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 …
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our friend and colleague, Mehdi Zeghal, a lecturer and researcher at the Solid State Physics Laboratory (LPS) at …
The Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (LPS) is featured in the institutional booklet A Year with CNRS Physique 2025, published by CNRS Physique. This publication highlights the major scientific and …
Since 2024, CNRS Physique has introduced a personalized support program designed to assist researchers at key moments in their careers: taking up a new position, navigating transitions, questioning the meaning …
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. …
On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated. 🏫 To mark the occasion, CNRS Physics organized a feedback meeting for the project …
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 …
