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Faster fill-ups for compressed air cars

Published:28.10.11 — As part of a partnership with a French company that develops compressed air vehicles, EPFL scientists have solved the main drawback of this technology: vehicle recharge time. They have developed a prototype for a quick-stop recharge station that can fill up a tank in less than three minutes.

EPFL and Harvard unveil a joint program in translational neuroscience

Published:25.10.11 — Harvard Medical School and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Launch Joint Program to Improve Quality of Life for People With Neurological Disabilities

Use your own computer to tame protons at CERN!

Published:24.10.11 — Help to unravel the mysteries of the Universe! With the SixTrack project developed by EPFL, your computer can provide CERN with additional computing power.

Tiny new tool to track heart rate in real time on a smartphone

Published:19.10.11 — Thanks to an invention from two EPFL laboratories, patients and their doctors can now immediately be made aware of heart rate anomalies and can thus quickly take any necessary medical measures. The device is very small, non-invasive and equipped with long-lasting batteries.

A molecule worth its weight in gold to fight cancer

Published:18.10.11 — EPFL scientists have shown that inorganic, metal-containing molecules can be used to fight cancer. The discovery has opened up a whole new area of research.

2011 Magistrale attended by Didier Burkhalter

Published:16.10.11 — Under the marquee set up on the Place Cosandey, a number of local personalities – including the Federal Councilor for Home Affairs – were welcomed to the 2011 Magistrale. For once, Dance and Science joined forces in style to celebrate the 657 new Master graduates.

From whales to earthworms, the mechanism that gives shape to life

Published:14.10.11 — Mice don’t have tails on their backs, and their ribs don’t grow from lumbar vertebrae. And for a good reason. EPFL scientists have discovered the mechanism that determines the shape that many animals take – including humans, blue whales, and insects.