MAKE Initiative

EPFL Xplore team wins 3rd place at European Rover Challenge 2023

Published:22.09.23 — Xplore secured a third consecutive podium at the European Rover Challenge 2023. During three days from September 15-17, the team competed with their latest rover, Kerby, and drone, Brokkoly, against other international rover teams at the world's largest Marsyard in Kielce, Poland.

New biosensor detects sepsis in newborns

Published:04.09.23 — STUDENT PROJECTS – The Neosens project proposes a sepsis detection system for newborn babies in low- and middle-income countries, while MossStandard is developing a prototype of air purifier based on plant moss.

EPFL Carbon Team aims to capture CO2 with sieves and sponges

Published:21.07.23 — The team of students is working on a unique prototype that uses graphene membranes combined with a porous, sponge-like material to pull carbon from the atmosphere. The technology will soon be tested on an EPFL campus, with the captured CO2 used to produce carbonated water.

Workshop helps eliminate unconscious biases

Published:15.05.23 — Unconscious biases are formed by the culture and society we live in, along with our education and personal experiences. In the engineering profession, this biases often work against women and minorities. But a recent EPFL study found that training can help us change our behavior.

“We want to make EPFL labs aware of how much plastic they use”

Published:20.04.23 — Plast It Back is a student initiative that combines creative thinking with hands-on practice to recycle the plastic waste coming out of research labs at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences (SV). The goal is to build awareness across EPFL about the issue of plastic use.