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Cars are getting wider
yesterday —
Urban Sociology Laboratory
Vehicles from today are wider than vehicles from the past. Pierre Dessemontet, from EPFL, argues that enlarging the roads and fostering road sharing between pedestrians, cyclists and drivers will not solve the problem and might even be more dangerous.
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Facilitating the sustainable vertical extension of office buildings
yesterday —
Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies
In an article recently published in "Designs", the international journal of engineering designs, the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) presents the results of an interdisciplinary research project aiming at developing a modular timber construction system for the sustainable vertical extension of office buildings.
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An underwater glider for measuring turbulence in Lake Geneva
yesterday —
Mediacom
Huge systems of rotating water masses - called gyres - form in oceans and large lakes. Two EPFL laboratories, working with the University of California, Davis, are using an underwater glider to explore one such gyre in Lake Geneva and learn more about how it affects the three-dimensional structure of the aquatic ecosystem.
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BMI Symposium // Controlling Behavior in Animals and Robots
20.08.18 —
Brain Mind Institute
With this symposium, we aim to facilitate discussion between leading neuroscientists and roboticists interested in discovering algorithms for selecting and executing actions.
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Research
New publication in the International Journal of Production Research
20.08.18 —
Technology and Operations Management
A new article by Prof. Seifert entitled "Optimal Replenishment Cycle for Perishable Items Facing Demand Uncertainty in a Two-echelon Inventory System" has been published in the International Journal of Production Research.
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A future for philosophy? (radio programme in French)
20.08.18 —
CDH | College of humanities
Une émission de la Radio Télévision Suisse avec Béla Kapossy (Directeur du Collège des Humanités) et d'autres invité-e-s.
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Research
Congratulations to Emilio Raiteri
20.08.18 —
Chair of Innovation and IP Policy
Emilio Raiteri, a postdoc at the Chair of Innovation and IP Policy at the CDM, was appointed as Assistant Professor at TU Eindhoven (TU/e) in the department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Technology, Innovation & Society.
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Print with your Camipro card!
20.08.18 —
Library
21 days before the official start of the semester, all new EPFL students receive 24 CHF on their printing account (works only for printers connected to the MyPrint system).
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Be a drone pilot for a weekend
20.08.18 —
Mediacom
EPFL will open its doors to the public from 31 August to 2 September for the second annual EPFL Drone Days. This family-friendly dronefest will feature aerial races, workshops, expert speakers, demos and a chance for visitors to get in the virtual cockpit.
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