Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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Malaria's weakest link
— 9 Mar 2011 19:14 | HealthA group of researchers from EPFL's Global Health Institute (GHI) and Inserm (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, the French government agency for biomedical research)…
Reprogrammed stem cells hit a roadblock
— 21 Feb 2011 17:18 | HealthIt's a discordant note in the symphony of good news that usually accompanies stem cell research announcements. Stem cells hold enormous promise in regenerative medicine, thanks to their…
The real avatar
— 18 Feb 2011 17:59 | TechnologyThat feeling of being in, and owning, your own body is a fundamental human experience. But where does it originate and how does it come to be? Now, Professor Olaf Blanke, a neurologist…
Taking brain-computer interfaces to the next phase
— 18 Feb 2011 16:59 | TechnologyYou may have heard of virtual keyboards controlled by thought, brain-powered wheelchairs, and neuro-prosthetic limbs. But powering these machines can be downright tiring, a fact that…
A device enables the remote explosion of improvised land-mines
— 16 Feb 2011 05:08 | TechnologyComposed of diverse elements, mostly of plastic, with little metal used, improvised explosive devices are very difficult to detect. In cooperation with two colombian universities, scientists…
A new model for studying Parkinson's
— 2 Feb 2011 16:37 | HealthEvidence is steadily mounting that genetic factors play an important role in many cases of Parkinson's disease (PD). In a study published February 2, 2011, online in the Journal of…
New transistors: An alternative to silicon and better than graphene
— 30 Jan 2011 19:04 | TechnologySmaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. In an article appearing online January 30 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, EPFL's Laboratory…
New model of man's role in climate change
— 25 Jan 2011 18:41 | Environment'Humans didn't wait for the industrial revolution to provoke environment and climate change. They have been having an influence for at least 8000 years.' Jed Kaplan is putting forward…
Racetrack memory
— 16 Nov 2010 11:21 | TechnologyAnnoyed by how long it took his computer to boot up, Klaeui began to think about an alternative. Hard disks are cheap and can store enormous quantities of data, but they are slow; every…
All-optical transistor
— 12 Nov 2010 15:03 | TechnologyControlling and modulating the flow of light is essential in today's telecommunications-based society. Professor Tobias Kippenberg and his team in EPFL's Laboratory of Photonics and…
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