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Hydrogel developed at EPFL offers real promise in treating diabetes

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Researchers at EPFL have developed a hydrogel that offers unrivaled protection against transplanted cell rejection. The School’s Technology Transfer Office has licensed the new product to Cell-Caps, a Geneva-based startup specialized in cell encapsulation for treating diabetes.

Lunar mission deep in Zermatt's ice

26.06.19 News EPFL

On 17 June, students from EPFL and 12 other European universities headed to Zermatt as part of the IGLUNA project. Their mission? To build and demonstrate a prototype lunar habitat in the ice that could one day support human life on the Moon.

Engineering heat out of metro tunnels

25.06.19 News Research

Researchers at EPFL have precisely quantified convection heat transfer in rail tunnels. Using the new model, they estimated how much energy Lausanne could save by fitting the future M3 metro line with a geothermal heat-recovery system, in what would be a world first.

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Grégoire Courtine, avec son invention, une interface neuroprosthétique — © Alain Herzog / EPFL

Grégoire Courtine wins the Rolex Awards for Entreprise

The EPFL researcher is one of five laureates of the 2019 Rolex Awards for Entreprise. The laureates will receive financial support for their innovative projects that contribute to the common good.

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Events

INFINITY ROOM I - ArtLab Exhibition

To mark its 50th anniversary, the EPFL gave free rein to three photographers, who were asked to capture the essence of the School and its future direction: - Olivier Christinat brings a discreet immersion in campus...

2019-04-12 2019-07-28

With: Olivier Christinat, Bogdan Konopka, Catherine Leutenegger
Place and room: ArtLab pavillon central
Category: Exhibitions

Exposition « We choose to go to the Moon »

2019-06-01 2019-08-20

With: EPFL Library
Place and room: Rolex Learning Center
Category: Exhibitions

SwissTech Convention Center © Fernando Guerra / Richter Dahl Rocha & Associés architectes SA

World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ)

2019-07-01 2019-07-05

Place and room: SwissTech Convention Center
Category: Conferences - Seminars

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Journalisme scientifique à l'EPFL pour les classes

2019-07-01 2019-07-02

With: Véronique Parasote, journaliste
Place and room: EPFL, Bâtiment GA
Category: Sciences Activities for Youth

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Campus Lecture: Stephen Quake

2019-07-03 12:15:00

With: Stephen Quake
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences - Seminars

Doctoral School 15th anniversary

2019-07-04 09:00:00 15:00:00

With: Prof. Pierre Vandergheynst Prof. Philipp John Binning Prof. B. Liezel Frick Prof. Andreas Mortensen Prof. Carl Wieman
Place and room: SG 1138
Category: Miscellaneous

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