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EPFL Dedicated to Research on the Challenges of Nutrition

Published:29.09.15 — Facing the lack of scientifically based evidence in the field of nutrition, a university and a foundation unite forces in the areas of research and public outreach.

A folding robot weighing 4 grams that crawls and jumps

Published:28.09.15 — Researchers at EPFL have come up with a folding, reconfigurable robot that is capable of crawling and jumping. Modelled on the inchworm, it represents a new paradigm in robotics.

Nominations of EPFL professors

Published:25.09.15 — At its most recent meeting on September 23th and 24th, the ETH Board nominated 15 EPFL professors. Bruno Oberle, the present Director of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Green Economy.

Claudia R. Binder nominated to head chair for urban ecology

Published:25.09.15 — Tapping into the potential of cities to promote high quality of life with a low ecological footprint is more crucial than ever in an increasingly urbanized world. As director of EPFL’s Swiss Mobiliar Chair for Urban Ecology, Claudia R. Binder will integrate expertise from across EPFL and develop new tools in the burgeoning field of urban ecology and sustainable living.

LEGO kits to help the women of India

Published:25.09.15 — Two EPFL students have developed a model to teach women how to build toilets in India. They were invited to present their project this past summer at a conference held at UN headquarters in New York.

Antidepressants plus blood-thinners slow down brain cancer

Published:24.09.15 — EPFL scientists have found that combining antidepressants with anticoagulants slows down brain tumors (gliomas) in mice.

EPFL has chalked up 100 inventions per year over the past decade

Published:24.09.15 — EPFL's Technology Transfer Office evaluated twice as many inventions between 2005 and 2014 than it did during the prior decade. And this year, EPFL has recorded its 1,500th invention.