18.06.20 – Graphene doped with sodium can be a key player in making cheap batteries and spintronic devices, EPFL scientists discover. “Lithium is becoming a critical material as it is used extensively in cell-phones and car batteries, while, in principle, … Continue reading →
17.06.20 – An international collaboration team of University California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and EPFL has developed an integrated technology that may revolutionize photonic systems. Information technology continues to progress at a rapid pace. However, the … Continue reading →
15.06.20 – Physicists at EPFL have successfully melted a very thin crystal of magnetic quasi-particles controllably, as turning ice into water. Novel phases of matter have been discovered and a new model system for fundamental physics studies has been established. … Continue reading →
09.06.20 – Scientists at EPFL have developed a new method that simplifies the processing of genetic-metabolic data by picking up changes in metabolism, a hallmark of numerous diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. The new method, named redHUMAN, is robust and … Continue reading →
15.05.20 – At its meeting of 13-14 May 2020, the ETH Board has named Drs. Giuseppe Carleo, Marius Lemm and Mats Stensrud as Tenure-Track Assistant Professors at the School of Basic Sciences (SB). Dr Giuseppe Carleo was named as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Physics … Continue reading →
14.05.20 – The career of Emeritus Professor César Pulgarin has been celebrated by the publication of a special issue of the journal “Applied Catalysis B: Environmental”. Prof. Pulgarin’s tribute is a recognition of his important contributions to this high impact … Continue reading →
13.05.20 – LiDAR is a technique used for measuring distances with laser light. In a study published in Nature, researchers at EPFL show a new way to speed up a type of LiDAR engine by using photonic circuits. Light detection … Continue reading →
12.05.20 – EPFL Professor Maryna Viazovska has been awarded one of the 10 European Mathematical Society (EMS) Prizes for 2020 in recognition of her contributions to number theory and optimal configuration on manifolds. Maryna Viazovska, head of the Chair of … Continue reading →
11.05.20 – Peptides represent a billion-dollar market in the pharmaceutical industry, but they can generally only be taken as injections to avoid degradation by stomach enzymes. Scientists at EPFL have now developed a method to generate peptides that resist enzymatic … Continue reading →
11.05.20 – EPFL’s new Center for Intelligent Systems (CIS) will act as a research promotion platform for bringing together experts in machine learning, data science, computer vision, cyberphysical systems, and robotics. Initially conceived to unite the schools of Engineering (STI), … Continue reading →