Research

Building 2050: International workshop in Gruyères

16.11.17 — EPFL Fribourg On October 5-6, 2016, a team of twenty international experts from academic and economic backgrounds as well as around fifteen members of the smart living lab, got together in Gruyères to discuss the research studies leading to the construction of the smart living building. Read the whole article

Innovation

EPFL spin-off Abionic poised to break into the US market

20.10.17 — Mediacom The United States Food and Drug Administration has just registered Abionic’s rapid allergy diagnostic system, which tests for sensitivity to four common respiratory allergens in the United States. This puts the EPFL spin-off on track to market its single-use capsules and testing platform in the US in 2018. Read the whole article

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Celebrating our successful lab members !

20.10.17 — Reconfigurable Robotics Lab We would like to warmly congratulate four of our lab members for their recent success. Read the whole article

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Embark on a cognitive revolution at EPFL

20.10.17 — Mediacom Use your brainwaves to control the workings of a machine and contribute to science at EPFL ArtLab’s next art-science exhibition, "Mental Work" from October 27th – February 11th, 2018. Read the whole article

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Dean of EPFL Middle East honored by Swiss Business Council Abu Dhabi

20.10.17 — Mediacom Dr. Franco Vigliotti, Dean of EPFL Middle East, was recognized as the Swiss Business Personality of the Year 2017 by the Swiss Business Council Abu Dhabi. His dedication has made EPFL Middle East and EPFL a catalyst for Swiss-UAE cooperation since 2009. Read the whole article

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The C10 Young Scientist Prize 2018 awarded to Michele Ceriotti

20.10.17 — Laboratory of Computational Science and Modelling The C10 section of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics has awarded the 2018 Young Scientist Prize to Michele Ceriotti, head of the Laboratory of Computational Science and Modelling at the Institute of Materials. Read the whole article

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EPFL successfully concludes its Leading House activities

19.10.17 — Cooperation Switzerland expanded its cooperation in education, research and innovation with India and Brazil during the last 12 years. Read the whole article

Research

Cleantech: MeduSoil wins a prestigious prize

19.10.17 — ENAC | Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering Born in ENAC, the start-up project MeduSoil came second last Wednesday on Climate Launchpad, the world’s largest green business idea competition. The project won in Cyprus against 1000 competitors worldwide. Read the whole article

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EPFL students participate in the official Hyperloop Pod Competition

19.10.17 — STI | School of Engineering EPFL students enrolled for the official SpaceX Hyperloop Competition. The team is currently looking for more people to fill different roles.  Read the whole article

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Congratulations Dr. Andrea Stitic!

19.10.17 — Chair of Timber Construction Andrea Stitic has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled- Integrally Attached Timber Folded Surface Structures: Geometrical, Experimental and Numerical Study. Read the whole article