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Multiferroics couple magnetic and electric properties in unique ways. By directing his research at ETH Zurich on the domain walls that separate regions with a different orientation of magnetic and electric order in multiferroics, Dennis Meier discovered a realm of novel magneto-electronic functionalities. For this discovery, he received the Gustav-Hertz Prize of the German Physical Society.

The Materials Research Prize for Young Investigators is newly established in order to emphasize the fundamental role young researchers play in advancing materials science, spanning fundamental and applied research. It is endowed by the ETH Department of Materials and will be awarded biannually.

The recent works on the synthesis and application of cyclic polymers by the team of Dr. Edmondo M. Benetti, Surface Science and Technology, have been highlighted in Angewandte Chemie.

Alessandro Ofner, doctoral student in the Complex Materials group, presented a video-loop showing massive multichannel microencapsulation.

Nicola Spaldin, professor at Materials Theory (D-MATL), has been awarded a fellowship granted by the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge. The admission to the Society will take place at a formal admissions day ceremony on Friday July 14, 2017.

The Swiss Physical Society Prize 2017, sponsored by ABB, will be awarded to Sinead M. Griffin, former PhD student of the Materials Theory group, for her "Outstanding computational physics research from cosmic string formation to multiferroics."