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Nighttime noise has damaging effects on Lausanne residents
Published:05.06.18 — Researchers at EPFL, the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) compared the geographical distribution of nearly 3,700 Lausanne residents suffering from daytime sleepiness with the noise caused by road and railway traffic in those parts of the city at night. They found a clear correlation between the amount of sleepiness reported by residents and the level of nighttime noise in their neighborhoods. These findings could be used to develop new measures for reducing urban noise pollution.
A platform for extracting crucial information from satellite images
Published:04.06.18 — EPFL start-up Picterra has devised a smart system that allows users to analyze drone or satellite images of a given territory: in a few clicks, they can extract information, statistics and representations of changes that have taken place in the area. The startup, which is based at EPFL Innovation Park, will present its system to sector professionals and the public tomorrow at GEOSummit, the Swiss geoinformation trade fair in Bern.
EPFL students recycle an old industrial site of Fribourg
Published:31.05.18 — Architecture students from EPFL have built a pavilion out of materials recovered from an old research facility in Saint-Aubin, in Fribourg Canton. The structure will be inaugurated on 1 June and will be on display at the University of Lausanne for six months.
EPFL helps turn an old Brussels garage into a museum
Published:30.05.18 — HOUSE 3, an all-wooden structure designed and hand-built by first-year architecture students at EPFL, was unveiled on 30 May in the showroom of an old Citroën garage in Brussels. It is part of an initiative to transform the building into an internationally renowned museum.
Deciphering the language of cells using observation chambers
Published:28.05.18 — EPFL researchers have developed an innovative label-free method for studying the behavior of single cells continuously and in real time. By placing a cell in a small chamber containing nanosensors and observing it over many hours, it is possible to identify the cell’s unique personality and understand how it communicates. This powerful new technology could be used to select the most aggressive cells to combat an enemy. Potential applications include treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
EPFL projects make it past the first round to becoming FET Flagships
Published:28.05.18 — Two projects coordinated by EPFL – the Time Machine and Health EU – have made it into the second round of the selection process to become FET Flagships. If selected, they will receive one billion euros over ten years as part of the European Commission’s ambitious funding program.
An elastic fiber set to revolutionize smart clothes
Published:25.05.18 — EPFL scientists have found a fast and simple way to make super-elastic, multi-material, high-performance fibers. Their fibers have already been used as sensors on robotic fingers and in clothing. This breakthrough method opens the door to new kinds of smart textiles and medical implants.
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