EPFL
Using machine learning to forecast amine emissions
Research
EPFL
Scientists at EPFL and Heriot-Watt University have developed a machine learning approach to accurately predict potentially harmful amine emissions from carbon-capturing plants.
A step towards solar fuels out of thin air
Research
EPFL
EPFL chemical engineers have invented a solar-powered artificial leaf, built on a novel electrode which is transparent and porous, capable of harvesting water from the air for conversion into hydrogen fuel. The semiconductor-based technology is scalable and easy to prepare.
“Scientists can never make statements with 100% certainty”
Politics
EPFL
EPFL professor Jacques Fellay, who served on the Swiss National Covid-19 Science Task Force, has been selected for a new advisory committee that the government set up recently so policymakers and scientists can continue their joint efforts.
EPFL holds a giant hackathon on sustainability
Teaching
EPFL
With its Solutions4Sustainability initiative, EPFL aims to channel its community members’ knowledge and skills towards the goal of promoting more environmentally friendly lifestyles. To that end, projects selected under the initiative will be granted a hefty chunk of funding.
Researchers develop winged robot that can land like a bird
Research
EPFL
EPFL researchers have developed a method that allows a flapping-wing robot to land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism. The innovation could significantly expand the scope of robot-assisted tasks.
UrbanTwin: seeing double for sustainability
Research
EPFL
A consortium of Swiss research institutes has begun working on UrbanTwin to make an AI driven, ecologically sensitive model of the energy, water and waste systems the town of Aigle to help boost sustainability.
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