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The colourful holds in climbing gyms collect rubber abrasion from the soles, which also gets into the air. Photo: Aaron Kintzi/CeMESS

Chemicals from climbing shoes cause trouble in indoor halls

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A study led by researchers from EPFL and the University of Vienna shows that concentrations of concerning chemicals as high as those by a busy road can be found in the air of bouldering gyms.

An earth-abundant mineral for sustainable spintronics

25.04.25NewsResearch

Iron-rich hematite, commonly found in rocks and soil, turns out to have magnetic properties that make it a promising material for ultrafast next-generation computing.

A new AI language model that mimics the organization of the brain

24.04.25NewsEPFL

EPFL researchers have developed the first AI model of language in the brain that captures both how neurons are arranged and how they function.

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Giulia Bini at the exhibition "Staring at the Sun" by artist-in-residence Alice Bucknell. © 2025 EPFL/Murielle Gerber - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“An environment where a dialogue between science and art can thrive”

30.04.25EPFL community

Since 2021, Giulia Bini has been the head of program and curator for the EPFL CDH Artist-in-Residence program, which she helped create. In May she will leave EPFL and start her new position as curator and head of Arts at CERN.

"Learning to question the science behind the reactions was pivotal"

29.04.25EPFL community

Yujia Zhang, head of the new Lab for Bio-Iontronics in the School of Engineering, is exploring a new frontier in biomedicine with dropletronics: droplet-based systems that use ions as signal carriers to interface seamlessly with biological tissues.

Suliana Manley in the lab with her super-resolution and smart microscopes. © 2025 EPFL / Alain Herzog

One of the biggest skills I've been developing is developing others

28.04.25EPFL

Suliana Manley has a brilliant career as a biophysicist, being the first to visualize some of the smallest building blocks of life in action and explain their mysterious behavior. Now she helps shape the community by developing others.

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Couverture du 16e numéro du magazine Dimensions. Sur la couverture, un renard, de face, dessiné à la main

Taming generative AI

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At universities like EPFL, researchers are developing new models and strategies for ensuring GenAI remains useful for society.

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Fusion, beyond Fiction: guided tour and immersive journey into the future of energy

Monday, May 5 to Friday, May 9, 2025 Swiss Plasma Center, PPB Building, EPFL, Lausanne Registration As part of Fusion Week, a global celebration of fusion energy, the Swiss Plasma Center and the Laboratory for…

05-05-202509-05-2025

With: Swiss Plasma Center’s scientists
Place and room: Swiss Plasma Center
Category: Public Science Events

Breast Cancer Prevention: A Dialog Among Medical Experts, Researchers, and Start-ups

12-05-202512-05-2025

With: Cathrin BRISKEN : Associate Professor, ISREC, School of Life Sciences, EPFL, the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Center, the Institute of Cancer Research London, UK Stéphanie LACOUR: VP for Support to Strategic Initiatives, EPFL Dr. Khalid ZAMAN: Assistant Physician, Head of Breast Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, UNIL, CHUV Wolfgang HACKL: Founder & CEO of OncogenomX
Place and room: Rolex Learning Center
Category: Conferences – Seminars