• School of Engineering

    Reversible, detachable robotic hand redefines dexterity

    A robotic hand developed at EPFL surpasses the limits of human dexterity with a dual-thumbed, reversible-palm design that can detach from its robotic ‘arm’ to reach and grasp multiple objects.

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    Michael Unser wins 2025 Norbert Wiener Award

    Michael Unser, head of the Biomedical Imaging Group in the School of Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2025 Norbert Wiener Society Award by the IEEE Signal Processing Society.

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  • School of Engineering

    Appointment of STI professors

    The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL, including four in the School of Engineering (STI).

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  • School of Engineering

    Saving educational robots from the trash

    EPFL master’s student Alexandre Viegas has teamed up with repair website iFixit to develop rankings and repair guides for educational robots. His work aims to help students build new skills while promoting sustainable technology use.

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  • School of Engineering

    “Chip cooling will be key to the future of AI”

    For his PhD, Remco van Erp conducted pioneering research on liquid cooling systems that can be integrated directly into computer chips. He spoke with us about how the cross-disciplinary approach at EPFL’s POWERlab coupled with the boom in generative AI have catalyzed the growth of his startup, Corintis.

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  • School of Engineering

    EPFL hosts RoboSoft 2025

    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. 

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116 Professors
3392 Bachelor and Master Students
771 PhD Students
13 Centers

Some highlights

Materials Science Section celebrates 50 years

The Materials Science Section (SMX) in the School of Engineering celebrated its 50th birthday with an event highlighting the history and future of materials research and education at EPFL.

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RRL Demo Day: Discover how technologies can transform our daily lives

Since 2016, the RRL Demo Day has been an annual must-see event where students showcase their innovative soft robotic technologies. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore futuristic applications of these technologies in everyday life

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The School of Engineering’s Highly Cited Researchers in 2024

In the latest rankings issued by Clarivate, three distinguished professors from EPFL’s School of Engineering have been recognized as part of the elite group of the most cited researchers of the year.

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Research clusters

Advanced manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Bio-Inspired Technology Energy Science and Research Health Science & Technology Imaging Science Nanotechnology Quantum Science & Technology Robotics Soft Materials Sustainability

