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Cells changing track
Published:05.09.10 — Biologists have taken cells from the thymus and transformed them into skin cells – a discovery that may have important ramifications for the field of organ regeneration.
Wim Wenders puts 3D wings on the Rolex Learning Center
Published:05.09.10 — The celebrated German film maker and artist Wim Wenders turns the Rolex Learning Center into a futuristic installation at the Biennale of Venice.
A galaxy magnified by a quasar
Published:05.09.10 — The EPFL’s Laboratory of Astrophysics has, for the first time ever, observed a quasar that is located between the earth and a more distant galaxy. Acting as a gravitational lens, it makes new kinds of observations possible.
EPFL on Social Networks
Published:05.09.10 — The EPFL makes the most of its website upgrade to register on social networks with a YouTube chain, two Twitter channels and a Facebook page.
Hop, jump and stick
Published:05.09.10 — A swarm of flying robots soars into a blazing forest fire. With insect-like precision and agility, the machines land on tree trunks and bound over rough terrain before deploying crucial sensors and tools to track the inferno and its effects. This is a scenario that Mirko Kovac, from EPFL’s Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, thinks may not be so far off.
Light allows Detection of Cancer
Published:05.09.10 — The FDA approves tumor detection procedure discovered by EPFL researchers
A center to promote sport and health
Published:05.09.10 — The UNIL-EPFL Sport and Health Center is going to be enlarged, and will become an important center for sports analysis. Work is scheduled to begin on a new building in January 2011.
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