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Surveying African Cities using Twitter

Published:30.04.14 — Researchers are using Tweets to monitor the vital statistics of African cities. A first case study zooms in on the capital of Kenya, Nairobi.

Richemont and EPFL to create a new academic chair

Published:28.04.14 — Richemont and EPFL announce the creation of an academic chair in “Multi-scale Manufacturing Technologies.” The future professor will work at EPFL's Institute of microengineering in Neuchâtel.

The magic of Molybdenite: solar cells and light-emitting diodes

Published:24.04.14 — After using it to develop a computer chip, flash memory device and photographic sensor, EPFL scientists have once again tapped into the electronic potential of molybdenite (MoS2) by creating diodes that can emit light or absorb it to produce electricity.

A Smart Prosthetic Knee With In-Vivo Diagnoses

Published:22.04.14 — The task was to develop intelligent prosthetic joints that, via sensors, are capable of detecting early failure long before a patient suffers. EPFL researchers have taken up the challenge.

Using light for faster data transmission

Published:20.04.14 — Scientists from EPFL and KIT have achieved data transmissions on a terabit scale with a single laser light frequency using miniaturized optical frequency combs. The findings open the way for using this system in future high-speed communication systems.

First steps towards "Experimental Literature 2.0"

Published:17.04.14 — As part of a student’s thesis, the Laboratory of Digital Humanities at EPFL has developed an application that aims at rearranging literary works by changing their chapter order. "The human simulation" a saga written by the Swiss writer Daniel de Roulet and whose tenth and final volume was released today, is the basis for this experiment.

A Homemade Solar Lamp for Developing Countries

Published:14.04.14 — The solar lamp developed by the start-up LEDsafari is a more effective, safer, and less expensive form of illumination than the traditional oil lamp currently used by more than one billion people in the world. An integral part of this young start-up from Lausanne is an educational three-day workshop organized locally and led by globetrotters trained by the start-up to educate and train the beneficiaries.