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Antibody biosensor offers unlimited point-of-care drug monitoring
Published:16.05.17 — A team of EPFL scientists has developed several antibody-based biosensors that have the potential to help healthcare centers in developing countries or even patients in their own homes keep track of drug concentration in the blood.
Quantum reservoir for microwaves
Published:15.05.17 — EPFL researchers use a mechanical micrometer-size drum cooled close to the quantum ground state to amplify microwaves in a superconducting circuit.
Understanding how technology can revolutionize humanitarian work
Published:12.05.17 — A new EPFL course offers students the opportunity to learn more about how new technologies can be used by humanitarian organizations. The students critically assessed new information-sharing methods by conducting a real-life exercise using the app Civique, which was developed by the Idiap Research Institute, an EPFL partner institution.
A powered exoskeleton prevents the elderly from falling
Published:11.05.17 — The first smart exoskeleton that recognizes the loss of balance – and prevents falling – has been developed by researchers at Scuola Sant’Anna in Italy, EPFL in Switzerland, and tested at the Rehabilitation Center “Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi” in Florence.
Two major projects drive genetics research forward at Campus Biotech
Published:10.05.17 — Good news for the fields of genetic research and gene therapy: two major projects based at Campus Biotech, EPFL’s outpost in Geneva, were announced simultaneously today. The site will host a "swiss genome center" as well as the "Bertarelli Platform for Gene Therapy".
Stroke patients take the lead in their rehabilitation
Published:09.05.17 — EPFL and NCCR Robotics spin-off Intento has developed a patient-controlled electrical-stimulation device that helps stroke victims regain mobility in paralyzed arms. The promising results of the first clinical study are published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
EPFL to participate in a concrete canoe race for the first time
Published:09.05.17 — This semester, eight civil engineering students at EPFL will take part in a slightly off-the-wall challenge: they are building a reinforced-concrete canoe that they will then race in a university regatta in Germany. The team has just submitted its engineering design to the evaluation panel.
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