EPFL hones efforts to ensure new technology is sustainable

Published:20.03.23 — The environmental sustainability of up-and-coming technology is among the issues addressed by EPFL’s International Risk Governance Center (IRGC). The Center aims to develop a number of best practices and decision-making guidelines in this area.

Learning to “sell” a prototype designed in just a few weeks

Published:17.03.23 — For the last four years at EPFL, a Master’s course jointly run by the College of Management of Technology and the School of Engineering has been winning over students seeking a course that meets the needs of local industry.

New maps chart our affective relationship with the local environment

Published:16.03.23 — EPFL researchers have studied Vernier, a city in the canton of Geneva, as the pilot site for an interactive map that explores our relationship with the built and natural environments.

Smart ring offers a simple way to monitor your health

Published:15.03.23 — Senbiosys, an EPFL spin-off, has unveiled a jewelry-like smart ring that incorporates all the health-monitoring features currently available in smart watches. The company’s notable achievement in miniaturization – made possible thanks to the world’s smallest sensor, developed at EPFL – appears to have major market potential, as its recent crowdfunding campaign raised five times more capital than expected.

New AI model transforms research on metal-organic frameworks

Published:14.03.23 — Researchers at EPFL and KAIST have developed a new AI model that significantly improves the understanding of metal-organic frameworks, promising materials for hydrogen storage and other applications.

Unraveling the primordial-soup-like secrets of ChatGPT

Published:13.03.23 — AI chatbot ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in November 2022. It can write essays, WordPress plugins and even pass an MBA exam – yet scientists still don’t fully understand how these general artificial intelligence programs work. New EPFL research aims to change this paradigm. This article is an excerpt from : Artificial intelligence: friend or foe?

Students want to invite the ocean on EPFL campus

Published:10.03.23 — To build awareness about the importance of oceans, Sailowtech, a student association, has launched a project to develop low-tech methods for collecting data at sea. The methods will be tested during a sailing expedition around the North Atlantic Ocean. Various EPFL labs are also involved.