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Using brain imaging to study the spinal cord

Published:21.10.26 — Several EPFL labs are converging around an idea that began as a doctoral researcher’s hunch: the spinal cord revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging might unlock new therapies.

How to make climate transitions stick

Published:19.10.26 — Scientists at EPFL have identified strategies that can help climate-friendly behaviors persist over time, once a social tipping point is reached.

Yoon Seok Kim, flying in the orbit of Nobels

Published:15.10.26 — The Assistant Professor of Life Science Engineering at EPFL has worked alongside three laureates, last of which Karl Deisseroth, 2026 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine. He looks back on a singular scientific journey.

EPFL labs can now measure CO₂ emissions and focus reduction efforts

Published:13.10.26 — EPFL has developed a carbon emissions calculator that helps research labs better target their reduction efforts. It gives a customized, granular view of a lab’s carbon emissions so that scientists can see where they should focus their attention. The open-source program is designed for use at other universities, too.

Bacteria use collisions to navigate crowded environments

Published:12.10.26 — Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape how the group organizes and moves. This discovery reveals a new way microbes explore their environments using physical feedback rather than chemical signals.