GaToroid: revolutionizing the future of cancer treatment?

Published:23.10.20 — Joint CERN-EPFL doctoral research has led to the design of a new machine to deliver cutting edge hadron therapy to treat cancer.

Data centers need to consider their carbon footprint

Published:20.10.20 — Digital technology is running up against its physical limits. One solution is to build more data centers – but that needs to go hand in hand with a reduction in their carbon footprint.

Elections and cyberspace: are democracies in danger?

Published:16.10.20 — EPFL Professor compares digital disinformation to the issue of climate change, asking whether we are past the point of no return to fix the problem.

Altering the properties of 2D materials at the nanometer scale

Published:15.10.20 — EPFL scientists have developed a method for changing the physical properties of 2D materials permanently using a nanometric tip. Their approach, which involves deforming the materials, paves the way to using these materials in electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Scientists home in on how cells are protected from premature aging

Published:14.10.20 — A new study by EPFL researchers shows how RNA species called TERRA muster at the tip of chromosomes, where they help to prevent telomere shortening and premature cell aging.

EPFL scientist gains fresh insight into the origins of earthquakes

Published:14.10.20 — The speed and intensity with which seismic waves propagate after an earthquake depend mainly on forces occurring deep inside the rocks along a fault line, according to a study by EPFL scientist François Passelègue. His sophisticated models are giving us fresh insight into the factors that can trigger an earthquake. 

Bike-and-ride, an innovative opportunity for the Lake Geneva region

Published:13.10.20 — As part of his Master's project at EPFL's Urban Sociology Laboratory (LASUR), Felix Boesch conducted a survey on the combined use of bicycles and trains in the Lausanne and Nyon urban agglomerations. Based on the assumption that supply creates demand, Boesch has formulated several proposals for boosting the modal share of this type of transportation, which is still underused in the region.