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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, EPFL
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Life Sciences - Campus - 11.02.2025
Designing life with artificial intelligence
"Designing Life with AI" is a cross-disciplinary MAKE A total of eight research labs are involved. Our body has some 20,000 different kinds of proteins: collagen, insulin, hemoglobin and many more.
Environment - Innovation - 07.02.2025

To support environmental conservation efforts, an EPFL start-up has developed a smart microphone system that can record and analyze the sounds made by animals.
Life Sciences - Health - 04.02.2025

Campus - 17.01.2025

Life Sciences - Chemistry - 14.01.2025

DNA sequencing was revolutionized after scientists discovered a new bacterium in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, and today it's a common research technique.
Computer Science - Pedagogy - 10.01.2025

A researcher at EPFL working at the crossroads of neuroscience and computational science has developed an algorithm that can predict how surprise and novelty affect behavior.
Computer Science - Innovation - 07.01.2025

Researchers have developed 4M , a next-generation, open-sourced framework for training versatile and scalable multimodal foundation models that go beyond language.
Life Sciences - Health - 23.12.2024

Here are the most widely read scientific, academic, student and institutional news items of the past 12 months, broken down by faculty and the institution. Stimulating hypothalamus restores walking in paralyzed patients Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
Politics - Innovation - 20.12.2024
Making e-voting safer from coercion and vote buying
As we come to the end of a year in which half the world's population went to the polls, researchers developed and field-tested a groundbreaking new technology to protect remote electronic voting or e-voting from voter coercion and vote buying.
Computer Science - Event - 19.12.2024

Environment - Innovation - 13.12.2024

Architecture - Campus - 13.12.2024

In a real-world example of how construction materials can be reused, a team of 230 EPFL students is building a community pavilion in Ecublens, near the Lausanne campus, through a low-tech, participative approach.
Innovation - Computer Science - 12.12.2024

Environment - Innovation - 29.11.2024

Campus - Pedagogy - 29.11.2024
Could ChatGPT get an engineering degree?
EPFL research investigating the potential impact on education of AI assistants has found that systems like GPT-4 can answer up to 85% of university assessment questions correctly.
Computer Science - Environment - 20.11.2024

Environment - Architecture - 15.11.2024

Curbing new-build construction, renovating existing buildings at pace and rethinking how we use them: according to Philippe Thalmann, an urban and environmental economics professor at EPFL, these are
Innovation - Environment - 12.11.2024

Physics - Architecture - 04.11.2024

Chemistry - Environment - 30.10.2024

EPFL chemical engineers have developed a way to build metal clusters - with near atomic precision - in a method that has the potential to improve catalysts and accelerate chemical reactions including turning carbon dioxide into high value chemicals like methanol.
Environment - Architecture - 22.10.2024

In the future, buildings will provide enhanced, more personalized comfort to occupants while also achieving zero carbon emissions. This will be possible thanks to advances in sensors and AI, enabling new ways of interacting with our environments while leaving ultimate control in occupants' hands. Yet, as users, we'll also need to make lasting changes to our habits.
Physics - Materials Science - 15.10.2024

Giulia Tagliabue, a tenure-track assistant professor in mechanical engineering, has won the EPFL Award for Best Teaching.
Architecture - Environment - 07.10.2024

Sophie Delhay, an architect and EPFL professor, is promoting an entirely new approach to designing and building homes.
Computer Science - Innovation - 03.10.2024
ETH Zurich and EPFL enhance collaboration to boost AI in Switzerland
Music - Computer Science - 24.09.2024

On view at EPFL Pavilions, the exhibition Musica ex Machina: Machines Thinking Musically offers an immersive journey through the incredible history of algorithmic thinking and music.
Environment - Architecture - 13.09.2024
Housing could improve our well-being and reach net-zero by 2040
EPFL scientist Sascha Nick has outlined a completely new scenario for what housing and neighborhoods might look like in Switzerland in the coming decades.
Life Sciences - Campus - 10.09.2024

Mélina Lasfargues has the honor of being the first student to finish the Neuro X Masters. She completed her master's project on thermal illusions earlier this year.
Campus - 09.09.2024

EPFL is rolling out a number of measures this fall to support students in a variety of ways and help them achieve academic success.
Life Sciences - Computer Science - 05.09.2024

