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Software to Construct Everything with Legos

Published:01.07.13 — SUMMER SERIES (1) A Masters student has developed an algorithm that automatically translates a three-dimensional representation into Lego pieces.

Discovering the architect of bamboo

Published:28.06.13 — Simon Velez is known for his impressive constructions made of bamboo. The Colombian architect is the subject of an outdoor exhibition at Rossinière.

Montreux Jazz archives have acquired UNESCO heritage status

Published:27.06.13 — The Montreux Jazz Festival’s archives are now part of the Memory of the World register. UNESCO has just announced their decision. For its part, EPFL continues the archives’ digitization and enhancement operations.

An ultrasensitive molybdenum-based image sensor

Published:26.06.13 — An EPFL team has built a prototype for an image sensor based on the semi-conducting properties of molybdenite. It could one day result in cameras that are five times more light sensitive than current technology.

DNA brings materials to life

Published:24.06.13 — DNA-coated colloids have been used to create novel self-assembling materials in a breakthrough experiment by EPFL and University of Cambridge scientists.

Two teenagers earn special EPFL degrees

Published:21.06.13 — They’ve had a gift for math since they were little, and they’ve been following the Euler course since they were 12. This week, the first class of students is graduating from the course, receiving their degrees and in doing so earning admission into the second year of EPFL’s Bachelor’s program.

A breakthrough in plasmonics

Published:20.06.13 — EPFL scientists have discovered how optical signal transmission can be controlled, paving the way for the integration of plasmonics with conventional electronic circuits.