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Green light for Campus Biotech!

Published:22.05.13 — The sale of the former Merck Serono site, located in the centre of Geneva, Switerland, has been finalized. The buyer is the consortium behind the Campus Biotech initiative: the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the University of Geneva, Hansjörg Wyss, the Wyss Foundation and the Bertarelli family.

Green Conversion of Heat to Electricity

Published:21.05.13 — Soon, it will be possible to produce electricity from heat over 30 degrees emitted from a waste incinerator, refinery, or data processor. The start-up Osmoblue has just confirmed the feasibility of this new concept.

Corals turn to algae for stored food when times get tough

Published:17.05.13 — Researchers at EPFL present new evidence for the crucial role of algae in the survival of their coral hosts. Ultra-high resolution images reveal that the algae temporarily store nutrients as crystals, building up reserves for when supplies run low.

A scientific adventure from Lake Geneva to Lake Baikal

Published:15.05.13 — Ultra-light aircraft are being deployed in both Switzerland and Russia as part of the Léman-Baïkal project. Lake Geneva, the largest lake in the Alps, and Lake Baikal, the world’s largest lake, will be studied using new airborne analysis methods.

A new dimension for 3D protein structures

Published:13.05.13 — 3D structures of biological molecules like proteins directly affect the way they behave in our bodies. EPFL scientists have developed a new infrared-UV laser method to more accurately determine the structure of proteins containing thousands of atoms.

Science competition: combining speed and energy saving

Published:08.05.13 — Hydros and EPFL have launched a challenge for university science students: to build the fastest and most energy-efficient boat possible. Sign up now!

Personalize YouTube with SublimeVideo

Published:06.05.13 — Jilion is developing a web technology that makes it possible to generate video players that run on any support and for which the appearance feature is completely modular. The following is an interview with the co-founder of the start-up, Zeno Crivelli.