Raptor-inspired drone with morphing wing and tail

Published:28.10.20 — EPFL engineers have developed a drone with a feathered wing and tail that give it unprecedented flight agility.

New system uses floor vibrations to detect building occupants

Published:27.10.20 — Thanks to a new system developed at EPFL, building owners can detect the number of occupants and track their movement using sensors installed on floor slabs. This novel approach could be particularly useful for enhancing safety in retirement homes or managing buildings’ energy use more efficiently.

A step closer to mapping the rodent brain

Published:26.10.20 — The rodent Hippocampal formation is one of the most exhaustively studied regions in the mammalian brain but until now, there has not been a comprehensive knowledge base of its synaptic physiology. In a front cover paper published in the journal Hippocampus, researchers at EPFL’s Blue Brain Project present a data-driven approach to integrate the current knowledge on the hippocampal CA1 region using an open-access, comprehensive resource.

GaToroid: revolutionizing the future of cancer treatment?

Published:23.10.20 — Joint CERN-EPFL doctoral research has led to the design of a new machine to deliver cutting edge hadron therapy to treat cancer.

Data centers need to consider their carbon footprint

Published:20.10.20 — Digital technology is running up against its physical limits. One solution is to build more data centers – but that needs to go hand in hand with a reduction in their carbon footprint.