Collaborate Disseminate
The microscopic world of cells and bacteria is incredibly important to understand, but tricky to study in detail, especially without harming the subjects. Researchers at EPFL have now developed a new microscopy technique that combines two existing ones… Continue reading New imaging technique offers unprecedented view of cells, inside and out
Perovskite crystals are quickly gaining a name for themselves in the solar energy field, thanks to their impressive ability to convert photons into electricity. But scientists have now tweaked this process to pick up neutrons instead, making an effecti… Continue reading Perovskite crystals given new job as nuclear radiation detectors
While we have seen eel-like swimming robots before, they’ve tended to simply copy the movements of their biological counterparts. AgnathaX is different, in that it utilizes simulated central and peripheral nervous systems for more robust performance.Co… Continue reading Robotic lamprey shows how two nervous systems are better than one
Everyone responds to general anesthetics differently, which can make administering the correct dose tricky. A new device is designed to help, by continuously monitoring anesthetic levels in patients’ bloodstreams during surgical procedures.Continue Rea… Continue reading “Smart pen” could monitor patients’ anesthetic levels during surgery
In order for a thief to bypass a security system’s interface, they generally have to see that interface in the first place. That’s why Swiss scientists have designed an access code keypad which is completely transparent.Continue ReadingCategory: Good T… Continue reading Security keypad designed to thwart thieves – by being transparent
Human sweat contains all kinds of valuable biomarkers that can be used to track different aspects of human health, such as glucose levels in diabetics or metabolic conditions during exercise, and a new breed of wearable sensors promise to make this a r… Continue reading First-of-a-kind sweat sensor tracks stress levels around the clock
When the heart is injured it can’t repair itself, meaning that heart failure often requires a transplant of the whole organ. But now, scientists at EPFL have developed an artificial aorta that can help pump blood, taking some of the pressure off the he… Continue reading Artificial aorta takes pressure off the heart to reduce transplants
In 1959, a group of Russian hikers died under mysterious circumstances – and their story, now known as the Dyatlov Pass incident, has intrigued the world ever since. There’s been no shortage of theories about what happened, but none have been able to f… Continue reading Mystery Dyatlov Pass deaths may be explained by new scientific theory
The influenza virus as proven to be a very tricky foe to fight. Now, researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have developed synthetic molecules that can kill the flu virus by mimicking human cells, and putting the squeeze on the virus when it attaches itsel… Continue reading Synthetic molecules mimic human cells to lure and kill the flu virus
Researchers at EPFL have demonstrated a new method to make immunotherapy a more effective and directed treatment against cancer. The team designed microparticles containing drugs that are only released when T cells physically squeeze them, on contact w… Continue reading T cells squeeze fresh drugs into cancer in new immunotherapy treatment