Laboratory of Solid State Physics (LPS)
@lpsorsay.bsky.social
A joint research unit of the Université Paris-Saclay and the CNRS in Orsay #solidstate #physics
What is the connection between the Fibonacci chain, a material without periodicity—and the quantum Hall effect in a two-dimensional crystal? This is the question addressed by our theorist Anuradha Jagannathan in a study published in Physical Review B.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
What is the connection between the Fibonacci chain, a material without periodicity—and the quantum Hall effect in a two-dimensional crystal? This is the question addressed by our theorist Anuradha Jagannathan in a study published in Physical Review B.
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/when-quas...
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/when-quas...
The 2025 LPS Highlights are now available online! You’ll find the awards and distinctions earned by our researchers, notable research projects, and the theses defended by our PhD students this year.
Read here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/lps-2025-...
Read here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/lps-2025-...
LPS 2025 Highlights are now available – Laboratoire de physique des Solides
The LPS 2025 Highlights booklet is now online. It presents the main scientific achievements, distinctions, and key moments that shaped the life of the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides throughout the year.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The 2025 LPS Highlights are now available online! You’ll find the awards and distinctions earned by our researchers, notable research projects, and the theses defended by our PhD students this year.
Read here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/lps-2025-...
Read here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/lps-2025-...
Discover our new training course "Wetting and Surface Phenomena" for technicians, engineers, and researchers who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in the fields of surface treatment characterization and physical chemistry.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Discover our new training course "Wetting and Surface Phenomena" for technicians, engineers, and researchers who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in the fields of surface treatment characterization and physical chemistry.
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More informations : cnrsformation.cnrs.fr/catalogue/fo...
We warmly congratulate our researcher Odile Stéphan, specialist in electron microscopy and spectroscopy, on her election to the Academy of Sciences. 👏
More information here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/physicist...
More information here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/physicist...
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
We warmly congratulate our researcher Odile Stéphan, specialist in electron microscopy and spectroscopy, on her election to the Academy of Sciences. 👏
More information here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/physicist...
More information here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/physicist...
🧬Flexible proteins for assembling viruses: from disorder to symmetry
Researchers have explained the mechanism by which identical proteins manage to organize themselves and form the perfectly symmetrical capsids of most viruses.
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Researchers have explained the mechanism by which identical proteins manage to organize themselves and form the perfectly symmetrical capsids of most viruses.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🧬Flexible proteins for assembling viruses: from disorder to symmetry
Researchers have explained the mechanism by which identical proteins manage to organize themselves and form the perfectly symmetrical capsids of most viruses.
More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/flexible-...
Researchers have explained the mechanism by which identical proteins manage to organize themselves and form the perfectly symmetrical capsids of most viruses.
More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/flexible-...
We congratulate Victor Balédent, associate professor at the University of Paris-Saclay and researcher at the Laboratory of Solid-State Physics, for being awarded by the IUF for his project on imaging orbitals in correlated materials.
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/victor-ba...
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/victor-ba...
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We congratulate Victor Balédent, associate professor at the University of Paris-Saclay and researcher at the Laboratory of Solid-State Physics, for being awarded by the IUF for his project on imaging orbitals in correlated materials.
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/victor-ba...
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/victor-ba...
📣 We are pleased to welcome Florian Castioni to the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (CNRS / Université Paris-Saclay) as a new permanent CNRS researcher within the Electron Microscopy (STEM) team.
👉 his background here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/florian-c...
👉 his background here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/florian-c...
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📣 We are pleased to welcome Florian Castioni to the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (CNRS / Université Paris-Saclay) as a new permanent CNRS researcher within the Electron Microscopy (STEM) team.
👉 his background here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/florian-c...
👉 his background here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/florian-c...
We are recruiting a second-year Master’s intern to join our LUTECE team. The internship is titled “Ultrafast light-induced strains in thin films of the multiferroic material BiFeO₃: X-ray diffraction studies.”
For more information: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/job/stage...
For more information: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/job/stage...
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are recruiting a second-year Master’s intern to join our LUTECE team. The internship is titled “Ultrafast light-induced strains in thin films of the multiferroic material BiFeO₃: X-ray diffraction studies.”
