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EPFL scientist Sascha Nick has outlined a completely new scenario for what housing and neighborhoods might look like in Switzerland in the coming decades.

Mélina Lasfargues has the honor of being the first student to finish the Neuro X Masters. She completed her master's project on thermal illusions earlier this year.

EPFL is rolling out a number of measures this fall to support students in a variety of ways and help them achieve academic success.

Tamedia, the owner of the newspapers 24 heures , Tribune de Genève , and Le Matin dimanche , has announced significant job cuts.

Chromatin is a structure in the cell nucleus that helps pack DNA tightly by wrapping it around proteins called histones.

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Biodiversity is not a political programme: Only just 1.6 % of all documents searched at federal level make reference to the term.

Ahead of the vote on the biodiversity initiative, basic insights on the state of biodiversity and habitats in Switzerland are being discussed controversially.

HSLU study shows the potential of greenery and solar panels on building facades Innovations are needed in the construction sector to respond to the effects of global warming.

The exhibition "Colonial Traces - Collections in Context" opens today in the extract exhibition space.

A work drafted by Alexander von Humboldt but no longer published is being edited at the University of Bern. It contains a pioneering study on global ocean currents, which is more relevant than ever in view of the dwindling Gulf Stream. What would it be like if Beethoven's tenth symphony could be completed?

Researchers at ETH Zurich are using iron to store hydrogen safely and for long periods. In the future, this technology could be used for seasonal energy storage.

From 25 to 27 October, the third Cybathlon will take place in the Swiss Arena in Kloten, Switzerland.

Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have succeeded for the first time in using remote control to perform a magnetic endoscopy on a live pig.

Switzerland and China have maintained economic relations and cultural contacts for centuries, sometimes during critical periods.

The cultural significance of radio is the subject of the research project "Radiophonic Cultures", the second volume of which was recently published.

In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, a diverse ecosystem has developed in recent years around investments in crypto assets.

Sabine Süsstrunk, an expert in scientific photography, has seen first-hand the amazing progress in imaging technology over the past 40 years. And now her field is being upended by artificial intelligence (AI). Prof. Süsstrunk is a computer scientist and has headed EPFL's Images and Visual Representation Laboratory since 1999.

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have analysed which regions of the world could produce hydrogen most cost-effectively in order to build an economy based on this alternative energy carrier rather than fossil-fuel based alternatives.

At the end of June 2024, the Faculty of Humanities presented a structure report on the new integration of the field of Middle Eastern Linguistics and Cultural Studies.

Cities need to become more sustainable and use their water resources more efficiently. Managing water in local small-scale cycles is one possible solution.

Starting today, the Earth will be passing through a meteor shower. But in astronomy, the human eye is very much a limited tool. But increasingly powerful instruments are allowing us to peer ever deeper into the cosmos and ever further back in time, shedding new light on the origins of the universe. Today, scientists are able to observe an exoplanet orbiting its star, an individual galaxy and even the entire universe.

New EPFL research has found that the exchange of comments between members and non-members of fringe communities (fringe-interactions) on mainstream online platforms attracts new members to these groups. It has also suggested potential ways to curtail this growth. Fringe communities promoting conspiracy theories and extremist ideologies have thrived on mainstream online platforms, consistently raising the question on how this growth is fueled.