Special blend
Magnetic tunable colors inspired by nature
19.12.2025
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute have developed a simple method to create dazzling hues using polymers, mimicking the behavior of cuttlefish and octopuses. Potential applications include adaptive…
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Health
Plant-based dietary supplements: a hidden risk for consumers
15.12.2025
A new study led by the University of Fribourg, in collaboration with the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, raises serious concerns about the quality and safety of plant-based dietary supplements containing…
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Biology
Key role of the brain in the evolution of food choices in fruit flies
27.11.2025
To survive in a new environment, animals have to be capable of adjusting their food preferences to the food available. By studying fruit flies, scientists at the University of Fribourg working in collaboration…
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Health
Microscope imaging gets a smartphone boost
26.11.2025
Physicists from the University of Fribourg have developed a groundbreaking iteration of the fluorescence microscope using smartphone technology. Both highly affordable and portable, their device could…
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Dies Academicus
Docteur honoris causa 2025
19.11.2025
Le 14 Novembre, Alain Berset, le docteur honoris causa de la Faculté des sciences et de médecine a donné une conférence publique sur la campus. Le lendemain, lors du Dies Academicus, il a officiellement…
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Project
How the Greenland ice sheet responds to shrinking top layer “sponge”
06.11.2025
The ice sheet in Greenland faces many changes and one of them is hiding in plain sight - the snowy layer covering most of its surface. Normally acting as a sponge for refreezing meltwater, this layer is…
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Paleontology
A University of Fribourg student discovers a new species of ichthyosaur
27.10.2025
The doctoral candidate at the University of Fribourg Gaël Spicher has described a new species of ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived nearly 180 million years ago. The study has been published in the…
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Ecology
Saving a species but at the expense of others?
16.09.2025
The way to hell is paved with good intentions. In the hope of saving certain endangered species and ecosystems, some conservation projects propose the introduction of large plant-feeding mammals into…
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Human research: new tools and support for submitting your projects to ethics committees
26.08.2025
REDCap@UniFR offers study protocol templates, Swissethics published an AI guide, and the University supports contract drafting for research projects.
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