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Clever device drastically reduces the vibration from rotating parts

Published:19.09.25 — An EPFL PhD student in mechanical engineering has developed a clever device that significantly dampens the flow-induced vibration caused by rotating parts, such as those in boat propellers, turbines and hydraulic pumps. His device can be produced with a 3D printer and has recently been patented.

Appointment of EPFL professors

Published:19.09.25 — The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL.

New implant restores pressure balance after spinal cord injury

Published:18.09.25 — Most patients with a spinal cord injury suffer from debilitating pressure drops or dangerous pressure peaks. In a series of breakthroughs published simultaneously in Nature and Nature Medicine, neuroscientists and neurosurgeons from Switzerland, the Netherlands and Canada introduce a groundbreaking neurotechnological solution.

Transforming cancer care with Artificial Intelligence

Published:17.09.25 — A new national initiative aims to develop a secure, Swiss-hosted infrastructure to enable AI-enhanced precision oncology across Switzerland while ensuring sensitive and personal health data remains protected.

Tobias J. Kippenberg has been awarded the Marcel Benoist Prize

Published:16.09.25 — EPFL physicist Tobias J. Kippenberg has been awarded the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize 2025 for his excellent work in quantum optomechanics and the generation of optical frequency combs.

“We're about to see a paradigm shift in the manufacture of implants”

Published:16.09.25 — We spoke with Prof. Stéphanie P. Lacour, a global expert in soft implants, about her research. Lacour is EPFL’s Vice President for Support to Strategic Initiatives and head of the Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces.

Mapping the lipid blueprint of life in 4D

Published:15.09.25 — Researchers at EPFL have created the first 4D lipid atlas of vertebrate development, revealing how fats shape our bodies from embryo to organism.