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    “First-year students ask the same questions as leading scientists”

    Philippe Müllhaupt, who was named the best teacher in the mechanical engineering Section for 2025, first learned to appreciate teaching thanks to his music theory professor. Although he quickly gave up music, he never lost his enjoyment of sharing knowledge with others.

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  • School of Engineering

    Neutrinos caught on camera

    Researchers from ETH Zurich and EPFL have tested the first prototype of a new elementary particle detector for ultrafast, three-dimensional imaging in large-volume, dense materials.

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  • School of Engineering

    Martin Lentz honored at SPIE Photonics Europe

    School of Engineering PhD student Martin Lentz has received the first place student presentation award at the leading photonics conference SPIE Europe.

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  • School of Engineering

    What your voice gives away

    With AI, the voice has acquired a new significance. Behind the words lies data that can be used both to diagnose a health problem and to steal someone’s identity.

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  • School of Engineering

    Smart sweat patch helps doctors monitor high-risk pregnancies

    An EPFL spin-off is developing a patch-like medical device that reads sweat biomarkers. Its first application will be keeping a close watch on high-risk pregnancies.

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116 Professors
3116 Bachelor and Master Students
802 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 Advanced manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Bio-Inspired Technology Bio-Inspired Technology Energy Science and Research Energy Science and Research Health Science & Technology Health Science & Technology Imaging Science Imaging Science Nanotechnology Nanotechnology Quantum Science & Technology Quantum Science & Technology Robotics Robotics Soft Materials Soft Materials Sustainability Sustainability

