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A Power Grid on a Chip

Published:09.06.11 — Presented during the EPFL Middle East research days (June 22 and 23), a device only 4mm thick can now manage an urban power grid a thousand times faster than currently possible.

Using math to speed up school buses

Published:08.06.11 — Optimizing school bus routes is a lot more complicated than one might think. The International School of Geneva handed their problem over to a group of EPFL mathematicians.

EPFL Research Day

Published:07.06.11 — What do scientists dream about? You can ask two well-known speakers this question yourself on June 7. They will be speaking about their research, describing their successes, sharing their hopes and – why not? – their dreams.

Diagnosis based on remote ultrasound will soon be available

Published:06.06.11 — An ultrasound machine has been transformed into a telediagnosis tool. Specialists in other hospitals can see images in real time, pinpoint the exact zone they’re coming from, and interact.

Reflex magazine: Water – the new stakes

Published:03.06.11 — From the depths of the oceans to the waters of Lake Geneva; from underground lakes to the acidification of the seas – EPFL’s magazine provides a new perspective on the Earth’s water sources

Russian subs arrive on Lake Geneva

Published:01.06.11 — The arrival of the MIR submersibles on the shores of Lake Geneva kicks off the Elemo scientific campaign. On board, international teams of researchers will explore the lake, to better understand and protect it.

An effort to curb the IT industry's energy appetite

Published:31.05.11 — Launched today, the ecocloud consortium brings several EPFL laboratories together to tackle the skyrocketing electricity demands of Internet data processing centers.