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Bhutan's happiness stems from its hydropower too

Published:13.01.17 — EPFL researchers are supporting this Himalayan country's efforts to expand its hydropower capacity.

Jan S. Hesthaven appointed Dean of EPFL's School of Basic Sciences

Published:11.01.17 — Professor Jan S. Hesthaven, director of EPFL’s Chair of Computational Mathematics and Simulation Science, has been appointed as the new Dean of the School of Basic Sciences.

Mapping urban underground potential

Published:09.01.17 — An EPFL researcher has taken a methodology designed to improve underground urban planning around the world one step further. The study, which combines geology and economics, encourages a more rational approach to underground development while safeguarding natural resources.

Looking back at 2016 (2/2)

Published:03.01.17 — Slowing the aging process, improving data security, enabling paraplegics to walk again, transporting vaccines at room temperature to warm countries, creating jobs with the CHF 400 million raised by spin-offs – those are just some of the many areas where EPFL scientists have made a lasting contribution.

Looking back at 2016 (1/2)

Published:27.12.16 — Health, energy, maths and chocolate: no field of research has been neglected last year by EPFL's scientists. 

Fighting cholera by predicting how it spreads

Published:23.12.16 — In October, EPFL and Médecins Sans Frontières joined forces in an unprecedented effort to predict how the cholera epidemic in Haiti will spread. Their projections are now used by organizations battling the epidemic on the ground.

Forces at play: A new infection route for bacteria

Published:22.12.16 — The bacteria that cause the shigella intestinal disease use a toxin that exploits a physical force in the membrane of cells. Though difficult to block, it is possible to fight with nanoparticles exploiting the same force.