News EPFL

One flew over the students' nest!

Published:24.09.10 — A new challenge for Solar Impulse. This week, the solar airplane successfully landed at two international airports. It also flew over EPFL on Tuesday.

EPFL takes part in the “Nuit des musées”

Published:24.09.10 — Science and culture go well together. Make a note in your diary, and join us on September 25 on the campus: you’re in for a surprise!

A novel cell-based interface to fight neurodegenerative diseases

Published:23.09.10 — Researchers in EPFL's Brain Mind Institute have developed a novel platform that uses live, interconnected neurons to study the effects of Huntington¹s Disease on the cerebral cortex.

Growing pains for the new school year

Published:21.09.10 — Back to school in a climate of growth! Whether it’s in the preparatory year, in the first year of BA or Master, the influx of students is as expected, with EPFL welcoming more than 7500 students in 2010-2011. The future development of the campus and the recurring problem of accommodation remain crucial questions. An extensive survey is being conducted for an ambitious project to create 500 new dwellings on campus.

Neuroscience Seeking the Self

Published:17.09.10 — To be presented next year at the largest scientific conference in the US, EPFL researchers search for the seats of self-consciousness by studying brain activity in a rotating chair.

A week for alternative transportation at EPFL

Published:17.09.10 — The campus participates in European Mobility Week

International encounter around nuclear fusion

Published:16.09.10 — This week, physicists from 15 American and European universities are sharing EPFL’s Tokamak to develop the future of hydrogen fusion.