For more information: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/job/stage...
For more information: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/job/stage...
🚀 Université Paris-Saclay is hiring!
We are looking for a teacher-researcher specializing in experimental development of quantum matter to join our team in Orsay !
More informations here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/maitre...
We are looking for a teacher-researcher specializing in experimental development of quantum matter to join our team in Orsay !
More informations here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/maitre...
Maître de conférences en Section 28 : Milieux denses et matériaux – Laboratoire de physique des Solides
CAMPAGNE D’EMPLOIS ENSEIGNANTS-CHERCHEURS 2026 a l’UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SACLAY
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November 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🚀 Université Paris-Saclay is hiring!
We are looking for a teacher-researcher specializing in experimental development of quantum matter to join our team in Orsay !
More informations here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/maitre...
We are looking for a teacher-researcher specializing in experimental development of quantum matter to join our team in Orsay !
More informations here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/maitre...
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⚡🇭 Pour produire de l'hydrogène, des scientifiques du ont réussi à créer un catalyseur sans métaux nobles, inspiré de l'imogolite, un minéral naturel argileux en forme de nanotube, présentant une grande surface pour son volume.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
⚡🇭 Pour produire de l'hydrogène, des scientifiques du ont réussi à créer un catalyseur sans métaux nobles, inspiré de l'imogolite, un minéral naturel argileux en forme de nanotube, présentant une grande surface pour son volume.
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🎖️A look back in photos at the 2025 Académie des sciences awards ceremony.
The LPS congratulates François BOULOGNE and all the awardees of the ceremony, and thanks the Académie des sciences.
Pictures by : Mathieu Baumer - Académie des sciences
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The LPS congratulates François BOULOGNE and all the awardees of the ceremony, and thanks the Académie des sciences.
Pictures by : Mathieu Baumer - Académie des sciences
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October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🎖️A look back in photos at the 2025 Académie des sciences awards ceremony.
The LPS congratulates François BOULOGNE and all the awardees of the ceremony, and thanks the Académie des sciences.
Pictures by : Mathieu Baumer - Académie des sciences
More here : www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
The LPS congratulates François BOULOGNE and all the awardees of the ceremony, and thanks the Académie des sciences.
Pictures by : Mathieu Baumer - Académie des sciences
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Our researcher François Boulogne has been awarded the Ivan Peychès Prize by the French Academy of Sciences for his research on phase transitions in soft matter.
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More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/francois-...
François Boulogne awarded Ivan Peychès Prize from the French Academy of Sciences – Laboratoire de physique des Solides
👏 The LPS warmly congratulates François for this well-deserved scientific recognition!
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October 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Our researcher François Boulogne has been awarded the Ivan Peychès Prize by the French Academy of Sciences for his research on phase transitions in soft matter.
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/francois-...
More here : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/francois-...
Our researchers have developed a new method to dynamically control the circular polarization of light by self-assembling chiral metallic nanoparticles. This result paves the way for the creation of materials with unprecedented optical properties.
More here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/shaping-l...
More here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/shaping-l...
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our researchers have developed a new method to dynamically control the circular polarization of light by self-assembling chiral metallic nanoparticles. This result paves the way for the creation of materials with unprecedented optical properties.
More here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/shaping-l...
More here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/shaping-l...
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⚛ Des scientifiques, notamment du Laboratoire de physique des solides (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay) situé à Orsay, ont mis au point des molécules organiques lumineuses qui ouvrent la voie vers des capteurs quantiques plus simples, plus flexibles et plus abordables.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
⚛ Des scientifiques, notamment du Laboratoire de physique des solides (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay) situé à Orsay, ont mis au point des molécules organiques lumineuses qui ouvrent la voie vers des capteurs quantiques plus simples, plus flexibles et plus abordables.
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Our researchers have developed innovative textured surfaces capable of reducing foam friction without the need for any external lubricating agent leading to a friction reduction of up to 30%.
More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/reducing-...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Our researchers have developed innovative textured surfaces capable of reducing foam friction without the need for any external lubricating agent leading to a friction reduction of up to 30%.
More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/reducing-...
More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/reducing-...
