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Pro-Palestinian actions at EPFL: updates

Published:07.05.24 — Since spring 2024, pro-Palestinian movements – including the “CEP-EPFL”, which is not an association recognized by EPFL – have been active on campus. Their actions have taken the form of building occupations, posters, leafleting and demonstrations. The School's management has proposed responses and is implementing several projects designed to encourage dialogue.

Harsh field tests shape robotic design in unexpected ways

Published:06.05.24 — When the BBC commissioned two reptilian robots from the EPFL BioRob lab for a documentary on the African wilderness in 2016, the researchers could not have predicted how testing the devices in uncontrolled environments would change their approach to robotic design.

Modular software for scientific image reconstruction

Published:02.05.24 — EPFL engineers have developed new software called Pyxu that makes it easier and faster to reconstruct images taken at any scale. Their system employs reusable, and universally applicable, bricks of algorithms.

Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions

Published:30.04.24 — A four-legged robot trained with machine learning by EPFL researchers has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switching between walking, trotting, and pronking – a milestone for roboticists as well as biologists interested in animal locomotion.

Scientists capture X-rays from upward positive lightning

Published:26.04.24 — EPFL researchers have for the first time recorded X-rays being produced at the beginning of upward positive lightning flashes; an observation that gives important insight into the origins of this rare – and particularly dangerous – form of lightning.

Mini-colons revolutionize colorectal cancer research

Published:25.04.24 — In a breakthrough for cancer research, scientists at EPFL have created lab-grown mini-colons that can accurately mimic the development of colorectal tumors, offering a powerful new tool for studying and testing treatments for the disease.

On the trail of pollution in Lausanne

Published:24.04.24 — A team of researchers from EPFL, UNIL, and Unisanté have published a report about the legacy of pollution from a trash incinerator that burned in the Lausanne Vallon neighborhood from 1958 to 2005.