Environment - Pedagogy - 04.09.2024

Electroengineering - Environment - 03.09.2024

Computer Science - Innovation - 19.08.2024

Sabine Süsstrunk, an expert in scientific photography, has seen first-hand the amazing progress in imaging technology over the past 40 years. And now her field is being upended by artificial intelligence (AI). Prof. Süsstrunk is a computer scientist and has headed EPFL's Images and Visual Representation Laboratory since 1999.
Astronomy / Space - Physics - 09.08.2024

Starting today, the Earth will be passing through a meteor shower. But in astronomy, the human eye is very much a limited tool. But increasingly powerful instruments are allowing us to peer ever deeper into the cosmos and ever further back in time, shedding new light on the origins of the universe. Today, scientists are able to observe an exoplanet orbiting its star, an individual galaxy and even the entire universe.
Social Sciences - 05.08.2024
Stranger Danger and online fringe communities
New EPFL research has found that the exchange of comments between members and non-members of fringe communities (fringe-interactions) on mainstream online platforms attracts new members to these groups. It has also suggested potential ways to curtail this growth. Fringe communities promoting conspiracy theories and extremist ideologies have thrived on mainstream online platforms, consistently raising the question on how this growth is fueled.
Computer Science - Innovation - 29.07.2024

Thanks to the dedication of EPFL students, all motivated by the potential make a difference in someone's life, six MAKE prototypes were built last semester with the aim of assisting the mentally or physically challenged.
Electroengineering - Environment - 25.07.2024

To transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewables - which are intermittent by nature - we'll need to rework our entire system of power storage, transmission and distribution. Yet experts haven't yet found the right energy mix or power storage system, or how to balance supply and demand effectively.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 23.07.2024

Data collected by satellites, drones, radars and microscopes provide a goldmine of information to better understand our environment. And when these data are coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), they can unlock the secrets of phenomena taking place at all levels. In a rapidly changing world where environmental threats abound, obtaining a better understanding of natural and anthropogenic processes can help corroborate points of view, guide conservation and renewal efforts, and orient new research.
Physics - Computer Science - 17.07.2024

EPFL was selected by the EUROfusion consortium to develop an advanced visualization system for a preliminary process in nuclear fusion.
Administration - Politics - 11.07.2024

Social Sciences - 03.07.2024

"La Suisse de A(rbon) ŕ Z(oug): Portrait en 12 villes", a new book published by EPFL Press, eschews the traditional focus on major conurbations.
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 02.07.2024

EPFL officially joined the Multi Spectroscopic Telescope (MUST) project, led by China's Tsinghua University, as a founding member.
History / Archeology - Art and Design - 11.06.2024

Environment - Chemistry - 10.06.2024

Green hydrogen could transform our energy system and solve many supply and emissions challenges. Whether this happens will depend on how economically it can be produced and attractive it will be to consumers.
Innovation - Economics - 07.06.2024

Environment - Chemistry - 05.06.2024

By supporting a large-scale research project for carbon capture, utilization and storage, EPFL will shrink its carbon footprint while giving a boost to emerging technology.
Environment - Electroengineering - 24.05.2024

Solar energy, which is both abundant and free, is poised to become the world's leading power source by 2050.
Innovation - Social Sciences - 16.05.2024

Environment - 10.05.2024

EPFL has teamed up with three organizations - the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and the Association for the Safeguard of Lake Geneva (ASL) - to develop Lémanscope, a citizen-science initiative to monitor the health of Lake Geneva.
Social Sciences - 07.05.2024

Computer Science - Physics - 02.05.2024
Modular software for scientific image reconstruction
EPFL engineers have developed new software called Pyxu that makes it easier and faster to reconstruct images taken at any scale. Their system employs reusable, and universally applicable, bricks of algorithms. Scientists use an array of imaging instruments to look inside living organisms, sometimes as they move, and to observe inert objects without altering their state.
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Innovation - Feb 14
Scaling sustainable carbon fibre production: A breakthrough in lignin-based innovation
Scaling sustainable carbon fibre production: A breakthrough in lignin-based innovation

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Environment - Feb 13
Restoring wildlife habitats in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn
Restoring wildlife habitats in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn

Health - Feb 13
SFU leads creation of national guidelines for social connection - a public health issue worse than smoking
SFU leads creation of national guidelines for social connection - a public health issue worse than smoking
Computer Science - Feb 13
TU Graz Risk Assessment Tool Evaluates Potential Dangers of GNSS Interference Signals
TU Graz Risk Assessment Tool Evaluates Potential Dangers of GNSS Interference Signals
