EPFL
The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) or the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is a public research university located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
EPFL is the sister institution of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. The university originated from the École special de Lausanne, a school that became the technical department of the public Académie de Lausanne in 1869.
The institution has three primary missions: education, research, and innovation. It specializes in natural science and engineering. EPFL runs the nuclear reactor Crocus, the Tokamak fusion reactor, the Blue Gene/Q supercomputer, and the P3 bio-hazard facilities in connection with research and teaching activities.
New technology to transform plant materials into a wide range of products
Bloom Biorenewables develops biomass-based plastics.
Producing highly efficient X-ray detectors
3D-printing perovskites on graphene make next-gen X-ray detectors.
A method for boosting the sensitivity of rapid-detection tests
Novel sandwich technology improves the sensitivity of rapid tests.
Scientists found enzymes that activate in mitochondrial stress response
What underlies the mitochondrial stress response?
A new wearable sensing chip can measure the stress hormone in human sweat
Signs of burnout can be detected in sweat.
A silicone aorta can reduce how hard patients’ hearts have to pump
Artificial aorta can reduce patients' blood pressure.
Investigating brain activity during sleep with the help of MRI scans
MRI helps unravel the mysteries of sleep.
A methodology to better incorporate organic waste for enhanced energy conversion
Biomass-driven technology allows for enhanced energy conversion
How the circadian clock regulates liver genes in time and space?
A first comprehensive study of how genes in the liver perform their metabolic functions in both space and time of day.
Optimizing machine-learning process using light-based processors
A chip-based “frequency comb”, as a light source.
First endovascular technology to explore capillaries
Harnessing blood flow to navigate endovascular microrobots.
A state of vibration that exists simultaneously at two different times
When light and atoms share a common vibe.