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DNA brings materials to life 24 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
24.06.13 - DNA-coated colloids have been used to create novel self-assembling materials in a breakthrough experiment by EPFL and University of Cambridge scientists. A colloid is a substance spread ou...
Two teenagers earn special EPFL degrees 21 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
21.06.13 - They’ve had a gift for math since they were little, and they’ve been following the Euler course since they were 12. This week, the first class of students is graduating from the course, rec...
A breakthrough in plasmonics 20 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
20.06.13 - EPFL scientists have discovered how optical signal transmission can be controlled, paving the way for the integration of plasmonics with conventional electronic circuits. When light hits a...
Mapping a room in a snap 18 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
18.06.13 - An algorithm developed in EPFL’s School of Computer and Communications Sciences makes it possible to measure the dimensions of a room using just a few microphones and a snap of your fingers...
A robot that runs like a cat 17 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
17.06.13 - Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, EPFL’s four-legged “cheetah-cub robot” has the same advantages as its model: it is small, light and fast. Still in ...
Unraveling the genetic mystery of medieval leprosy 14 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
14.06.13 - Why was there a sudden drop in the incidence of leprosy at the end of the Middle Ages? To answer this question, biologists and archeologists reconstructed the genome of medieval strains of ...
Neuroscience to Benefit from Hybrid Supercomputer Memory 12 Jun 2013 | 03:01 pm
12.06.13 - To handle large amounts of data from detailed brain models, IBM, EPFL, and ETH Zürich are collaborating on a new hybrid memory strategy for supercomputers. This will help the Blue Brain Pro...
EPFL presents a modular aircraft at Le Bourget 10 Jun 2013 | 02:58 pm
10.06.13 - The Clip-Air project envisions an airplane consisting of a single flying wing onto which capsules carrying passengers or freight can be attached. More than a new type of flying device, its ...
Air bubbles could be the secret to artificial skin 7 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
07.06.13 - Using foam substrates, EPFL scientists were able to make a flexible electronic circuit board. This discovery could lead to the creation of deformable and stretchable circuits. How can you ...
A highly colored building to house the central services of EPFL 5 Jun 2013 | 12:50 pm
05.06.13 - The opening of the new EPFL’s central administration building took place yesterday with the presence of Patrick Aebischer, EPFL president, Dominique Perrault, founder of the Dominique Perra...
