Optic nerve stimulation to aid the blind

Published:19.08.19 — EPFL scientists are investigating new ways to provide visual signals to the blind by directly stimulating the optic nerve. Their preliminary study on animals uses a new type of neural electrode and provides distinct signals.

When liver disease affects the brain

Published:19.08.19 — Scientists have demonstrated how chronic liver diseases cause molecular changes in the brain. They carried out their research using the 9.4 Tesla high-magnetic-field MRI machine at the Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM) at EPFL.

EPFL students design a rocket from scratch

Published:16.08.19 — Summer series–Student projects. Students on this year’s EPFL Rocket Team designed a rocket that’s three meters tall and weighs 23 kilograms. Dubbed Eiger, it took home fifth place in its category at the 2019 Spaceport America Cup.

A miniature stretchable pump for the next generation of soft robots

Published:14.08.19 — Scientists at EPFL have developed a tiny pump that could play a big role in the development of autonomous soft robots, lightweight exoskeletons and smart clothing. Flexible, silent and weighing only one gram, it is poised to replace the rigid, noisy and bulky pumps currently used. The scientists’ work has just been published in Nature.

How our biological clocks are locked in sync

Published:13.08.19 — Scientists from EPFL's Institute of Bioengineering have discovered that our circadian clock and our cell-cycle are in fact, synchronized.

Students turned wood pallets into furniture

Published:12.08.19 — A group of EPFL students who came together in the Student Kreativity and Innovation Lab (SKIL) has created a catalog of designs for turning wood pallets into furniture. With support from Act 4 Change Lab, the students will have a chance to see their project carried to fruition this fall on the EPFL campus.

An algorithm to detect outside influences on the media

Published:09.08.19 — EPFL researchers recently developed an algorithm that maps out the media landscape and reveals biases and hidden influences in the news industry.