Technology
Getting maximum energy out of biomass
TechTransfer
PSI
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have started up the operation of a revolutionary pilot plant for the production of synthetic biogas. The HydroPilot project aims to produce methane in natural gas quality from wet biomass such as liquid manure, sewage sludge, or algae – much more efficiently than conventional biogas plants.
Ultrafast optical switching can save overwhelmed datacenters
Research
EPFL
EPFL and Microsoft Research scientists demonstrated ultrafast optical circuit switching using a chip-based soliton comb laser and a completely passive diffraction grating device. This particular architecture could enable an energy-efficient optical datacenter to meet enormous data bandwidth requirements in future.
Next-generation camera can better locate tumors
Research
EPFL
Scientists at EPFL and Dartmouth College in the US have developed a system that can, for the first time, both pinpoint the exact location of a tumor and measure its depth. Their technology employs a high-tech camera developed at EPFL’s Advanced Quantum Architecture Laboratory.
Watching and analyzing T cells attack cancer cells in real time
Research
EPFL
A new assay developed by EPFL spin-off Nanolive opens up promising avenues of research for immuno-oncology treatments. It allows scientists to directly see and quantify how T cells find, bind, stress and kill cancer cells.
Computer scientists take on the quantum challenge
Research
ETH Zurich
For a long time, the development of quantum computers was concerned with theoretical and hardware aspects. But as the focus shifts towards programming, software and security issues, the classical computer sciences are coming back into play.
When art and technology intermingle, the copies are real
Teaching
EPFL
Starting September 17, 2021, EPFL Pavilions will host an exceptional exhibition, "Deep Fakes: Art and Its Double". Organised by EPFL and University of Lausanne, using artificial intelligence and the latest scientific imaging technologies, it immerses the public in the depths of artistic and cultural doubles.
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