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Rivers and streams emit much more CO2 at night than during the day

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EPFL scientists have found that streams and rivers – or “running waters” – emit on average four times more CO2 at night than during the day. That matters because most estimates of global CO2 emissions are made using measurements taken during the day, thereby introducing a potential bias into the calculation of the global carbon cycle.

Water and quantum magnets share critical physics

16.04.21NewsResearch

Water can freeze from liquid to solid ice or boil into a gas. In the kitchen these “phase transitions” aren’t smooth, but their discontinuous nature is smoothed out at high pressure. An international team of physicists led by EPFL has now discovered the same behavior in certain quantum magnets, which may have consequences for the technology of qubits.

Uncovering the secrets of some of the world's first color photographs

15.04.21NewsResearch

EPFL researchers have shed new light on one of the earliest color photography techniques, G. Lippmann’s Nobel Prize–winning multispectral imaging method.

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"Having freedom in your research process keeps you motivated"

31.03.21EPFL

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

15.03.21EPFL

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

Marijn van der Meer, présidente de Polyquity © Alain Herzog / 2021 EPFL

“We are women, we're here to stay and we matter”

10.03.21EPFL

Marijn van der Meer, who heads up the Polyquity student commission at EPFL, battles sexism on a daily basis. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, she sat down to talk about her life as a feminist activist and EPFL student.

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Urs Fischer's — 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

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