News EPFL

The sports and health centre opens up to children with cancer

Published:12.02.15 — The UNIL-EPFL Centre sport et santé (CSS), the CHUV and the Zoé4life association are teaming up. They launched a programme for the benefit of children with cancer.

Paying rent with sugar and fat

Published:11.02.15 — Powering coral reefs: Scientists have revealed how coral-dwelling microalgae harvest nutrients from the surrounding seawater and shuttle them out to their coral hosts, sustaining a fragile ecosystem that is under threat.

A research chair to envision the museums of tomorrow

Published:10.02.15 — The Fondation Gandur pour l’Art is supporting the creation of a Digital Humanities research chair at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), dedicated to the promotion and study of artistic heritage through new technologies. The research conducted will contribute to shaping the museums of tomorrow.

Gimball takes off in the Middle East

Published:09.02.15 — EPFL spin-off Flyability was awarded one million dollars for its Gimball drone, whose applications for rescue missions won over the jury of a competition in the United Arab Emirates.

Monitoring epilepsy in the brain with a wireless system

Published:09.02.15 — A new system of wireless microelectrodes aims to detect the location of epilepsy in the brain with high precision. This technique, under development at EPFL, is much less invasive than the current method. It will allow patients to go about their daily life while their brain activity is being monitored.

Risky slopes: evaluating the link between snowfall and avalanches

Published:04.02.15 — Ski resorts and researchers could potentially rely on statistics to evaluate the long-term avalanche activity on their slopes with a simple webcam, a weather station, and several years’ worth of observations. Researchers from EPFL have validated a statistical avalanche model that translates observations into an assessment of the link between snowfall and avalanches.

Methane storage targets are too high

Published:02.02.15 — Using natural gas for car fuel is a challenge, requiring massive research efforts to find materials that can efficiently store it. However, a Swiss-US study concludes that the best materials have not only been already discovered, but can only meet up to 70% of energy targets set by governments.