By shifting the focus from learning correct answers to participating in small group discussions, student-led tutorials are fostering a better grasp of engineering concepts – as well as class connection.

Engineers have harnessed quantum physics to detect the presence of biomolecules without the need for an external light source, overcoming a significant obstacle to the use of optical biosensors in healthcare and environmental monitoring settings.

When it comes to storing images, DNA strands could be a sustainable, stable alternative to hard drives. Researchers at EPFL are developing a new image compression standard designed specifically for this emerging technology.

Stéphanie P. Lacour has been awarded the 2025 Honorary Frijda Chair for her pioneering neuroengineering work.

From April 23rd-26th, EPFL hosted the largest annual soft robotics conference, IEEE-RAS RoboSoft. This year’s international event, whose theme was ‘Interdisciplinarity and Widening Horizons’, featured a soft robotics competition and an art expo. 

Some 80% of weather radiosondes – remote measurement instruments containing plastic, batteries and electronic parts – end up lost in nature after one flight. But a startup created by a microengineering master’s student is set to change that with a new, ultra-lightweight “glidersonde” that can automatically return to where it was launched.