• 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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  • School of Engineering

    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

    Stéphanie Lacour to give inaugural lecture at the Collège de France

    Stéphanie Lacour, the Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology in EPFL’s School of Engineering and head of the Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces, will deliver her inaugural lecture on neurotechnology at the Collège de France on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

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37 Professors
10 Adjunct Professors
11 Senior Scientists
25 ERC grants

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PhotonHub: Accelerating Photonics for Strategic Autonomy and Industrial Growth 12.2.2026 – 17:00 > 18:00 Speaker: Hugo Thienpont, Brussels Photonics B-PHOT, Department of Applied Research and Photonics TONA-FirW, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Place: BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Power Sources Inspired by Electric Fish 25.2.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof. Michael Mayer, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Place: BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Campus Lecture de Steve Anavi « 9 idées reçues sur l’entrepreneuriat – retour d’expérience sur la création d’une licorne » 4.3.2026 – 17:30 > 19:30 Speaker: Place: CO 2 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Leveraging Microfluidic devices to Emerging Technology & New Opportunity 11.3.2026 – 12:15 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof. Yoshikazu Hirai, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Kyoto University, Japan Place: BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Summer School on Light-Based 3D Printing 2026 21.6.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker: Place: Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

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