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EPFL is developing next-generation soft hearing implants

Published:16.10.19 — Working with clinicians from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, a team of EPFL researchers has developed a conformable electrode implant that will allow people with a dysfunctional inner ear to hear again. This new device could replace existing auditory brainstem implants, which have a number of shortcomings.

EPFL students push the boundaries of concrete engineering

Published:16.10.19 — Students from EPFL and Brazil have built a ground-breaking concrete structure that sets a new benchmark for lightness and static resistance. This interdisciplinary teaching project, at the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg, is set to continue in the coming years. 

A smart speaker helps care for the elderly at home

Published:14.10.19 — Two students from EPFL have developed a smart speaker with voice-activation technology that connects patients directly to their loved ones as well as caregivers and emergency services. The system, designed to save time and provide greater peace of mind, has already been tested by several home-care providers.

“I teach a subject that's notoriously hard to learn”

Published:14.10.19 — Romain Fleury, a tenure-track assistant professor who heads the Laboratory of Wave Engineering, has been named best teacher in electrical and electronic engineering.

A new initiative to enhance innovation in food and nutrition

Published:11.10.19 — The Swiss Canton of Vaud, EPFL, the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne (EHL Group) and Nestlé have joined forces to develop and promote a global innovation ecosystem on food and nutrition. The initiative will be launched in 2020 as the “Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley”, with the aim to further attract talent, start-ups and investment to the region.

DeepFly3D: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Published:11.10.19 — EPFL scientists have developed a deep-learning based motion-capture software that uses multiple camera views to model the movements of a fly in three dimensions. The ultimate aim is to use this knowledge to design fly-like robots.

Controlling superconducting regions within an exotic metal

Published:11.10.19 — Researchers at EPFL have created a metallic microdevice in which they can define and tune patterns of superconductivity. Their discovery, which holds great promise for quantum technologies of the future, has just been published in Science.