💡Controlling electronic components with light!
Our researchers have revealed a previously unseen phenomenon: the creation and disappearance of an electron gas simply by shining light on a material made of oxide layers.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/towards-l...
Our researchers have revealed a previously unseen phenomenon: the creation and disappearance of an electron gas simply by shining light on a material made of oxide layers.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/towards-l...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
💡Controlling electronic components with light!
Our researchers have revealed a previously unseen phenomenon: the creation and disappearance of an electron gas simply by shining light on a material made of oxide layers.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/towards-l...
Our researchers have revealed a previously unseen phenomenon: the creation and disappearance of an electron gas simply by shining light on a material made of oxide layers.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/towards-l...
👉 The LPS is hiring !
We are looking for a research intern in their second year of a master’s program or third year of an engineering school, specializing in physical chemistry of interfaces, to join our LPS platform in Orsay.
🔗 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/stage-...
We are looking for a research intern in their second year of a master’s program or third year of an engineering school, specializing in physical chemistry of interfaces, to join our LPS platform in Orsay.
🔗 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/stage-...
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
👉 The LPS is hiring !
We are looking for a research intern in their second year of a master’s program or third year of an engineering school, specializing in physical chemistry of interfaces, to join our LPS platform in Orsay.
🔗 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/stage-...
We are looking for a research intern in their second year of a master’s program or third year of an engineering school, specializing in physical chemistry of interfaces, to join our LPS platform in Orsay.
🔗 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/poste/stage-...
🌱 Scientists from LPS has developed a light-emitting organic molecule capable of revealing its quantum spin state through a simple color change — a breakthrough that opens up a new path toward simpler and more affordable quantum sensors.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/molecules-or...
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/molecules-or...
October 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🌱 Scientists from LPS has developed a light-emitting organic molecule capable of revealing its quantum spin state through a simple color change — a breakthrough that opens up a new path toward simpler and more affordable quantum sensors.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/molecules-or...
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/molecules-or...
⭐ In a long-term study conducted on the International Space Station (ISS), our scientists were able to precisely investigate the physico-chemical factors influencing the long-term stability of foams, by eliminating gravity-induced drainage.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/why-do-so...
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/why-do-so...
October 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
⭐ In a long-term study conducted on the International Space Station (ISS), our scientists were able to precisely investigate the physico-chemical factors influencing the long-term stability of foams, by eliminating gravity-induced drainage.
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/why-do-so...
👉 More informations : www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/why-do-so...
We welcome you this Sunday, October 5th, at the LPS, ISMO, and ICMMO at Université Paris-Saclay for Fête de la Science! 🔬
📍 Location: Buildings 510 & 520 – Université Paris-Saclay
📅 Date: Sunday, October 5th, 2:00–5:30 PM
👉 Full details and program available here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/events/fete-...
📍 Location: Buildings 510 & 520 – Université Paris-Saclay
📅 Date: Sunday, October 5th, 2:00–5:30 PM
👉 Full details and program available here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/events/fete-...
September 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We welcome you this Sunday, October 5th, at the LPS, ISMO, and ICMMO at Université Paris-Saclay for Fête de la Science! 🔬
📍 Location: Buildings 510 & 520 – Université Paris-Saclay
📅 Date: Sunday, October 5th, 2:00–5:30 PM
👉 Full details and program available here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/events/fete-...
📍 Location: Buildings 510 & 520 – Université Paris-Saclay
📅 Date: Sunday, October 5th, 2:00–5:30 PM
👉 Full details and program available here: www.lps.u-psud.fr/events/fete-...
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📌 Ce poste est à pourvoir au Laboratoire de physique des solides (LPS - CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay), situé à Orsay (91).
📅 La date d’embauche est prévue au 1er novembre 2025 pour un CDD d’une période de 24 mois.
@lpsorsay.bsky.social - @orsaynotreville.bsky.social - @cnrsingenierie.bsky.social
📅 La date d’embauche est prévue au 1er novembre 2025 pour un CDD d’une période de 24 mois.
@lpsorsay.bsky.social - @orsaynotreville.bsky.social - @cnrsingenierie.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
📌 Ce poste est à pourvoir au Laboratoire de physique des solides (LPS - CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay), situé à Orsay (91).
