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Balsa bridges - with a twist

Published:19.10.12 — A bridge with a balsa wood core was built in Bex, Switzerland. The prefabricated bridge deck was mounted in a single day.

EPFL and Harvard Join Forces to Diagnose Hearing Loss

Published:17.10.12 — Researchers at EPFL and Harvard Medical School have joined forces to develop an imaging technique that can provide in situ observations of the internal ear, an area which has until now been inaccessible. This groundbreaking work may finally make it possible to understand the mechanisms underlying hearing loss.

Risk on display at the Rolex Learning Center

Published:15.10.12 — Starting October 16, 2012, EPFL’s Rolex Learning Center hosts Risk In Sight, an exhibit that invites the public to take an objective, measured look at the omnipresence of risk in the world around us.

Experimental pavilion to bridge culture and science at EPFL

Published:12.10.12 — A public‐private partnership brings science and art together “Under One Roof”

The EuroTech Universities join forces in Brussels

Published:11.10.12 — Sharing the excellence of the main technical universities in Europe and beyond, working together to find solutions to the challenges of our society, providing cross-border study programs – these are the goals of the EuroTech Universities Alliance, which brings together four elite technical universities in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany. Today, they are opening their joint office in Brussels.

Humans influencing climate since over 2000 years

Published:08.10.12 — New data extracted from Greenland’s glaciers show that methane in the atmosphere follows the waxing and waning of civilizations.

Under the marquee: the Magistrale

Published:06.10.12 — The 2012 Master graduation ceremony took place under the banner of change and sustainable development. The audience congratulated the 667 new graduates.