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Combining science and design to measure our exposure to light

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Daylight plays an essential role in sleep, alertness and hormone regulation. EPFL has joined forces with Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève) to develop a wearable sensor that measures how much light an individual is exposed to along with the spectral resolution of that light.

New material design tops carbon-capture from wet flue gases

11.12.19NewsResearch

Chemical engineers at EPFL have designed a material that can capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gasses better than current commercial materials. The work is published in Nature.

Predicting a protein's behavior from its appearance

11.12.19NewsEPFL

Researchers at EPFL have developed a new way to predict a protein’s interactions with other proteins and biomolecules, and its biochemical activity, merely by observing its surface. The method, published in open-source format, opens up new possibilities for artificial protein design.

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Portrait de Célmence Corminboeuf — © Alain Herzog, EPFL

“Teaching helps me communicate more effectively about this field”

Professor Clémence Corminboeuf is heavily involved in science outreach, especially among women. She has been named best teacher in the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering section.

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Photo-souvenir des étudiant·e·s en Ingénierie de l'environnement — © Gregory Eaves / EPFL

50 Fifty Campaign: The Student Support Programme

As part of our university’s 50th Anniversary, EPFL has decided to launch the 50 Fifty Campaign, and place its most important community, the student community, at its core. This campaign provides philanthropists with a unique opportunity to directly empower the next generation of brilliant minds.

Events

Infinity Room 2 – ArtLab exhibition

This interactive exhibition celebrates the 50 years of EPFL and invites you to explore the school’s captivating history. Interactive visualizations bring an infinitude of perspectives from the School’s pioneering past…

2019-09-132020-01-26

With: Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+)
Place and room: ArtLab pavillon B
Category: Cultural events