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Oscillating in Turbulence 27.4.2026 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker Prof. Stéphane Perrard Place ME D1 1518 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Ecological Engineering of the Intestinal Microbiome 27.4.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker Prof. Dr. Médéric Diard, Basel University, Biozentrum Place SV1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Colloquium – Polymers for people and planet – from solving problems in the lab to solving problems in the world 27.4.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Dr. Jan-Georg Rosenboom, MIT / MacroCycle, USA   Place MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Community Event – s’EPanouir–Flourish Initiative: Presentation of the Draft Feasibility Report 27.4.2026 – 13:30 > 15:30 Speaker Nicolas Grandjean Place tbc Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Machine Learning Materials Modelling 27.4.2026 – 15:00 > 17:00 Speaker Dr. Jonathan Schmid  Place PH H3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Full speed… But Where are Women in Formula 1? 27.4.2026 – 18:00 > 21:00 Speaker Place RLC E1 240 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Famelab Lausanne 2026 27.4.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Amphimax Room 410 Category Public Science Events Read more
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Defining EPFL Values – Workshops and Online Platform 15.4.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place CO 216 et campus associés Category Miscellaneous Read more
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CIBM Breakfast & Science Seminar #57 with Delphine Ribes 28.4.2026 – 09:30 > 11:00 Speaker Delphine Ribes Place CH F1 614 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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NanoFrazor Workshop – Advancing Parallel Nanolithography with Decapede Technology 28.4.2026 – 09:30 > 16:00 Speaker Dr. Antoaneta Damyanova, Head of Software, Heidelberg Instruments Nano Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brugger, Microsystems Laboratory 1 (LMIS1), EPFL Eliott Clerc, R&D Engineer, Heidelberg Instruments Nano More to come Place BM 1130 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MechE Colloquium : Instability and breakdown phenomena in vortical flows 28.4.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. Thomas Leweke, IRPHE, CNRS, Marseille, France Place MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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BRIDGE Discovery: 10th call 28.4.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Imaging Lunch: A Practical Introduction to Machine Learning for Vision Applications 29.4.2026 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker Mallory Wittwer Place CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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lunch&LEARN: AI for formative feedback. From effective tools to adoption 30.4.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker Fares Fawzi, Machine Learning for Education Laboratory  Place ME A3 31 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Piezoelectric Suspended Microchannel Resonators for Calorimetry 30.4.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker Yara Tarek Mahmoud Abubakr ABDELAAL Place CM 1 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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FameLab Switzerland 2026 competition 16.2.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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The World at Play : play, create, think 18.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Espace Découverte Category Exhibitions Read more
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Call for projects CROSS 2027 18.3.2026 – 00:00 > 23:59 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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CAS Transforming Business with AI & Data Tech 11.3.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place ODY -1 0021 Category Miscellaneous Read more
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monthly Grad Student Mini-Symposium (IBI-EDBB) 1.5.2026 – 16:45 > 18:15 Speaker EDBB grad students Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Mapping and Learning Protein Structural Diversity Across Random Sequence Space 4.5.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker Prof. Klára Hlouchová, Department of Cell Biology Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic Place SV1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Colloquium – Instructive soft biomaterials for tissue response by design: steering events at the biointerface 4.5.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Prof. Katharina Maniura, EMPA Place MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Innovate with AI and Tech 4.5.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Miscellaneous Read more
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AI Center x Anthropic Impact Talk – Jonah Cool – "AI for Science at Anthropic: Building Tools for Scientific Discovery" 5.5.2026 – 14:30 > 15:30 Speaker Jonah Cool, PhD Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Cryo electron microscopy of vitreous sections revisited for high throughput tomographic imaging of tissue and cells 5.5.2026 – 16:00 > 17:00 Speaker Amélie Leforestier | CNRS, France Place Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Honorary Lecture, Prof. Marco Bakker 5.5.2026 – 17:30 > 19:30 Speaker Prof. Marco Bakker Place SG 1138 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture 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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Dissecting SELEX for reliable aptamers: from small molecules to microplastics 6.5.2026 – 10:00 > 11:00 Speaker Prof. Juewen Liu, Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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From Research to Space: Experiences Connecting Academia and Industry in Europe 6.5.2026 – 16:00 > 17:00 Speaker María García-Vigueras, INSA Rennes and IETR, France Place BM5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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AI for Clinical and Translational Medicine 6.5.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Jonah COOL, X. Shirley LIU, and Pranav RAJPURKAR Place Auditorium Cesar Roux – CHUV Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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EPFL Space Day 2026 – “From Classroom to Cosmos” 8.5.2026 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker Place RLC E1 240 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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QSE Quantum Seminar: "Quantum computing with metastable atomic qubits" 8.5.2026 – 12:00 > 13:30 Speaker Johannes Zeiher Place BS 150 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Construire en bois : une pratique du passé, du présent et du futur 8.5.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker Johannes Natterer Place GC B1 10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MARVEL Junior Seminar 8.5.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker Bruno Ploumhans (Mathematics for materials modelling – MatMat, EPFL) + Sofia Petrova (Computational Molecular Design Laboratory – LCMD, EPFL) Place MED 2 1124 (Coviz 2) Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Genome-wide mapping of Transcription Factors' Footprints: Probing Noncoding Variants of Human Diseases 8.5.2026 – 15:00 > 16:00 Speaker Professor Xiaoliang Sunney Xie Director of Changping Laboratory, Beijing, China Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor, Peking University, Haidian District, Beijing, China https://www.cpl.ac.cn/en/Directors_Message/index.html  Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Iron corrosion in bentonite: mechanistic insights using electrochemistry, operando imaging, and in situ field experiments 8.5.