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EPFL bikes to work

Published:23.05.11 — The bicycle will be the center of attention on the occasion of the initiative “Bike to work 2011”. The objective is to encourage environment-friendly transport by making 50% of journeys from home to the campus by bicycle during the month of June. This will need some brain-work as well as leg-work!

Four professors appointed at EPFL

Published:20.05.11 — During the session of May 18 and 19 2011, the ETH Board announced four appointments concerning EPFL.

Using virtual reality to recover from a cerebro-vascular accident

Published:19.05.11 — It’s possible to regain mobility in your arms using “Nano” after a cerebro-vascular accident (CVA). Developed by MindMaze, an EPFL spin-off company, this device can be used every day at home.

From one crisis to the next – the banks have difficulty in adapting

Published:18.05.11 — Can the financial sector regulate itself? A study carried out by EPFL’s Swiss Finance Institute, involving 350 American institutions, shows that those that perform poorly in times of crisis will also be adversely affected the next time. The choice of the starting business model seems to be crucial.

New start-up leverages Scala – a product of EPFL

Published:17.05.11 — Thanks to the raising of three million dollars, Martin Odersky has just created the company Typesafe. This investment will enable the Scala programming language – a promising alternative to Java – to increase its use on the Internet.

Groundwater of the Geneva basin under scrutiny from hydrogeologist

Published:16.05.11 — Could our drinking water resources be at risk from drought, among other things? The canton of Vaud has commissioned an EPFL laboratory to draw up a geological map of the conservation and the water resources.

The future of regions in Europe hinges on “Smart Specialisation”

Published:13.05.11 — How can regions be helped in recognizing their advantages and in putting forward their own strategies? Researchers from EPFL have developed a tool that will help them to develop a different kind of economy.