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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · 15d

🦾 Interested in NiTiNb alloys?

Our latest work explores the use of metallic additives in filament-based extrusion and employs chemically correlated nanoindentation to reveal the microstructural & micromechanical behavior of NiTiNb.

👉 doi.org/10.1002/adem...

Micromechanical Insights into Sinter‐Based Additively Manufactured NiTi with Nb as a Sintering Aid

This study investigates the microstructural and micromechanical behavior of NiTiNb made through filament-based materials extrusion via chemically correlated nanoindentation. B19' remnants from the or...

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · 24d

Oliver Wipf is already at #FEMSEuromat2025 in Granada! Don’t miss his talk on Kirkendall Effect guided Void Formation in PVD Manufactured Cu-Au Thin Films for low Thermal Conductivity Coatings.

🗓️ Wed 17 at 6pm. ¡Nos vemos allí! 😉

@FEMS_EU
@SOCIEMAT

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Sep 2

Getting ready for the semester start… but first, a group hike to Tamina Gorge! 💪🌿

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jul 7

If you’re at @GordonConf in Boston, check out Nerea Abando’s work on combining eutectic phase diagrams & interface design for sinter-based NiTi-316L multi-material additive manufacturing. Today & tomorrow at 16h in the Poster Session! 🦾

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jul 7

Big congrats to the winning team!! Students from LNM + PhDs from Food Structure Engineering took home the Golden Ralph in our latest LNM PubQuiz! Will they keep it next time? 😏🏆

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SIOF-Plasmonica @plasmonica.bsky.social · Jun 28

... and the group picture 📷 of #PLASMONICA2025 is out! We are such a good-looking Community ☺️

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jun 27

LNM was present today at the Swiss Mycology Symposium at @wslresearch.bsky.social in Birmensdorf! 🍄 Judith Gómez Cuyàs presented her poster on how optics can be used to explore fungal networks!

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jun 27

Enjoying the last coffee break of a great workshop! ☕️

#PLASMONICA2025 @plasmonica.bsky.social

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jun 27

@marpozzi.bsky.social will be presenting his poster on “Self-assembled hybrid dielectric/plasmonic network metamaterials based on vanadium oxide and copper” today at #PLASMONICA2025! Swing by and check it out! 😎

@plasmonica.bsky.social

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jun 27

A snapshot of @paunessa.bsky.social’s talk yesterday in the beautiful Sant Giminiano convent at @plasmonica.bsky.social 🔬 Don’t miss the chance to approach him if you’re still around!

#PLASMONICA2025

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jun 26

Enjoying a cappuccino in the market while waiting for Day 2 of @plasmonica.bsky.social to kick off ☕ @paunessa.bsky.social (on the left 😎) will be speaking at 11:30h on “Hybrid resonant metasurfaces combining dielectric nanocup metasurfaces and plasmonic networks.” Don’t miss it!

#PLASMONICA2025

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Jun 25

LNM on tour: high-speed edition! 🏎️ Just 3h to go until #PLASMONICA2025 kicks off! But first, a quick pit stop at the Ferrari Museum in Modena to see Enzo Ferrari’s work 🇮🇹 See you soon at @plasmonica.bsky.social!

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · May 12

One more year, the Heavy Metals represented the LNM group at the SMW Soccer Cup! 🤩⚽👏

@ethz.ch

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · May 8

This work helps optimize these materials for high-performance applications like microelectronics and localized joining.

Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · May 8

We investigated how composition and bilayer thickness affect the reaction dynamics and mechanical properties of Ni/Al reactive multilayers, combining experiments with molecular dynamics simulations.

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · May 8

🚨📰 Our latest research on Ni/Al reactive multilayers has been published in @aip-publishing.bsky.social and selected as an Editor's Pick! 💥

👉 doi.org/10.1063/5.02...

Composition effects on Ni/Al reactive multilayers: A comprehensive study of mechanical properties, reaction dynamics, and phase evolution

Ni/Al reactive multilayers are promising materials for applications requiring controlled local energy release and superior mechanical performance. This study sy

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · May 8

Yesterday we attended the #MaterialsDay at ETH on Materials for Energy! A great chance to engage with experts like Emiliano Cortés from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, who is developing advanced nanomaterials and plasmonic strategies for sustainable energy conversion and storage ☀️🔋

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Apr 9

🚨📰 New publication out!

We show that nanoporous Ag networks fabricated using EHD-RP exhibit higher hardness values than PVD-sputtered ones due to differences in relative density, ligament size, twin density and structural order.

👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

@ethzurich.bsky.social

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Mar 27

3:20 PM | Room 354 - Marcello Pozzi: Self-Assembly of Plasmonic Networks Via Far from Equilibrium Chemical Dealloying.

3:40 PM | Room 354 - Oliver Wipf: Controlled Kirkendall Voiding in Al-Au and Cu-Au Thin Films by Adjusting Sputtering Parameters.

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Mar 27

9:25 AM | Room 316 - Rebecca Gallivan: The Curious Case of Ni-P-O: Insights for Unusual Materials Printing at the Nanoscale

11:35 AM | Room 316 - Nikolaus Porenta: Mechanical Properties of Nanoporous Silver: Electrohydrodynamic-Redox Printing vs. PVD Sputtering

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Mar 27

Last day at #TMS2025! If you’re still around, don’t miss the opportunity to learn about the work of our team ⚡️

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Mar 24

At 5:30 PM (Marquee Ballroom, D-58), Nensi Toncich will be presenting her poster on Reactive Multilayer Induced Self-Healing in Thin Films – The Importance of Diffusion Barriers. Swing by and check it out!

#TMS2025 #TMSAnnualMeeting
@ethzurich.bsky.social

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Mar 24

Early birds at #TMS2025! Join us to kickstart LNM's talks tomorrow at 8:30 AM (Room 315) with Nerea Abando's presentation on Multi-Material AM of Shape Memory Alloys for Tunable Mechanical Responses. Don't miss it! 🦾🚀

#TMSAnnualMeeting @ethzurich.bsky.social

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Mar 23

Greetings from Las Vegas! 🌴

LNM is attending #TMS2025 next week!
Stay tuned for updates on our talks.

On the meantime, you may spot some LNM members exploring the city 😎

#TMSAnnualMeeting #LNMonTour @TMSSociety
@ethzurich.bsky.social

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Laboratory for Nanometallurgy - ETH Zürich @lnm-eth.bsky.social · Mar 19

🚀 LNM on Tour! Two weeks of conferences ahead. Today, a good morning from sunny Regensburg, Bavaria. Join us today at the DPG spring meeting in Session O 60.3 at 11.00 for a talk on "Hybrid Metasurfaces."

👉 dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2025/co...

#DPG2025 #DPG_Regensburg

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