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Dr Pascal Turberg retires from EPFL and PIXE platform

Published:30.04.25 — Dr Pascal Turberg, Executive Director of the PIXE platform since its inauguration in 2018, has retired from EPFL as of end of March and leaves the operational direction of the platform to technical specialist Albert Taureg and the academic direction to Prof. Dimitrios Lignos, Institute Director.

Collaboration with PIXE featured in “24 heures”

Published:23.05.24 — Archeologist Tobias Hofstetter’s ongoing work on human remains gets media coverage in local newspaper.

A rare Roman antique at the PIXE platform!

Published:25.04.24 — The PIXE platform has recently been contacted by the "Site et Musée romains d'Avenches" to perform a micro-CT measurement of an archaeological piece from their collection : a Roman Authepsa.

Gary Perrenoud leaves the PIXE platform and Lionel Pittet joins it

Published:08.02.24 — Technical specialist of the PIXE platform since its creation, Gary Perrenoud has left EPFL to pursue his interests in scuba diving and marine biology. Beginning of December, Lionel Pittet joined the PIXE team as Technical Specialist.

Albert Taureg joins PIXE team

Published:14.01.22 — Albert Taureg joins the PIXE team as Scientific Assistant beginning of October to second Gary Perrenoud in managing the day-to-day activity of the PIXE CT-scanner. 

Photographer Catherine Leutenegger collaborates with PIXE platform

Published:10.09.21 — Lausanne photographer Catherine Leutenegger talks about her exploration of science and new image acquisition tools using the PIXE micro-CT scanner for RTS's 12h30 news last August 30, 2021. 

PIXE helps visualize the cavitation mechanism in tree seedlings

Published:08.04.21 — A video edited by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL shows the formation of air bubbles in the wood vessels of young tree seedlings, thanks to high-resolution and in vivo imaging carried out on these seedlings by the PIXE CT-scanner.

Using X-ray technology to clear up an archeological secret

Published:22.04.19 — In an important first, EPFL and Vaud Canton’s archeology office used X-ray scanning technology to unlock the mysteries of an extremely rare chainmail shirt dating from Roman times. The results will go on display at the Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History in Lausanne from 26 April to 25 August.

A computed tomography scanner for objects

Published:03.04.18 — Micro computed tomography scanners deliver very high-resolution images of the internal structure of materials. They were designed for engineering research but also have potential applications in the life sciences, archeology and art history. EPFL has now acquired one of its own – the only scanner of this type in Switzerland.

Reading ancient sealed documents

Published:13.12.17 — Scientists see inside a sealed testament from the State Archives of Venice using EPFL technology – without breaking the wax seal­­ – and reveal the last wishes of a Venetian lady from the year 1351.