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Bike designed with artificial intelligence breaks world speed records

Published:10.10.19 — An aerodynamic bike that was designed using software from Neural Concept, a spin-off from the Computer Vision Laboratory (CVLab) in the EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences, has broken two world records for cycling speed.

This Nobel Prize makes EPFL's astrophysicists proud

Published:10.10.19 — In 2002, EPFL awarded the distinction of doctor honoris causa to Michel Mayor, an astronomer at the University of Geneva, for discovering the first exoplanet. This past Tuesday, Mayor, along with colleague Didier Queloz and the American scientist James Peebles, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. This news was very well-received on the EPFL campus

Geneva's commuters embrace multimodal transport

Published:09.10.19 — Researchers at EPFL have carried out an in-depth survey of commuter practices in Greater Geneva – the area covering Geneva Canton, the Nyon region and neighboring parts of France.

A new anthology highlights the legacy of Rem Koolhaas

Published:08.10.19 — Interviews, reviews, articles, essays, opinions and competition reports published all over the world in relation to Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas – some of which have been translated into English for the first time – have been collected in a new anthology. We discussed the architect’s legacy with the anthology’s author, Christophe van Gerrewey, a tenure-track assistant professor at EPFL in the theory and history of architecture.