EPFL
Environment
This new material can efficiently capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gasses
New material design tops carbon-capture from wet flue gases.
Invention
Gaining insight into the energy balance of earthquakes
Scientists have modeled the onset of slip between two bodies in frictional contact.
Invention
Big data toolkit to mine the dark genome for precision medicine
Big Data tools for identifying new gene functions.
Science
EPFL’s student solves a 100-year-old physics enigma
Why gas bubbles in narrow vertical tubes seem to remain stuck instead of rising upwards.
Science
Controlling the optical properties of solids with acoustic waves
Large-amplitude acoustic waves, launched by ultrashort laser pulses, can dynamically manipulate the optical response of semiconductors.
Invention
New laser 3D-printing technique to manufacture metal components
Eliminating cracks in 3D-printed metal components.
Invention
The next generation of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete
The first tech transfer will take place in 2020 when it will be used to reinforce a bridge.
Environment
The acidification of the Pacific Ocean in northern Japan is increasing
Nitrous oxide emissions set to rise in the Pacific Ocean.
Technology
Predicting lightning strikes using AI
A novel way of predicting lightning strikes to the nearest 10 to 30 minutes and within a radius of 30 kilometers.
Environment
Mountain streams emit a surprising amount of CO2
For the first time, an EPFL-led team of scientists has measured the total amount of CO2 emissions from mountain streams worldwide. This research builds on findings issued in February 2019 and shows how important it is to include mountain streams in assessments of the global carbon cycle.