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EPFL students innovate educational solutions in Bangalore schools

Published:19.03.20 — For the second edition of the India Switzerland Social Innovation Camp (INSSINC), ten students spent two weeks in February prototyping multifaceted solutions to challenges facing underserved communities in India.

Knowns and unknowns about the new coronavirus

Published:18.03.20 — Didier Trono, a professor at EPFL’s Laboratory of Virology and Genetics, answers some common questions about SARS CoV-2 and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Follow part of his course at the end of the news. 

All EPFL buildings will be closed until further notice

Published:16.03.20 — Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, 17 March, all EPFL buildings will be closed until further notice. Students are prohibited from coming to campus. Remote work is mandatory for all EPFL collaborators. This measure is fully justified by the very fast spread of COVID-19 in Switzerland – the number of cases is doubling every two days.

Getting groundbreaking medical technology out of the lab

Published:16.03.20 — New medical technologies hold immense promise for treating a range of conditions. Despite the pace of innovation in the medtech field, however, most discoveries never make it out of the laboratory. New research from EPFL could fast-track the route to clinical translation.

Remote work now mandatory for all EPFL collaborators

Published:15.03.20 — No one is allowed on the EPFL campus without a special exception granted by the DSPS. President Martin Vetterli calls for responsibility and solidarity. No student is allowed either - all courses have been shifted to on-line. 

Explaining the synchronized chaos of atoms in three minutes

Published:13.03.20 — The fifth annual My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition was held behind closed doors last night because of the coronavirus. Out of a high-caliber field, two PhD students from the same laboratory took first and second place and will now go on to the national final.

Gold nanoparticles uncover amyloid fibrils

Published:12.03.20 — EPFL scientists have developed powerful tools to unmask the diversity of amyloid fibrils, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. The scientists made the breakthrough by developing gold nanoparticles that combine with cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, to provide rapid and unprecedented images of fibrils.