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EPFL Announces the Next Phase for its Center for Neuroprosthetics

Published:25.04.12 — Engineering the Nervous System to Improve Sensation, Cognition, and Mobility

A protein that regulates fat cell production and cell division

Published:23.04.12 — EPFL scientists have teased out the role that a protein known as SMRT plays in regulating the production of fat cells. And in the process, they made another, unexpected discovery; this protein also plays a critical role in the division of cells that ultimately store fat.

The presence of water changes the structure of an antibiotic

Published:20.04.12 — EPFL chemists have shown how the three-dimensional shape of an antibiotic changes when it is in an aqueous environment. This could lead to a better understanding of how drugs interact with biological molecules.

Bridges get a quick check-up with new imaging technique

Published:18.04.12 — EPFL engineers have developed a new imaging technique that lets them see the insides of massive concrete bridges. Much like a sonogram, this technique provides quick, easy-to-interpret images, so that the health of these expensive structures can be assessed and monitored.

Two Start-ups at EPFL Raise 14 Million Francs

Published:16.04.12 — A series of successes for EPFL start-ups. By the end of a successful round of financing, two new businesses founded in the Science Park of the School, Kandou and Aleva, had raised, respectively, 10 and 4 million francs.

Data mining opens the door to predictive neuroscience

Published:13.04.12 — Researchers at the EPFL have discovered rules that relate the genes that a neuron switches on and off, to the shape of that neuron, its electrical properties and its location in the brain.

The tiny, lethal weapon that viruses use to kill bacteria

Published:10.04.12 — It could be the tiniest armor-piercing weapon in the biological universe: EPFL scientists have measured a one-nanometer needle-like tip that viruses use to attack bacteria.