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Let there be light: it's good for our brains

Published:14.05.12 — EPFL scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive effects last until early evening.

Several antennas in one: a major innovation for mobile communications

Published:11.05.12 — Scientists at EPFL have developed a single antenna that is capable of transmitting the same data as a two-antenna system. This achievement will be more than useful for future communication systems.

Solar panels thriving on campus

Published:09.05.12 — The ‘Romande Energie-EPFL’ solar energy park continues to grow on the roofs of the campus. From this moment on, the park can produce nearly 1300 megawatt hours per year.

Harnessing natural light, indoors

Published:07.05.12 — Using the most recent generation windows, architects and lighting designers can to control daylight, directing it where they want within a room. An EPFL laboratory has developed a simulation tool to make access to this technology more widely available.

Within 0.5 Millimeter for Spinal Column Operations

Published:04.05.12 — With less than a 0.5 mm margin of error, Neuroglide, the robot developed by researchers in the robotics lab, allows for the placement of screws in small vertebrae with unequaled precision. KB Medical is the start-up being founded to get this product on the market.

Biological roots to domestic violence?

Published:02.05.12 — In an experiment carried out with rats at EPFL, it was observed that aggressive behavior passed from one generation to the other, even without any contact between the parent and its offspring. Researchers are exploring several approaches to explain the results.

Modeling Avalanches: “We're still in the kitchen.”

Published:30.04.12 — Christophe Ancey warns against relying blindly on the output of computational avalanche models to evaluate the safety of alpine areas. Recent events prove him right.