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Small interactions, large effects on the body
Published:19.03.14 — Molecular interactions occurring at the interface between water and other substances can have an influence on the functioning of our bodies. EPFL researchers have been able to observe these interactions through the use of highly innovative optical techniques.
Test Your Blood with the Screen of a Cellphone
Published:17.03.14 — Using the properties of a smartphone screen to perform blood tests: the device developed by Qloudlab allows at-home analysis in less than a minute. The expanded diagnostics will be used to help people undergoing anticoagulant treatment.
Emotion detectors could make driving safer
Published:14.03.14 — EPFL scientists are studying how to identify drivers’ emotions using embedded cameras that film their faces.
Combining design, architecture and digital technologies
Published:13.03.14 — Enter the Metro in Epalinges and from now on you are engaging not just with the physical reality of the city, but also with the knowledge it produces. The new Vaudoise Insurance agency hosts an interactive area known as the "Porte des Savoirs" (gateway to knowledge), where the latest news from the CHUV (University Hospital of Lausanne), UNIL (University of Lausanne), EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) and ECAL (University of Art and Design Lausanne) is displayed.
Tuberculosis – EPFL creates a foundation to launch an antibiotic
Published:12.03.14 — Even though tuberculosis kills more than 1.5 million people every year, the market is not cost-effective for pharmaceutical companies. So EPFL is setting up a foundation to release an antibiotic developed in its own laboratories under EU funding.
Fribourg and EPFL solidify their partnership
Published:11.03.14 — The Fribourg-based research center for smart habitats of the future has entered a new phase. The State Council and EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) have signed an agreement that sets out the terms for the creation of a new branch of EPFL in Fribourg. This branch will work with EIA-FR and UNIFR to establish a joint project, the Smart Living Lab (SLL).
Nominations of EPFL professors
Published:07.03.14 — The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment eight professors at EPFL.
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