometric materials.
Discover an article published in Techniques de l’Ingénieur by researchers from Laboratoire de Physique des Solides and get ready to dive into an educational exploration of Pulsed Field Gradient Nuclear …
Droplet levitation for self-assembly of liquid crystals
Researchers at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides have studied the self-assembly of liquid-crystal particles inside a droplet when the latter evaporates within an acoustic levitator. The resulting structures formed …
Pascale Launois, laureate of the André Guinier Prize 2024
Pascale Launois, CNRS Research Director at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides d’Orsay, has been awarded the “André Guinier” prize by the Association Française de Cristallographie. Throughout her career, Pascale …
Guiding Nanoparticle Assembly into Complex Structures
Researchers have developed a new method to introduce controlled disorder intro crystals of anisotropic gold nanoparticles. This result, at the crossroad between chemistry and engineering, offers prospects for the synthesis …