News EPFL

420 magical seconds in space…

Published:18.12.11 — A new tool to calculate the orientation of a satellite with respect to the Earth, developed by EPFL students, will be on board a European Space Agency rocket scheduled to launch in March 2012. This will be an opportunity to test the tool in ideal microgravity conditions.

EPFL creates unscratchable gold

Published:16.12.11 — EPFL scientists have created 18-karat gold that’s harder than tempered steel and virtually unscratchable.

2011 news highlights - Engineering

Published:15.12.11 — Images sent from space, diffusing low-tech mines, composite materials for lighter cars, and smaller and more efficient electronics are some of the headlines from the School of Engineering this year at EPFL.

Le Corbusier, a revised vision of the architect and his work

Published:14.12.11 — Roberto Gargiani unveils a different vision of Switzerland's most famous architect - Le Corbusier. Published at EPFL Press.

2011 news highlights - Computer and communications sciences

Published:12.12.11 — Augmented reality, 3 D pictures, reduction of data centers energy consumption, are some of the domains explored by IC School scientists. Here is a selection of this year’s headlines.

Model shows how façade pollutants make it into the environment

Published:12.12.11 — Peak concentrations of biocides from house paint prove prevalent in urban river basins.

Leiden Ranks EPFL as Europe's Top University

Published:09.12.11 — The latest ranking from Leiden University has just been released; EPFL comes in at number twelve in the world ranking and tops the table as the first non-American institution.