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The Adolphe Merkle Institute is a Swiss independent interdisciplinary competence center at the University of Fribourg that focuses on nanoscience research and education in soft nanomaterials.
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🌟An exciting opportunity for cell biology researchers! We have an open #PhD position.🔬 This @snsf.ch funded project will investigate how micro- and nanoplastic particles interact with the human intestinal barrier. Interested? Check out the details here: www.ami.swiss/en/about-us/... #research
07.10.2025 10:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just out: new article in the journal Chemical Reviews from our Polymer Chemistry and Materials group and colleagues on the impact of β-dicarbonyl groups in the development of dynamic polymers. Read about it here (open access) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
29.09.2025 09:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Poster with a picture of a cup of coffee on a background of coffee grounds announcing that the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg is seeking a master's intern for four months to work on bio-based packaging materials made from coffee waste. Points to link with more information on the ami.swiss website under open positions.
Master's #internship opportunity: join us in 🇨🇭 to develop innovative bio-based packaging materials from coffee by-products. You'll help create high-performance, sustainable🪴alternatives to traditional petroleum-based wrapping. More info @ www.ami.swiss/en/about-us/... #research #polymers #chemistry
16.09.2025 09:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bioinspiration and biointegration are driving Swiss innovation! Find out how in the latest edition of the SATW Technology Outlook, with contributions from AMI staff, @ethz.ch, and the NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials technology-outlook.satw.ch/en/technolog... #research #innovation
12.09.2025 15:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Square image with an iridescent background, a butterfly, and text. Text advertises an open PhD position at the University of Fribourg's Adolphe Merkle Institute to investigate bioinspired photonics for the "Lipidic Lyotropic Liquid Crystals for Photonics" project.
🌈 A new PhD opportunity! 🌈
The Soft Matter Physics Group at the @Adolphe Merkle Institute is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate ready to dive into the world of structural color and sustainable bio-inspired photonics. All the details here: www.ami.swiss/en/about-us/...