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker Pranav Vivek KULKARNI Place MXF 1 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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RoboHack2026 by AI Team 8.5.2026 – 17:00 > 19:00 Speaker Place DLLEL 0 28 Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Materials Meet Engineering: Translating Research into scalable solutions 11.5.2026 – 11:15 > 12:00 Speaker Prof. Dr. Tanja Zimmermann, Empa Materials Science and Technology, STI EPFL, D-MATL ET, Switzerland  Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Colloquium – Ultrafast Electron Microscopy 11.5.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Prof. Claus Ropers, Max Planck Göttingen, Germany Place MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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From Lab Code to Community Tools: Leveraging Rosetta Commons Resources 11.5.2026 – 15:00 > 16:00 Speaker Dr. Rachel Clune and Hope Woods, Open Rosetta Team Place ELE 117 Category Conferences – Seminars 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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REGARD: Design your future: How to make professional choices (day 2/2) 11.5.2026 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker Afi Sika Kuzeawu,certified systemic coach & psychologist Place GC C2 413 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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EPFL – MicroNanoFabrication Annual Review Meeting 12.5.2026 – 09:00 > 18:00 Speaker 10 invited speakers Place SwissTech Convention Center 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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Honorary Lecture – Prof. Giovanni De Micheli 12.5.2026 – 18:00 > 21:00 Speaker Prof. Sabine Süsstrunk, Dean of IC School and Prof. Adrian Ionescu, Dean of STI School, Prof. Giovanni De Micheli, Prof. Edouard Bugnion, Vice President for Innovation and Impact Place CO 2 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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SWEETER Call 1-2026: Energy- and Resource-Efficient Industrial Processes 12.5.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Turning Tissue Maps into Tissue Models: Spatial Biology, Machine Learning, and Dynamics 18.5.2026 – 12:15 > 13:15 Speaker Prof. John Hickey, Duke University Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Colloquium – The delivery challenges of nanoparticles to solid tumours 18.5.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Prof. Warren Chan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Place MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MechE Colloquium: Toward a unified variational model of material failure 19.5.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. Corrado Maurini, ∂’Alembert Institute, Sorbonne University Paris Place MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Measuring displacement fields 20.5.2026 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker Edward Ando Place BC 410 Category Conferences – Seminars 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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Swiss Final of the Competition Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) 21.5.2026 – 18:30 > 20:00 Speaker Finalistes EPFL: Mehdi Ali Gadiri, Camille Lambert, Antoni Gralak Place EPFL Lausanne, Forum Rolex Category Public Science Events Read more
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Atomic Layer Deposition of Copper using Cu(II) Hexafluoroacetylacetonate and Diethylzinc: Surface Reaction Mechanisms and Surface Material Selectivity 22.5.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker Camilla MINZONI Place EMPA Category Thesis defenses Read more
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QSE Center Spring Assembly 29.5.2026 – 14:00 > 16:00 Speaker Place CM 1 105 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 38th call 1.6.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal 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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Cryogenic Thermometry Based on Superconducting Microwave Resonators 5.6.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker André CHATEL Place CM 1 4 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Summer School in Image Analysis 8.6.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Palace de Caux, Montreux Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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lunch&LEARN: Learning with AI: Designing AI Tutors that foster learning in robotics and CS courses 9.6.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker Jérôme Brender Place ME B1 10 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Hybrid silicon-organic integrated photonic circuits for broadband terahertz field-resolved detection 12.6.2026 – 18:00 > 00:00 Speaker Francesco BERTOT Place INJ 218 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Imaging Lunch: Introduction to image visualization with Napari 17.6.2026 – 11:00 > 13:00 Speaker Jules Vanaret Place CE 1 711.2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Complex Fluids at Interfaces: Structure, Stability, and Molecular Effects 17.6.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Theoretical Realisation of Quantum Phenomena In Computational Materials Discovery 22.6.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training "Smart Publishing" 23.6.2026 – 10:00 > 12:00 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place MED 0 1418 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Toward Intelligent Behavior in Macroscopic Active Matter 6.7.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars 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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Multi-scale and multi-purpose simulations of DNA: the importance of data 26.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Summer School: Capitalizing on Uncertainty — Structures, Processes, Mindsets 31.8.2026 – 09:00 > 18:00 Speaker Place GC B3 30 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI 2.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Miscellaneous Read more
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SpectroDynamics 2026: Connecting Computational Spectroscopic Methods Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum 7.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Bridging Biomolecular Simulations and Experiments Across Time and Length Scales: from Single Molecules to Entire Organelles 14.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Innovate with AI and Tech 5.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Miscellaneous Read more
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G protein-coupled receptors functional dynamics revealed by experimental and computational structural data 7.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Aula Magna, USI Lugano Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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From Data to Dynamics: Machine Learning in Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Simulations 14.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Aula Magna, USI Lugano Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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EPFL Latsis Symposium 2026: “Decoding the Cell: Modeling, Predicting, and Engineering Cellular States” 29.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker SPEAKERS Place Olympic Museum Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

Research

How to teach the same skill to different robots

How to teach the same skill to different robots

A new framework developed by EPFL researchers makes it possible to teach a skill to robots with different mechanical designs, allowing them to carry out the same task safely without rewriting code for each.

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Education

Saving educational robots from the trash

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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Innovation

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

“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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