Upcoming Events

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Les têtes pe(n)santes – exposition 15.10.2025 – 00:00 > 23:59 Speaker: Jean-François Bert (Institut d’histoire et anthropologie des religions, UNIL) et Jérôme Lamy (Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique, CNRS, Paris) Place: Rolex Learning Center Category Exhibitions Read more
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Tremblement – by Séverin Guelpa 10.10.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Séverin Guelpa, artiste (CH, GE) Place: Rolex Learning Center (extérieur et intérieur) Category Exhibitions Read more
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Let’s freeze the fines! 1.12.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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How to Prepare Successful Grant Proposals: a course for Postdocs 16.12.2025 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Discover the Data Management Campus: Launch and Q&A Sessions 22.1.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Call for participation in DÆNCITY 2026, an artist residency for the EPFL community 1.1.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Simona Ferrar, Prof. Simon Henein, Performance Lighthouse (EPFL) Place: Sévelin36 et campus EPFL Category Cultural events Read more
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Training “Up to Speed with Zotero” 26.1.2026 – 14:00 > 15:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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ICML Paper Swap Session 26.1.2026 – 14:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Place: ELE 117 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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AI meets entrepreneurship – “Startups in the AI Era: From ‘Why’ to Due Diligence Realities” – Klea Wenger & Julien Weissenberg 28.1.2026 – 16:30 > 18:00 Speaker: Klea Wenger, Julien Weissenberg Place: BC 420 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Elimination of Nanoscale Phase Impurities for Intrinsically Stable Formamidinium-Rich Perovskite Films and Devices 28.1.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Mostafa Rabie Shlaly Bahr OTHMAN Place: MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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SNIS | Research Funding 28.1.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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lunch&LEARN: How Effective is Online Education for Gifted Students? Evidence from a Global RCT 29.1.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Patrick Gaulé, University of Bristol Place: ME A3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MT180: Public Selections – 2nd series 29.1.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: PhD Students / doctorantes et doctorants Place: BM 5202 Category Public Science Events Read more
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Operando diagnosis, optimization and degradation of solid oxide fuel cell technology 29.1.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Hangyu YU Place: I17 4 K2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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MT180: Public Selections – 3rd series 30.1.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: PhD Students / doctorantes et doctorants Place: BM 5202 Category Public Science Events Read more
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Cracking in Additive Manufacturing of Immiscible Multi-Materials: Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies 30.1.2026 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Andaç ÖZSOY Place: PSI – Paul Scherrer Institute, Auditorium WHGA/001, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Multi camera, high data rate SPAD imaging for computation-intensive applications 30.1.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Paul MOS Place: MC A1 272 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Federal Office of Transport (FOT): Call for projects within the Energy Strategy 2050 in Public Transport (ESPT 2050) programme 31.1.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) – 4th JTC: Access to Care 2.2.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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EDMX Research Day 2026 3.2.2026 – 11:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Place: CO 2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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When Fido’s kiss bites back: Unleashing the Tale of Capnocytophaga spp., Dogs, and Antibiotic Resistance 3.2.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Adrian Egli, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Structural Origami Gathering 2026: Public Lectures 3.2.2026 – 15:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Tomohiro Tachi; Thomas Hull; Amanda Ghassaei; Yves Klett; Rupert Maleczek; Seri Nishimoto; Erik Demaine Place: CE 1 6 Category Public Science Events Read more
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MDDB Conference 3.2.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2201 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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EIC Info Day in Bern – National event 4.2.2026 – 08:30 > 16:30 Speaker: Place: Kursaal, Kornhausstrasse 3, Bern Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Reshaping Information Research with AI” 5.2.2026 – 10:00 > 12:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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From Predictions to Decisions in Dynamic Strategic Environments 5.2.2026 – 11:15 > 12:00 Speaker: Aymeric Capitaine, PhD student at École Polytechnique/Inria Paris, France Place: ME C2 405 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Application of Advanced Computational Models to Enhance the Performance of Lightning Location Systems 5.2.2026 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Hannes KOHLMANN Place: MED 0 1418 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Stepwise curing and consolidation strategies for thick carbon fibre-reinforced composites 5.2.2026 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Francesco TADDEI Place: EMPA, Ueberlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Distributed Sensing in Gas-filled Optical Fibres 6.2.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Yuting YANG Place: CM 1 5 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Harnessing Waste Heat and Light with ThermoElectrochemical Cells 9.2.2026 – 16:30 > 00:00 Speaker: Matteo BEVIONE Place: MED 0 1418 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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AI and Energy: Building a Sustainable Future 10.2.2026 – 11:00 > 12:30 Speaker: Giovanni De Micheli Drazen Dujic Darong Huang Dr. Binod Koirala Xavier OUVRARD Place: SwissTech Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools” 10.2.2026 – 14:00 > 16:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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EPFL AMLD – Intelligence Summit 2026 10.2.2026 – 08:00 > 19:00 Speaker: See program Place: STCC Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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From Women’s Eyes – Lecture 11.2.2026 – 14:00 > 15:00 Speaker: Gihan Kamel, SESAME Facility, Jordan ; Barbara Montanari, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kinkdom Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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3rd CECAM Discussion Meeting on Quantum Crystallography 11.2.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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AI and Sustainability in Practice: Challenges and Solutions 12.2.2026 – 14:00 > 17:30 Speaker: Giovanni De Micheli Denisa Constantinescu Manuel Cubero-Castan Emmanuel Lanti Julia Paolini Miguel Peón Quirós Place: SwissTech Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Information session – Transforming Business with AI and Data Tech 12.2.2026 – 18:00 > 00:00 Speaker: – Elaine Moran, SRVC Executive Director Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Reward Model Learning vs Direct Preference Optimization: A Comparative Analysis of Learning from Human Preferences 13.2.2026 – 11:15 > 12:00 Speaker: Andi Nika, doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Kaiserslautern, Germany Place: ME C2 405 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Genome Organization: Integrating Mathematics, Physics and Computation for Advances in Biology and Medicine 17.2.