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. …
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 …
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 discovery of new, cost-effective materials free of precious metals, while maintaining high catalytic performance, is of great interest for the electrochemical dissociation of water. A consortium led by researchers …
Physicists at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay) have developed a new method to dynamically control the circular polarization of light by self-assembling chiral metallic nanoparticles. This result, …
Physicists at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay) have developed innovative textured surfaces capable of reducing foam friction without the need for any external lubricating agent. Unlike conventional …
