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Scientific works
Solar reactor turns water into hydrogen
In testing, the new reactor produced about 500 grams of hydrogen per day, meeting about half the electricity needs of a four-person household.
New technology
New 3D printing technique is 30 times faster than traditional methods
Light-based 3D printing is capable of creating small objects in tens of seconds with high resolution.
Space science
Swiss satellite cleanup
According to the Associated Press, Swiss scientists plan to launch a specially designed
Environment
Solution to use hydrogen instead of fossil fuels
Scientists at Lausane Federal University of Technology (EPFL) and German colleagues have found a solution to safely store hydrogen.
Videos
Video: Cat robots help search and rescue
According to researcher Alexander Sproewitz, their technology allows robots to run at speeds of 1.4m / sec. This is a relatively fast speed, though far behind the speed…
Medicine - Health
Smart contact lenses enlarge the vision with the blink of an eye
According to the Telegraph, scientists at EPFL, Switzerland are developing smart contact lenses in combination with microscopic telescopes that can triple vision.
Science invention
The unique 'invention' helps people 'look' with ... ears
Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Federale University (EPFL) in Switzerland have created algorithms to help people locate by sound.
Science invention
The first electronic hand knows the feeling
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) has successfully invented the first electronic hand that has the ability to bring patients with lifelike feelings.
Computer science
Current encryption technology will be obsolete in the next 5 years
Experts have found a way to disable RSA 1024 security technology, which is being used in banking and e-commerce transactions on many websites today.
New technology
The project helps people use thoughts to control machines
Mental Work science project uses the Brain and Machine Connection Interface (BMI), developed at the laboratory of the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Sw…
New technology
'Astronomical' contact lenses
European and American scientists say the invention of a new type of contact lens, if used with special glasses, can bring telescopic vision to the wearer.
New technology
Implant chips support smartphones predicting heart attacks
PhoneArena, EPFL, a Swiss science company, invented a kind of microscopic implant that allows for the warning of heart attacks.
New technology
Fabrication of microchips from molybdenum materials
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have developed a microchip sample from molybdenum material.
New technology
Breakthrough on touch screen for the blind
Scientists at the Polytechnic University of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have invented a new generation of touchscreens that allow users to feel by touching their finge…