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A represenation of a cell membrane (rice) with nanopores (broccoli) releasing ions (seeds). 2025 EPFL/A. Radenovic CC-BY-SA 4.0

Nanopores act like electrical gates

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EPFL researchers uncover how charge and structure control ion flow in biological nanopores, paving the way for new biosensors and ion-based computing.

“Do we want our lives to be documented from A to Z?”

06.11.25NewsEPFL

From supermarket checkouts to Olympic stadiums, video surveillance is becoming smarter, more pervasive, and increasingly controversial.

“Quantum mechanics is the theory of everything”

04.11.25NewsEPFL

Incredible advances with direct societal implications have been made thanks to quantum mechanics. Over the past 100 years, quantum physics has also revolutionized classical physics. And we haven't seen everything yet! Interview with Vincenzo Savona, professor and academic director of the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering at EPFL.

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Markus Jeschek. Credit: Alain Herzog (EPFL)

“We might 'turn a knob' but we can't predict what will happen”

13.11.25EPFL

Markus Jeschek is a tenure-track assistant professor at EPFL's Lonza Chair in Sustainable Biosynthesis. His research targets the building of synthetic microbes with new capabilities.

Léa Guillotin in front of the former Goutte company buildings in Lausanne, in the Sévelin district. 2025 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Promoting reuse can help restore cities' charm

12.11.25Education

For her EPFL master’s project in architecture, Léa Guillotin outlined a plan for restoring an industrial district in Lausanne while promoting the reuse of construction materials.

Zoë Holmes | EPFL 2025 © Marion Correvon

“I love doing science socially”

10.11.25EPFL

The recipient of the 2025 Zonta Prize is Zoë Holmes, an assistant professor of physics at EPFL and head of the Laboratory of Quantum Information and Computation — a research field advancing at high speed. Just like her.

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Horizon Santé

EPFL, UNIL, CHUV, and Unisanté join forces to launch Horizon Santé 2025, a new French-speaking Swiss event dedicated to innovation and the major health challenges of today and tomorrow. The 2025 edition will take place…

28.11.202529.11.2025

Speaker: Programme
Location: Unil (Amphimax) – EPFL (Rolex Learning Center)
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Swiss Robotics Day 2025

14.11.2025 09:0019:00

Speaker: Prof. Aude Billard, Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Isabelle Moret, Prof. Stefana Parascho, Prof. Mirko Kovac, Steve Tanner, Prof. Stefano Mintchev, Alberto Bombelli, Sylvia, Stocker, Sebastien Perroud, Prof. Davide Scaramuzza, Prof. Anna Valente, Roger Sonderegger, Jean-Marc Collet, Gabriel Moser, Cedric Lienhard and more.
Location: SwissTech Convention Center
Category: Public Science Events
Target audience: General public

Tremblement – by Séverin Guelpa

10.10.202526.04.2026

Speaker: Séverin Guelpa, artiste (CH, GE)
Location: Rolex Learning Center (extérieur et intérieur)
Category: Exhibitions
Target audience: General public

Conception à faible impact, l’approche d’une coopérative pluridisciplinaire

14.11.2025 12:1513:15

Speaker: Eve Blatti, Julien Pathé, Elodie Vautrin
Location: GC B1 10 & Online
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

5th Lausanne Fish Meeting

14.11.2025 13:0017:30

Speaker: Eleonora Perego (Vastenhouw Lab, UNIL), Cristina Loureiro (Oates Lab, EPFL), Hannah Halima Schede (D’Angelo Lab, EPFL), Mauricio Castro Sepulved (Amati Lab, UNIL), KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Caroline Hill (Francis Crick Institute, London, UK), Matea Taskovska (Mathis Lab, EPFL), Elizabeth Sheldon (Wedekin Lab, UNIL), Lukas Breitzler (Larsh Lab, UNIL), Floriane Coulmance (Salamin Lab, UNIL), Clara Pailler-Pradeau (Reymond Lab, UNIL)
Location: SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

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