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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QSE Quantum Seminar: “Superposing coherent states for fun & profit” 19.2.2026 – 12:00 > 13:30 Speaker: Barry Sanders Place: CE 1 104 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Stable Optimization in Deep Learning: Geometry and Games 20.2.2026 – 16:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Thomas Michaelsen PETHICK Place: CO 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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From genes to programs to traits: building causal models for human genetics with GWAS and perturb-seq 23.2.2026 – 13:30 > 14:30 Speaker: Jonathan Pritchard, Professor of Biology and Genetics at Stanford University Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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13th Call for Proposals – CYD Fellowships: A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research 25.2.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Master Info Days 25.2.2026 – 17:30 > 20:00 Speaker: Place: Hall SG Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Faculty Seminar Johannes Graeff: Epigenetic memory aids 26.2.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Johannes Graeff Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Research Visibility: Impact beyond citation” 27.2.2026 – 10:00 > 12:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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EPFL Quantum Hackathon 27.2.2026 – 11:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Place: BC Building Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Information session, Prototype Pavilion in Textile Reinforced Concrete with LC3 2026_ ENAC Summer Workshop 2.3.2026 – 17:30 > 18:00 Speaker:  Patricia Guaita , Raffael Baur Place: AAC 1 32 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 37th call 2.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Campus Lecture Steve Anavi – Co-Founder of Qonto, a Digital Financial Services Company for Professionals and Alumni Award 2025 4.3.2026 – 17:30 > 19:30 Speaker: Place: Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “ABC of Research Data Management” 5.3.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: GR A3 31 Category Internal trainings Read more
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AI-TranspWood 5th Consortium Meeting 5.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Stay Away from Plagiarism” 10.3.2026 – 14:30 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: BS 150 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI [March 2026] 11.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more
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CAS Transforming Business with AI & Data Tech [2026] 11.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: ODY -1 0021 Category Miscellaneous Read more
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3D printing assisted by upconversion nanoparticles 13.3.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Qianyi ZHANG Place: ELA 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Training “Smart Publishing” 17.3.2026 – 10:00 > 12:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Learning with AI: Designing AI Tutors that foster learning in robotics and CS courses 17.3.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Jérôme Brender Place: ME B1 10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Data Management Planning & Funding” 19.3.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: GR A3 31 Category Internal trainings Read more
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“Railway Systems in Transition: Resilience, Digitalisation and Workforce Change” 19.3.2026 – 17:15 > 18:15 Speaker: Peter Kummer, Professor of Practice TRANSP-OR Place: CM 1 5 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Skyscraper Design and Construction Challenges from Award-Winning Case Studies 20.3.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker: Tibor Kokai Ph.D., P.Eng. Principal Emeritus, RJC Toronto, Associate Professor (titular), BUTE, Department of Structural Engineering Place: GC B1 10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Hybrid Quantum Mechanics / Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) Approaches to Biochemistry and Beyond 23.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MechE Colloquium: Mechanically-driven closure of extreme membrane wounds in a single cell 24.3.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof. Sindy KY Tang, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Place: MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Data Organization & Storage Solutions” 31.3.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Multi-Objective Management of EdgeAI on Heterogeneous Systems 2.4.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Hossein TAJI Place: ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Challenges in modelling ion channels: simulations meet experiments 15.4.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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FAIR Data Management of Theoretical Spectroscopy and Green’s Function Methods 20.4.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Ethics in Data Management: Anonymization and Sustainability Practices” 23.4.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: GC A3 31 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Ig Nobel Award Tour Show 2026 23.4.2026 – 18:00 > 20:00 Speaker: Marc Abraham and a line-up of Ig Nobel Prize winners (to be announced) Place: Forum Rolex Category Public Science Events Read more
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SNSF Starting Grants 2025 5.5.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Call for proposal Read more
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Emergent dynamics of active colloids: chirality, non-reciprocity and memory 11.5.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training “Up to Speed with Zotero” 12.5.2026 – 09:30 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training “Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools” 21.5.2026 – 09:30 > 11:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training “Data/Code Publication” 21.5.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team Place: MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training “Reshaping Information Research with AI” 2.6.2026 – 10:00 > 12:00 Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team Place: GR A3 31 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Prototype Pavilion in Textile Reinforced Concrete with LC3 2026_ ENAC Summer Workshop 24.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: EPFL Fribourg Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI [September 2026] 2.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Category Miscellaneous Read more

Research

A geometric twist boosts the power of robotic textiles

By rethinking how thin metal threads are woven into a flexible textile, EPFL researchers have created a lightweight fabric capable of lifting over 400 times its own weight. The work advances the development of wearables that provide physical assistance without mechanical bulk.

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Education

Students build hands-on skills (and gyroscopes) in machining course

A new intensive machining course gives microengineering students the opportunity to develop practical skills using the equipment and expertise of EPFL’s Technical Workshops Platform.

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Innovation

Record broken for the longest Hyperloop trial at EPFL

As part of the LIMITLESS project, scientists from EPFL, HEIG-VD and Swisspod have completed the longest-ever vacuum capsule journey in Europe’s first operational Hyperloop test facility.

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