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What your voice gives away

Published:17.04.26 — With AI, the voice has acquired a new significance. Behind the words lies data that can be used both to diagnose a health problem and to steal someone’s identity.

How to teach the same skill to different robots

Published:16.04.26 — A new framework developed by EPFL researchers makes it possible to teach a skill to robots with different mechanical designs, allowing them to carry out the same task safely without rewriting code for each.

Smart sweat patch helps doctors monitor high-risk pregnancies

Published:15.04.26 — An EPFL spin-off is developing a patch-like medical device that reads sweat biomarkers. Its first application will be keeping a close watch on high-risk pregnancies.

When oxygen determines if a limb can regrow

Published:13.04.26 — Researchers at EPFL have discovered how oxygen-sensing explains why amphibians regenerate limbs and mammals do not.

How cholera bacteria swap defenses against viruses

Published:10.04.26 — EPFL researchers show that cholera bacteria can exchange protective genes, including antiviral immune systems, when they live in aquatic environments. The finding helps explain how these pathogens survive viral attacks and evolve in marine habitats.