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Smart Nanoparticles keep immunotherapy focused on cancer

09.07.18 — Mediacom MIT and EPFL researchers have developed a highly targeted and non-toxic method for battling cancer through immunotherapy. Their nanoparticle gel acts only on immune cells surrounding the tumor, without affecting the rest of the body. Read the whole article

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ECCM20 will be held from 27 to 30 June 2022 at EPFL

09.07.18 — Composite Construction Laboratory The European Conference of Composite Materials of 2022, the biannual European Conference under the auspices of the European Society of Composite Materials (ESCM) will be held in Lausanne, organized by EPFL! Read the whole article

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CCLab at the ECCM18 in Athens

09.07.18 — Composite Construction Laboratory Dr. Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Ms Aida Cameselle Molares, Mr Abdolvahid Movahedirad attended the 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, between 24-28 June 2018 in Athens Greece, http://www.eccm18.org/). Read the whole article

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Prof. Fabrizio Carbone promoted Associate Professor of Physics

09.07.18 — SB | Basic Sciences At its meeting of 4 and 5 July 2018, the ETH Board has announced the promotion of Prof. Fabrizio Carbone as Associate Professor of Physics at EPFL. Read the whole article

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New Publication on Sharing Markets by Prof. Weber

09.07.18 — Chair in Operations, Economics and Strategy Recent results on “The Advent of the Sharing Culture and its Effect on Product Pricing” by Prof. Weber and his former student Maryam Razeghian have been accepted for publication by the Elsevier journal Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (5-year Impact-Factor: 3.181). The authors’ research examines the effect of shifts in the sharing culture on firms’ incentives to compete with a peer-to-peer sharing market through purchase options or rental offers (or both). Read the whole article

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EPFL Rocket Team wins the Jim Furfaro Award

09.07.18 — Institute of Physics At the Spaceport America Cup that took place from June 19th to 23th in New Mexico, USA, the EPFL Rocket Team received the Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence for the excellent mastering and understanding of the technologies developed in the rocket. Read the whole article

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The mushroom that works like a green 3D printer

09.07.18 — Mediacom Summer series. Students' project (1/8) – A team of environmental engineering and architecture students at EPFL has discovered a way to grow a biodegradable material from mycelium and sawdust. Their new material – made using their own special recipe – has promising properties and could serve as a replacement for plastic. Read the whole article

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LNCE welcomes Valerie!

07.07.18 — Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy Valerie joins LNCE as a SwissThink scholar and will remain afterwards with a Fullbright fellowship!  Read the whole article

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Prof. Silvestro Micera promoted Full Professor

06.07.18 — Center for Neuroprosthetics Professor Silvestro Micera was named as Full Professor of Bioengineering at 50% in the School of Engineering (STI) Read the whole article

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GEM present at 13th European SOFC & SOE FORUM

06.07.18 — Group of Energy Materials GEM from EPFL Valais Wallis is in Luzern conference this week with a Booth, oral and poster presentations from the group. Read the whole article