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Switzerland's NeighborHub is going to shine in Denver

Published:10.03.17 — Switzerland is taking part in the Solar Decathlon 2017, an international solar construction competition between universities organized by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Swiss Team’s competition entry is NeighborHub, a space for initiating social and environmental change. Banking firm Landolt & Cie is the project’s second Diamond Partner.

Ali H. Sayed appointed new dean of the School of Engineering

Published:10.03.17 — Ali H. Sayed, currently a distinguished professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has just been appointed as the new dean of EPFL’s School of Engineering (STI).

Appointment of EPFL professors

Published:10.03.17 — The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of six professors at EPFL.

Storing data in single-atom magnets

Published:09.03.17 — Scientists at IBM and EPFL have shown for the first time that it is possible to store in and retrieve information from single-atom magnets. The breakthrough can have significant implications for the miniaturization of magnetic memory devices.

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

Published:08.03.17 — EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human proteins, to demonstrate that it is responsible for harnessing the millions of transposable elements in the human genome. The work reveals the largely species-specific gene-regulatory networks that impact all of human biology, in both health and disease.

Building a nomadic pavilion out of old skis

Published:07.03.17 — Could recovered materials play a key role in tomorrow’s civil engineering? EPFL researchers set out to answer that question by creating an easily demountable pavilion out of more than 200 reclaimed skis.

Up-and-coming scientists compete at EPFL

Published:06.03.17 — On Saturday, EPFL hosted 250 budding young scientists – aged between 8 and 15 – in the fifth annual “Curious and Inventive” science competition, run by the school’s Science Outreach Department.