Integrated silicon nitride photonic chips with meter-long spiral waveguides. Credit: Jijun He and Junqiu Liu (EPFL).

New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits

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EPFL scientists have developed ultralow-loss silicon nitride integrated circuits that are central for many photonic devices, such as chip-scale frequency combs, narrow-linewidth lasers, coherent LiDAR, and neuromorphic computing.

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“Molecular Tomographer” algorithm maps gene expression in space

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EPFL scientists have developed an algorithm that can work out the spatial pattern of gene expression inside the body without the need for microscopes and complicated equipment used currently.

A portable device for taking DNA measurements in the field

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GenoRobotics is an interdisciplinary EPFL project to develop a portable, automated device for extracting and sequencing DNA in any type of environment. The project team hopes their invention will make it easier and faster to map our planet’s biodiversity.

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“I give people concrete help with the problems they're facing”

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Aurélie de Francesco, a mediator specialized in conflict management in the workplace, has been EPFL’s Person of Trust for the past five years. Her experience has been positive, and she’s looking forward to continuing to help EPFL implement concrete measures.

Alexis Marchal © 2021 EPFL

"Having freedom in your research process keeps you motivated"

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Alexis Marchal joined the the doctoral program at EPFL in 2016 to pursue his studies and obtain his doctorate in Finance. He tells us about his experience so far.

Jan Pacześny, Marcin' great-grandfather, surrounded by his students, at Wywłoczka, around 1938. © DR

Marcin Kroczak retraces the steps of his ancestor, exiled to Siberia

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This summer, Marcin Kroczak – a first-year EPFL student of Polish origin, majoring in communication systems – hopes to embark on an “extraordinary journey.”

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Urs Fischer’s “Maybe, 2019” Permission de l’artiste. © image EPFL Pavilions photo: Alain Herzog

Contemplate the nature of robotics at EPFL Pavilions

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EPFL Pavilions re-opens its exhibition Nature of Robotics which offers perspective on robotics in a human and organic environment.

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EuroTech Innovation Day

“Transcending Borders – Striving for Excellence” on Wednesday April 28, 2021 -100% online An Online celebration of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to provide audiences from participating institutions with a unique…

28-04-202128-04-2021

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The International Sustainable Campus Network’s 14th International Conference

02-06-202104-06-2021

Place and room: En ligne
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Nature of Robotics: An Expanded Field

02-03-202125-04-2021

With: EPFL: Prof. Auke Ijspeert’s Biorobotics Laboratory (BioRob), Prof. Herbert Shea’s Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS), Prof. Selman Sakar’s MicroBioRobotic Systems (MICROBS) Laboratory, Prof Jamie Paik’s Reconfigurable Robotics Laboratory (RRL). Artistes: Haseeb Ahmed, Claudia Comte, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Agnes Denes, Melissa Dubbin & Aaron S. Davidson, Urs Fischer, Basim Magdy, Jürg Lehni, Adrien Missika, Katja Novitskova, Trevor Paglen, Léa Pereyre & PATHOS, Jean Tinguely et Suzanne Treister
Place and room: EPFL pavilions
Category: Exhibitions

Nonempirical hybrid functionals for advanced electronic-structure calculations

23-04-202123-04-2021

With: Thomas BISCHOFF
Place and room: Video-conference
Category: Thesis defenses

Critical values in an anisotropic percolation on Z2

23-04-202123-04-2021

With: Hao XUE
Place and room: Videoconference
Category: Thesis defenses

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