News EPFL

"Minergie in the UAE, We are taking advantage of our experiences"

Published:20.01.12 — Jean-Louis Scartezzini, head of EPFL’s Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory, is passionate about Minergie—a Swiss label for energy consumption in buildings and the most widely applied building energy standard in the world with almost 20,000 buildings. Working with EPFL Middle East, he hopes to bring Switzerland’s experience in reducing energy consumption in buildings to other parts of the world. A technical but also cultural challenge, we asked Scartezzini to tell us more about it.

Climate and the statistics of extremes

Published:18.01.12 — EPFL mathematicians have shown that the risk of extreme climate events is largely underestimated. They are developing a model for better understanding the impact of climate change.

Bits of life, drop by drop

Published:16.01.12 — EPFL scientists are working on creating artificial living tissues using a very special kind of inkjet printer. Still in its initial stages, this technology could nonetheless soon provide biological samples that could be used for testing new drugs.

One step closer to controlling nuclear fusion

Published:13.01.12 — Using a heating system, physicists have succeeded for the first time in preventing the development of instabilities in an efficient alternative way relevant to a future nuclear fusion reactor. It’s an important step forward in the effort to build the future ITER reactor.

EPFL and the State of Valais have signed a partnership agreement

Published:11.01.12 — The canton Valais and EPFL (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) are joining forces to create a permanent academic and scientific endeavor in the canton. The project, entitled “EPFL Valais,” will include the creation and development of eleven research and teaching chairs, in close collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) Valais Wallis, as well as the local private business community.

Your itineraries at a glance

Published:11.01.12 — RouteRank, a start-up of the Ecublens Science Park, is including a new function in its product which will enable users to visualize their itineraries.

Keeping the supply chain moving smoothly

Published:10.01.12 — Too much, or… too little! Many companies need to work on improving their supply chains. EPFL researchers have analyzed the best strategies and proven that good supply chain coordination can result in significant savings.