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The nanoparticles in the droplet encounter obstacles, they detach from the liquid and are captured by the holes©Valentin Flauraud/ 2016 EPFL 04. EPFL researchers have developed a method to place and position hundreds of thousands of nanoparticles very precisely on a one centimeter square surface. This will open new doors in nanotechnologies Whether it has to do with making pens or building space shuttles, the manufacturing process consists of creating components and then carefully assembling them.

30. EPFL scientists have stabilized perovskite solar cells by integrating rubidium into them. The innovation pushes power-conversion efficiency to 21.6%, ushering a new generation of perovskite solar cells.

28. Nine EPFL scientists have been included in the prestigious Thomson Reuters? list of Highly Cited Researchers.

26. EPFL researchers have printed nanometric-scale sensors capable of improving the performance of atomic force microscopes. Tiny sensors made through nanoscale 3D printing may be the basis for the next generation of atomic force microscopes. These nanosensors can enhance the microscopes? sensitivity and detection speed by miniaturizing their detection component up to 100 times.

23. The little Swiss satellite was launched on 23 September 2009 and continues to send back regular reports.

26. EPFL and the Defitech Foundation are committed to putting technology to work for disabled people.

!- 05. Summer series on student projects (5) - Charles Jeanbart's semester project brings the question of mobility into the Solar Decathlon, an inter-university competition to design an autonomous solar house.

!- 28. Cyberhaven is developing a new concept for information security. The EPFL spin-off is opening its second office in Boston and has raised more than 2 million dollars in venture capital.

25. The electric pedal cars with two seats known as Twikes will soon be a snap to drive thanks to a more efficient pedaling system and a compact onboard computer.

04. Montreux Heritage Lab2 is an immersive audiovisual experience that places nearly 6,000 hours of archive footage from the Montreux Jazz Festival at the fingertips of the public.

23. A new technique, developed at EPFL, combines microfluidics and lasers to guide cells in 3D space, overcoming major limitations to tissue engineering.

23. Driverless vehicles will be tested on public roads - a first for Switzerland - starting today. EPFL is the research partners on the project.

15. EPFL scientists are developing a new concept of a smart building that adjusts to your lifestyle, by allowing you to control your preferences.

13. The pavilion combines the outcome of twelve first-year architecture design studios into a single three-dimensional exploration of space.

27. La course aux «ERC Grants» a souri à l'EPFL ces deux dernières années. Entre 2014 et 2015, onze chercheurs ont reçu un «Advanced grant» dans le cadre du programme «Horizon 2020». Ils obtiendront chacun un financement de l'ordre de 2,5 millions d'euros sur cinq ans. C'est peut-être une forme de baroud d'honneur, tant l'avenir de la participation de la Suisse aux programmes de recherche et de financement européens est incertain.

27. EPFL fared well in the competition for European Research Council (ERC) grants in 2014 and 2015 within the Horizon 2020 framework, with 11 researchers winning an Advanced Grant. That translates into 2.5 million euros over five years for each of them. This may be Switzerland's last stand, since its eligibility for European research and funding programs is in jeopardy.

26. The Brain Forum 2016 opened today and is generating massive interest among specialists as well as the general public: more than 1000 people have registered.

23. EPFL spin-off Gamaya has just raised 3.2 million francs for its agricultural drone system.

20. The first Swiss Cyber Risk Research Conference, being held today at EPFL, brings together Swiss and international IT security specialists.

18. Bryan Ford, a world-renowned expert in information security, has been named an Associate Professor at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland thanks to the support of the AXA Research Fund. The Fund engaged 1.5 million euros to support this 12 year-project.

10. The new Mechanical Engineering building designed by architect Dominique Perrault hosts the Discovery Learning Labs, an innovative teaching project meant to encourage students to engage in experimentation and learning through discovery.

04. Cargo ships are among the leading sources of pollution on the planet. Starting in 2020, however, stricter sulfur emission standards will take effect.

