LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Research results in science and engineering aren’t always easy for the general public to digest, but EPFL has a bonanza this week from its various research labs, starting with a fast-cat robot that could speed up search efforts following natural disasters and accidents. It’s all in the legs The robot holds enormous [...]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A new bracelet designed to make it far easier to take blood pressure readings over time has been unveiled by Empa, the materials science and technology research centre at ETH polytechnic institute in Zurich. It has been working with STBL Medical Research AG to develop “a device that can be worn comfortably [...]

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A new European strategy for particle physics research work puts Cern in Geneva and “strong universities  and strong national communities” at the centre of a European model for cross-border scientific research, Agnieszka Zalewska, president of the Cern Council, said in Brussel Thursday. The European Commission in Brussels is hosting a meeting Thursday [...]

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Results from a new study of microplastic pollution in Lake Geneva, carried out by EPFL in Lausanne for the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, are making headlines today, after their publication in the journal Archives des Sciences. The pollutants, have been “found in large enough quantities to raise concern”, according to [...]

UPDATE – LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Researchers at the EPFL in Lausanne have shown that some common antibiotics increase longevity, with improved fitness and energy, in simple worms. The work, under the direction of Johan Auwerx, who holds the Nestlé metabolic energy chair at the university, offers promise for new research into solutions to human diseases [...]