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Resource-sharing boosts robotic resilience

Published:12.02.26 — EPFL roboticists have shown that when a modular robot shares power, sensing, and communication resources among its individual units, it is significantly more resistant to failure than traditional robotic systems, where the breakdown of one element often means a loss of functionality.

Rejuvenating neurons restores learning and memory in mice

Published:11.02.26 — EPFL scientists report that briefly switching on three “reprogramming” genes in a small set of memory-trace neurons restored memory in aged mice and in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease to level of healthy young animals.

“AI, good servant, bad master”

Published:10.02.26 — AI is making its way into every aspect of our lives, but how ready are we to adopt it, and under what conditions? A report published in French by the EPFL AI Center, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, presents both the perceptions of a sample of French-speaking population of Switzerland and the recommendations of a citizen’s assembly.

Measuring time at the quantum level

Published:09.02.26 — EPFL physicists have found a way to measure the time involved in quantum events and found it depends on the symmetry of the material.

New AI system pushes the time limits of generative video

Published:06.02.26 — A team of EPFL researchers has taken a major step towards resolving the problem of drift in generative video, which is what causes sequences to become incoherent after a handful of seconds. Their breakthrough paves the way to AI videos with no time constraints.