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SP80 boat ready to take off

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The SP80 team has just attached a kite to its sailboat, in another step towards its goal of breaking the current world record and reaching a speed of 150 km/h. The SP80 venture, now in its fifth year, is pooling the skills of EPFL students and alumni to build an ultra-fast sailboat powered only by the wind.

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Joint initiative for trustworthy AI

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ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the “Swiss AI Initiative”, whose purpose is to position Switzerland as a leading global hub for the development and implementation of transparent and reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The new Alps supercomputer based at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) provides the supporting world-class infrastructure.

A color-based sensor to emulate skin's sensitivity

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In a step toward more autonomous soft robots and wearable technologies, EPFL researchers have created a device that uses color to simultaneously sense multiple mechanical and temperature stimuli.

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Daryl Yee in his lab. © 2023 EPFL / Titouan Veuillet - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“We want to make the un-makable.”

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Newly appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering Daryl Yee blends unbridled curiosity with the precision of advanced materials science and manufacturing.

Daniel Jacquet - 2023 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

A medieval knight on the digital frontline

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Daniel Jacquet, a scientist and project manager at EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology+ (eM+), is an unconventional academic. A leading expert in European martial arts, he often gives talks wearing a suit of armor.

Adil Koukab, best teacher in the electrical engineering section for 2023 - 2023 / Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0.

“I enjoy getting my hands dirty”

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Adil Koukab spends most of his time with the hundreds of students who attend his classes and lab sessions each semester. His aim? To help prepare them for a “dazzling career.” His efforts are appreciated, as he has been named the best teacher in the electrical engineering section for 2023.

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Highlights

Chantier à l'entrée du parc des Feuillantines.©2023 EPFL/M.Geiser-CC-BY-SA 4.0

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Sustainable structures installed in Geneva

Couverture du magazine n°10 de Dimensions

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Dimensions

Illustration représentant plusieurs aspects de lachaîne alimentaire humaine: des animaux (poules, cochons, poissons), des usines, un caddie rempli à ras-bord, des camions et des transpalettes, et une gigantesque poubelle remplie de déchêts © 2023 Albin Christen / EPFL

Dossier

Ten billion mouths to feed by 2050

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Couper/Coller: Reconfigurer la bande dessinée à l’ère numérique

Couper/Coller met en lumière la relation intime entre la bande dessinée et ses formats de publication, ainsi que l’intrigant prolongement des modifications manuelles au moyen de colle et de ciseaux dans les…

10-11-202307-01-2024

With: Contributors: Peter Grönquist, Olivier Stucky, Raphaël Oesterlé, Gaëlle Kovaliv, Justine Favre, EFLE, IVRL, CVLab, ESBDi, Centre BD de la Ville de Lausanne, Musée Bolo
Place and room: EPFL Pavilions, Pavilion A
Category: Exhibitions

Finale du concours "Ma Thèse en 180 secondes"

21-03-202421-03-2024

With: MT180 Finalists
Place and room: Forum RLC
Category: Public Science Events

MechE Colloquium: Design of composite materials and structures across the scales: physical and data-driven models

05-12-202305-12-2023

With: Prof Pedro Camanho, University of Porto
Place and room: MED 0 1418
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/61626448592
Category: Conferences – Seminars

lunch&LEARN: Unveiling the dynamic journey of ETH’s Project-Based Learning for electrical engineering at the D-ITET Center

05-12-202305-12-2023

With: Dr. Michele Magno, Dr. Victoria Abou-Khalil 
Place and room: ME A3 31
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cvdemvpjsrGNDhSwUypuJA71IFrWInJ_XB
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Pernas

Evolution of the outer mitochondrial membrane

05-12-202305-12-2023

With: Lena Pernas, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA / Metabolism of Infection Group, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany / HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar                                                                                                       
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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