27. Dominique Foray, a professor at EPFL's College of Management, is one of the authors of the first Federal Report on Research and Innovation in Switzerland, presented today in Bern.

18. The Swiss Polar Institute will study the Earth's poles and extreme environments. Its first project is ambitious: an international scientific expedition, comprising 55 researchers from 30 countries working on 22 research projects, will circumnavigate Antarctica.

18. The Swiss Polar Institute will study the Earth's poles and extreme environments. Its first project is ambitious: an international scientific expedition, comprising 55 researchers from 30 countries working on 22 research projects, will circumnavigate Antarctica.

11. What would you say to having your selfie turned into a Van Gogh or Matisse painting? That's exactly what you can do with DeepArt, an algorithm that can generate a digital painting from any photo.

06. Twenty Swiss start-ups, including five EPFL spin-offs, will head to the east coast of the United States in June for a weeklong immersion in the business world.

06. A microchip that filters out unwanted radiation with the help of graphene has been developed by scientists from the EPFL and tested by researchers of the University of Geneva (UNIGE). The invention could be used in future devices to transmit wireless data ten times faster. EPFL and UNIGE scientists have developed a microchip using graphene that could help wireless tele share data at a rate that is ten times faster than currently possible.

01. A Chihuahua has traveled across EPFL's miniature black hole and entered the fourth dimension. He's the first living organism to have accomplished this feat.

30. Public Release of Platforms Will Help Advance Collaborative Research in Neuroscience, Medicine, and Computing The Human Brain Project (HBP) is pleased to announce the release of initial versions of its six Information and Technology (ICT) Platforms to users outside the Project.

22. EPFL+ECAL Lab, Pro Senectute Vaud and the Fondation Leenaards have joined forces in an innovative initiative to use new technologies to enhance social interaction among seniors.

The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of four professors at EPFL.

15. Twelve years after it was designed at EPFL, the Scala programming language is used by more than a half million developers around the world and by companies like Twitter, Netflix and Swisscom.

09. EPFL and the International Committee of the Red-Cross launch the Humanitarian Tech Hub, a research program aimed at developing technological solutions to help people in conflict zones.

08. An amputee feels rough or smooth textures in real-time - in his phantom hand - using an artificial fingertip connected to nerves in the arm.

03. The Allen Institute for Brain Science is releasing new, highly realistic computer models of neurons. The models were developed using tools and expertise from the Blue Brain Project. The Allen Institute for Brain Science and the Blue Brain Project are deepening their collaboration. Today, the US-based Allen Institute is releasing a set of 40 computer models of neurons from the mouse visual cortex, created using tools developed by the Swiss-based Blue Brain Project at EPFL.

03. Sonceboz, a mechatronics specialist based in the Canton of Bern, has opened an innovation cell at EPFL Innovation Park.

01. Image processing tools can improve our ability to monitor the soundness of infrastructure like bridges and gas pipelines. They increase the precision of optical-fiber measurements by a factor of 100. How can we constantly monitor the stability of a bridge or detect a leak in a gas pipeline in real time? A method based on optical fibers has become the norm in recent years.

24. The new president of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) was announced this morning by the Swiss Federal Council, which confirmed the proposal submitted by the ETH Board.

23. Need to work, meet a client or hold an - The start-up GetYourDesk has developed a collaborative website for reserving working space.

17. EPFL students have come up with ideas on reusing materials from the IOC headquarters and the future Olympic village for the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.

12. Swiss companies may be preparing to shift production out of the country after the franc was unpegged from the euro. This is one of the main conclusions of the first academic study of the topic, which was conducted by economists from EPFL and the University of Geneva. In January 2015, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced that it would abandon the currency floor of 1.

27. A group of international researchers led by Berkeley scientists create a high-efficiency silicon device in seven steps. The core part of the prototypes have been built at EPFL's Photovoltaics Lab, led by Christophe Ballif, in Neuchâtel. Researchers have simplified the steps to create silicon solar cells that convert sunlight to electricity with high efficiency by applying a new mix of materials to a standard design.