Tag: EPFL
Electricity generated at estuaries using light and osmosis
The fluctuation of photovoltaic and wind power generation is directly related to the weather variability. EPFL scientists are now developing a method that can...
How your clothes influence the air you breathe
The wearing of clothing is mostly restricted to human beings and is a feature of all human societies. Physically, clothing serves many purposes: it...
Open food repo DNA: Enabling consumers to analyze their food’s DNA
Food systems emerged with the dawn of civilization when agriculture, including the domestication of animals, set the stage for permanent settlements. Since agriculture began,...
EPFL scientists created ultrafast electron vortex beams
Vortex-carrying matter waves, such as chiral electron beams, are of significant interest in both applied and fundamental science. Continuous wave electron vortex beams are...
Capturing 3D images of objects beyond the reach of light
Holography relies on the interference between a known reference and a signal of interest to reconstruct both the amplitude and the phase of that...
Algorithms to enhance forest inventories
Forests are an essential component of the world's ecosystems and a key indicator of our planet's health. They provide valuable resources – like wood...
The way people walk says a lot about how healthy they are
A study by the EPFL scientists suggested that the way we walk tells a lot about your health. It can estimate how many years...
Harnessing photonics for at-home disease detection
In the not-too-distant future, each of us may have a simple device – small enough for our nightstand or our pocket – that keeps...
Engineering cellular function without living cells
The proteins called transcription factors are responsible for the activation and deactivation of genes in living cells. Although, this mechanism is literally complex and...
