Digitalisation
The NFT market for digital artwork behaves like social networks
Research
EPFL
In a study of transactions involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which represent digital works of art, EPFL scientists have found that the NFT market has much the same structure as interactions on social networks. Their pioneering study is the first of its kind.
Open access is revolutionizing access to research
Politics
EPFL
EPFL summer series: how science works. In the 1990s, the internet upended the scientific publication process. Today, it’s the whole culture of research that’s changing.
Honoured by European Inventor Award
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
European Patent Office honours Robert Grass and Wendelin Stark, professors of chemical engineering for their research in DNA encapsulation. Their invention enables the storage of digital data for thousands of years and product tracing throughout supply chains.
How healthy is your digital twin?
Research
EPFL
Digital twins – a savvy combination of artificial intelligence and personal data – have already begun to revolutionize the way healthcare is provided. But they raise a lot of ethical and legal questions, especially given the vast amounts of medical data that must be collected to train artificial intelligence algorithms. So should we be worried about the eventuality of a digital clone? We spoke with experts from a variety of fields to find out.
3D models to explore the future of urban digitization
TechTransfer
EPFL
A multidisciplinary Swiss team explored the future of urban digitization in its theoretical, technical, and legal dimensions by modeling the city of Sion with an innovative ScanVan.
Uncovering the secrets of some of the world's first color photographs
Research
EPFL
EPFL researchers have shed new light on one of the earliest color photography techniques, G. Lippmann’s Nobel Prize–winning multispectral imaging method.
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