Overview

ETH Zürich is one of the world’s leading universities, specializing in science and technology. It is renowned for its excellent education, its cutting‑edge fundamental research and its efforts to put new knowledge and innovations directly into practice. The Laboratory of Metal Physics and Technology (LMPT), part of the Department of Materials at ETH Zürich, conducts research and teaching in areas ranging from basic science to technology, mostly in metal‑related areas. It is led by Jörg F. Löffler and brings together physicists, materials scientists, chemists and biomedical engineers from across the world. It creates novel materials and explores emerging phenomena in metal physics and technology via detailed materials analysis and modeling.

The Ernst Ruska‑Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER‑C) at the Jülich Research Center (FZ Jülich) hosts one of the world’s most advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) facilities. It house...