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Montreux Jazz archives go digital

Published:09.12.10 — More than 5000 hours of video recordings of the Montreux Jazz Festival, including artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Phil Collins and David Bowie, are to be digitally archived as part of the Montreux Sounds Digital Project. The watchmaking company Audemars Piguet, Montreux Sounds SA – the company that manages the festival’s audio-visual archives – and EPFL are joining forces to convert this heritage into digital media.

Twelve professors appointed at EPFL

Published:08.12.10 — During its 2010 December 6th and 7th session, the ETH Board announced twelve appointments at EPFL.

Putting ethics back at the heart of science

Published:07.12.10 — For the second writing workshop in the series he’s giving to students in their 3rd year graduate studies, the author Metin Arditi is bringing together various members of the EPFL community around questions of ethics and philosophy.

Picking up the pieces

Published:06.12.10 — EPFL researchers have developed a new, 3D numerical simulation that reveals the physics of how things break.

The Rolex Learning Center – a Japanese theater!

Published:03.12.10 — The Swiss-Japanese Circle is organizing, in cooperation with EPFL’s Cultural and Artistic Affairs department, an event that will allow everyone to discover a form of Japanese traditional theater – Kyôgen.

A 360° camera that sees in 3D

Published:02.12.10 — Surround sight has come to the camera. Inspired by the eye of a fly, EPFL scientists have invented a camera that can take pictures and film in 360° and reconstruct the images in 3D.

Formic acid in the engine

Published:01.12.10 — Do ants hold the key to the fuel of the future? Formic acid provides more efficient and safer storage of hydrogen. It is an ideal way to store energy from renewable sources or to power 21st century cars.