An exceptional exhibition on Luigi Snozzi

Published:15.10.10 — Archizoom is organizing a retrospective exhibition on Luigi Snozzi, in which his former students have also been invited to present a creation that reflects, in their eyes, a part of the heritage of their years of study in the architect’s workshop.

Novel nanowires for a new generation of technology

Published:14.10.10 — The EPFL Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials has developed a novel nanowire based heterostructure adding new advanced functionalities. In collaboration with the University of Barcelona they have now published their results on ACS Nano journal.

The dark side of silicon

Published:13.10.10 — How can we reduce the power consumption of computers? Scientists at EPFL are exploring “dark silicon”.

The "Magistrale" crowns the founder of Yahoo

Published:11.10.10 — The Magistrale 2010 took place in the marquee installed on the Place Cosandey. In one of the highlights of the ceremony, Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo, received a doctorat honoris causa from his former teacher, Giovanni de Micheli, who is now a researcher at EPFL.

L'Hydroptère.ch to land at Saint-Sulpice

Published:08.10.10 — These days, sailing boats fly to reach a stretch of water, and l’Hydroptère.ch is no exception. It has beeen heliported Friday October 8th, at around 14:15, from the boatyard of the company Décision SA to the port of Saint-Sulpice.

Understanding mental illness

Published:07.10.10 — NCCR Synapsy, the new national research center, was launched on 1 October 2010.

Carbon – a high-tech material

Published:06.10.10 — The “Hidden Carbon” project by/at EPFL and ECAL Laboratory explores the potential of new materials in our daily lives.