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The architecture workshop in exhibition mode

Published:08.04.11 — Perpetuating local know-how and re-establishing a dialog between the various building trades are essential elements of the Indian architect Bijoy Jain’s work. Within the context of Archizoom, he doesn’t exhibit his work, but rather his workshop. A visit full of surprises!

(Re)build the city differently ?

Published:07.04.11 — The Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) is an academic partner of the 6th edition of the Ecoparc Forum. Entitled "(Re)build the city differently ?" and within the celebration of the millennium of the city of Neuchâtel, this forum represents the opportunity to bring together researchers, practitioners and people responsible of public communities to question on the sustainability of urban areas.

Meeting the challenges of the watchmaking industry

Published:06.04.11 — Developing new high-tech materials and conducting research in cutting edge micro- and nano-technologies for the flourishing watchmaking industry: this is the goal of the new Patek Philippe Chair. Created in collaboration with EPFL, the Chair will be associated with the Institute of Microengineering (IMT) and based in Neuchâtel.

Turbulence in solid matter

Published:05.04.11 — A team at the School of Basic Sciences has made an unexpected discovery in quantum physics. Just as a stone creates a vortex in the wake of a river, EPFL scientists reveal a similar phenomenon at the microscopic level in a semiconductor — a solid state. The new methodology opens up a new field of research in physics with ramifications for the future of quantum computing.

An exceptional night on campus

Published:04.04.11 — The program of the Balélec festival, which will take place on May 13, has just been published. Thirty acts will be featured – lots of French electro-pop; authentic reggae from Jamaica; rock; and heavy metal.

Smart and ecological electricity sockets

Published:01.04.11 — The visualization of the electricity consumption of a dwelling and to manage it in an intelligent manner using a touch-screen is enabled by the technology developed by two doctoral students of the Laboratory of Electronics at EPFL. This technology has been awarded the first prize of the PERL trophy, presented yesterday by the town of Lausanne.

Peat bogs – CO2 traps – must be protected

Published:31.03.11 — Too much nitrogen is harmful to these fragile ecosystems, and could lead to the release into the atmosphere of large quantities of carbon dioxide, as emphasized in an article written by researchers at the Laboratory of Ecological Systems at EPFL, recently published in the journal New Phytologist.