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EPFL Is Developing Next-Generation Soft Hearing Implants

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Working with clinicians from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, a team of EPFL researchers has developed a conformable electrode implant that will allow people with a dysfunctional inner ear to hear again. This new device could replace existing auditory brainstem implants, which have a number of shortcomings.

DeepFly3D: the Deep-Learning Way to Design Fly-Like Robots

11.10.19NewsResearch

EPFL scientists have developed a deep-learning based motion-capture software that uses multiple camera views to model the movements of a fly in three dimensions. The ultimate aim is to use this knowledge to design fly-like robots.

Pioletti's Real-World Teaching Strategy Earns Him Best Teaching Award

08.10.19NewsEducation

Dominique Pioletti, an associate professor at EPFL’s School of Engineering, has won the Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching 2019. Students enrolled in his Master’s-level biomechanics class get to work directly on problems encountered by doctors.

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