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Innovative device reduces vibration in rotating machines

The device can be produced with a 3D printer and has recently been patented.

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A Fresh Look at the Life Cycle of Stars, Courtesy of Gaia

Gaia turns the sky into a stellar time-lapse.

Human DNA

Your DNA could soon become your photo album!

DNA strands could be a sustainable, stable alternative to hard drives.

Artificial intelligence concept Brain over circuit board

Researchers discovered key units of large AI models that do specific jobs

A step towards understanding machine intelligence the human way.

CO2 reducing icon on wooden block cube

A scalable method to produce porous graphene membranes for separating CO2

The breakthrough could significantly reduce the cost and footprint of carbon capture technology.

Nonlinear superconducting resonator circuit for investigating dissipative phase transitions. 2025 EPFL/Guillaume Beaulieu - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Researchers unlock quantum secrets with dissipative phase transitions

EPFL researchers captured and studied phase changes in quantum hardware

3D illustration of Clostridium scindens in the intestine. 2025 EPFL/K. Schoonjans - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Beneficial bacteria offers new hope for Ulcerative colitis

A gut bacteria heals intestinal injuries by restoring bile acid balance

A gallium phosphide photonic chip featuring multiple spiral waveguides and other test structures. Credit: Nikolai Kuznetsov (EPFL)

A photonic chip to redefine optical amplifiers

Breakthrough in Optical Amplification: Ultra-Broadband Photonic Chip Unleashed!

A man in a lab coat carefully examines a digital structure on a screen Geneticist studying DNA sequence on a digital interface

Revolutionizing genetic research with privacy-preserving technology

A new cryptography framework for secure genomic studies.

EPFL scientists explore molecular collisions with gold

Quantum interference in molecule-surface collisions.

Atomic force microscopy

The mechanism behind molecular network formation revealed

There’s a lower chance the molecules will stay connected.

easily injectable hydrogel

Breakthrough: Hydrogel injections increase bone density rapidly

The results offer hope for future fracture prevention therapies in osteoporosis patients.

soil contamination

Cleaning contaminated soil using proteins

In 2020, Lausanne's soil was contaminated with dioxins from manufacturing processes. Cleaning is expensive and time-consuming, leaving officials unsure whether to proceed. EPFL scientists are...

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4M: a next-generation framework for training multimodal foundation

An open-source training framework to advance multimodal AI.

Lymphomoid spiral

Lymphomoids: A lab model of lymphoma tumors

New cancer models could help personalize lymphoma treatments.

RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments).

Bird-inspired drone can walk, hop, and jump into flight

This greatly expands the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial vehicles.

CVS analysis

Water’s quantum secrets revealed

Researchers exclusively observed molecules participating in hydrogen bonds in liquid water.

PhD student Eksha Chaudhary with the correlated vibrational spectroscopy setup. Credit: Jamani Caillet

New spectroscopy unveils the quantum secrets of water

Researchers have exclusively observed molecules participating in hydrogen bonds in liquid water.

Cosmetic products

Personal care products affect indoor air quality, study

They spark chemical reactions generating new air pollutants.

space

AI helps disentangle self-interacting dark matter and cosmic noise

The innovation promises to greatly enhance the precision of dark matter studies.

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AI tool delivers precise mapping of cell metabolism

This helps scientists understand the biochemical processes underpinning cellular metabolism.

The LANES lab's 2D device made of graphene and indium selenide.

A 2D device can keep quantum computers cool

The innovation could help overcome a significant obstacle to the advancement of quantum computing technologies.

wave

Moving objects precisely using only soundwaves

Soundwaves can be a powerful alternative in the manipulation of microscopic particles.

AI leap into chemical synthesis

ChemCrow: An AI leap into chemical synthesis

An AI leap into chemical synthesis.

CROCUS reactor

A new gamma-ray method for monitoring nuclear reactors non-invasively

The new method can improve nuclear safety and treaty compliance.

Confocal microscopy fluorescent images

Scientists identified cell populations that could be key to treating obesity

New cells discovered in human omental adipose tissue inhibit fat cell formation.

Guillaume Bellegarda, Milad Shafiee and Auke Ijspeert

EPFL robot notably learned to transition from trotting to pronking

Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions.

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