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EPFL moves into 21st-century academic teaching

Published:08.03.11 — “Young people and their world have changed, and we must adapt our methods of teaching accordingly.” This is the message from Philippe Gillet, Vice-President of EPFL for academic affairs, who has announced the nomination of two new Deans and several reorganizations.

The memory uncovers the secret of its “fuel”

Published:07.03.11 — Researchers from the Brain Mind Institute at EPFL and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have highlighted the crucial role played by a by-product of glucose – lactate – in the formation of long-term memory. This could lead to new therapeutic perspectives for some neurological disorders.

Eight professors appointed at EPFL

Published:04.03.11 — During the session of March 2nd and 3rd 2011, the ETH Board announced eight appointments concerning EPFL, among which were three new scientific personalities who will work at the Ecublens campus.

Getting your sight back – thanks to an artificial retina

Published:03.03.11 — A new prosthetic retina enables those patients blinded by the disease "retinitis pigmentosa" to regain some form of vision. The company Second Sight, whose European branch is hosted by EPFL’s Science Park, has just received authorization to commercialize the product in Europe.

Particle physics is beautiful! – the BELLE experiment

Published:02.03.11 — EPFL is studying particle physics within the framework of the “Belle” experiment, located in Japan. Certain measurements of B-mesons are easier to perform there than at CERN, and enable improvements in the precision of the standard model.

Researchers to Explore Lake Geneva in Submersibles

Published:01.03.11 — Using Russian Mir submersibles, the elemo scientific program will help us learn more about Lake Geneva. International science teams will explore the abysses of this largest of alpine lakes with the goal of better understanding and protecting it.

When architecture plays chess

Published:28.02.11 — The Rolex Learning Center feature a very unusual game of chess! It will be host to the Chess Game, conceived by the artist Madelon Vriesendorp, whose chess-pieces are models of skyscrapers.