📅 La date d’embauche est prévue au 1er novembre 2025 pour un CDD d’une période de 24 mois.
@lpsorsay.bsky.social - @orsaynotreville.bsky.social - @cnrsingenierie.bsky.social
📅 La date d’embauche est prévue au 1er novembre 2025 pour un CDD d’une période de 24 mois.
@lpsorsay.bsky.social - @orsaynotreville.bsky.social - @cnrsingenierie.bsky.social
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Des recherches impliquant le Laboratoire de physique des solides @lpsorsay.bsky.social à Orsay et l'Institut des nanosciences de Paris @insp-lab.bsky.social à partir d'observations et d'expériences menées sur des mousses dans l'ISS⤵️
Résultat scientifique mis en avant par CNRS Physique :
Pourquoi certaines mousses tiennent mieux que d’autres ? Une réponse venue de l’espace !
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Pourquoi certaines mousses tiennent mieux que d’autres ? Une réponse venue de l’espace !
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Pourquoi certaines mousses tiennent mieux que d’autres ? Une réponse venue de l’espace !
Dans une étude au long cours menée dans la station spatiale internationale (ISS), des scientifiques ont pu étudier précisément les facteurs physico-chimiques
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September 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Des recherches impliquant le Laboratoire de physique des solides @lpsorsay.bsky.social à Orsay et l'Institut des nanosciences de Paris @insp-lab.bsky.social à partir d'observations et d'expériences menées sur des mousses dans l'ISS⤵️
🎉 Mathieu Kociak (CNRS/LPS Orsay) wins an ERC Advanced Grant 2024 for FreeQCC — a bold project exploring quantum coherence between fast electrons and photons.
🔗 More: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/erc-advan...
🔗 More: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/erc-advan...
June 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🎉 Mathieu Kociak (CNRS/LPS Orsay) wins an ERC Advanced Grant 2024 for FreeQCC — a bold project exploring quantum coherence between fast electrons and photons.
🔗 More: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/erc-advan...
🔗 More: www.lps.u-psud.fr/en/erc-advan...
🚪 The exhibition À la limite is now open at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides!
📅 Join the opening on Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 PM (Building 510, Orsay).
#ScienceFiction #PlanetaryBoundaries #SustainableFutures #UniversitéParisSaclay #SciComm #Exhibition
📅 Join the opening on Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 PM (Building 510, Orsay).
#ScienceFiction #PlanetaryBoundaries #SustainableFutures #UniversitéParisSaclay #SciComm #Exhibition
May 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚪 The exhibition À la limite is now open at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides!
📅 Join the opening on Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 PM (Building 510, Orsay).
#ScienceFiction #PlanetaryBoundaries #SustainableFutures #UniversitéParisSaclay #SciComm #Exhibition
📅 Join the opening on Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 PM (Building 510, Orsay).
#ScienceFiction #PlanetaryBoundaries #SustainableFutures #UniversitéParisSaclay #SciComm #Exhibition
🌟 Calling all physicists!
🚀 UPSaclay-STAR-φ is offering 41 postdoc fellowships (24 mo) at Paris-Saclay — amazing labs, freedom to build your project.
🗓️ Apps open May 1st!
💡 Details here: cofund-physics.universite-paris-saclay.fr
🚀 UPSaclay-STAR-φ is offering 41 postdoc fellowships (24 mo) at Paris-Saclay — amazing labs, freedom to build your project.
🗓️ Apps open May 1st!
💡 Details here: cofund-physics.universite-paris-saclay.fr
May 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🌟 Calling all physicists!
🚀 UPSaclay-STAR-φ is offering 41 postdoc fellowships (24 mo) at Paris-Saclay — amazing labs, freedom to build your project.
🗓️ Apps open May 1st!
💡 Details here: cofund-physics.universite-paris-saclay.fr
🚀 UPSaclay-STAR-φ is offering 41 postdoc fellowships (24 mo) at Paris-Saclay — amazing labs, freedom to build your project.
🗓️ Apps open May 1st!
💡 Details here: cofund-physics.universite-paris-saclay.fr