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A second life for the IOC building
Published:17.02.16 — EPFL students have come up with ideas on reusing materials from the old IOC headquarters. Their goal: apply the notion of sustainable development to architecture.
Observing brain diseases in real time
Published:15.02.16 — An innovative tool allows researchers to observe protein aggregation throughout the life of a worm. The development of these aggregates, which play a role in the onset of a number of neurodegenerative diseases, can now be monitored automatically and in real time. This breakthrough was made possible by isolating worms in tiny microfluidic chambers developed at EPFL.
Offshoring looms after the removal of the CHF/€ exchange-rate floor
Published:12.02.16 — Swiss companies may be preparing to shift production out of the country after the franc was unpegged from the euro. This is one of the main conclusions of the first academic study on the topic, which was conducted by economists at EPFL and the University of Geneva.
What's up with gravitational waves?
Published:12.02.16 — 1.3 billion years ago, two black holes collided in an enormous explosion of energy. The massive event sent gravitational waves across space-time. The waves finally passed through Earth last September, to be detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in the United States. EPFL astrophysicist Anaïs Rassat gives her thoughts about the discovery, and discusses its significance.
Math reveals unseen worlds of Star Wars
Published:10.02.16 — Using a new computer program, EPFL researchers offer unusual insight into the universe of Star Wars, which includes more than 20,000 characters spread among 640 communities over a period of 36,000 years.
Cancer: banana peels can help identify the stages of melanoma
Published:08.02.16 — Human skin and banana peels have something in common: they produce the same enzyme when attacked. By studying fruit, researchers have come up with an accurate method for diagnosing the stages of this form of skin cancer.
The treasured Montreux Jazz Festival archive is now online
Published:04.02.16 — EPFL’s Metamedia Center will soon finish digitizing the Montreux Jazz Festival archive, and an initial selection of concerts has been made available at montreuxjazz.com.