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Software Enables Avatar to Reproduce Our Emotions in Real Time

Published:19.11.12 — A virtual character produces the same facial expressions as its user. It makes a video game, chat, or an animated film both fun and fast. Faceshift, an EPFL spin-off, launches its software on the market today.

Tracking facial features to make driving safer and more comfortable

Published:16.11.12 — For those familiar with its language, the face reflects much about an individual’s identity and emotional state. EPFL scientists are developing a tool that will be able to use facial information to make the cars of the future safer and more comfortable.

Choreographing light

Published:14.11.12 — When beams of light hit a pool of water or a glass object, they produce beautiful, seemingly random patterns on surrounding surfaces. EPFL scientists have developed an algorithm to control these patterns and organize them into coherent images. The work could open the door to interesting new architectural applications.

Using rust and water to store solar energy as hydrogen

Published:11.11.12 — EPFL scientists are producing hydrogen from sunlight, water and rust. They’re paving the way for an economic and ecological solution for storing renewable energy.

EPFL Startup Explores New Directions In Open Access

Published:09.11.12 — The “Frontiers in” journal series brings its peer review model to 13 new fields.

Differentiating Groups of Flies with Fluorescence

Published:08.11.12 — FBI, a camera system to recognize the genetic identity of fruit flies and track their movements will revolutionize the study of their behavior. An article on this advance is being published today in PLOS ONE.

Discovery of a Revolutionary Type of Gel

Published:07.11.12 — Controlling and modifying at will the transparency, electrical properties, and stiffness of a gel – such are the promises of a new discovery by physicists at EPFL and the University of Cambridge. This marks an important step for materials used in healthcare, high-tech, and the cosmetics industry.