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How to turn leaves into solar panels
Published:03.02.12 — Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
Swimming goes high tech with EPFL-developed inertial systems
Published:01.02.12 — Scientists from EPFL’s Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement have developed inertial systems, worn in a full-body swimming suit, which can analyse the strengths and weaknesses of elite-level swimmers during workout sessions. It’s a revolutionary new tool for coaches.
New technology gives implants a protective covering
Published:30.01.12 — A technology developed by labseed, an EPFL spin-off, could prevent most breast implant rejections. The final product should be commercially available as early as 2013.
Pine transformed by modern alchemists
Published:27.01.12 — Researchers have given pinewood the hardness and smooth touch of precious wood. L’EPFL+ECAL Lab presents the first objects made of this new material in Helsinki today.
Jumpstarting computers with 3D chips
Published:25.01.12 — EPFL scientists have developed a new generation of 3D computer chips, stacked vertically rather than placed side by side. Thanks to this technology, computers will be faster, more efficient and capable of carrying out more tasks simultaneously.
Microreactors: improving manufacturing by going small
Published:23.01.12 — Manufacturing products and drugs will be safer and more efficient in the future, thanks to the use of microreactors that are being developed at 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.
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