A little fold-up joystick brings haptics to portable devices
The tactile joystick developed by startup Foldaway Haptics brings the sense of touch to mobile devices © 2018 Alain Herzog The tactile joystick developed by startup Foldaway Haptics brings the sense of touch to mobile devices, drones and, in a smaller version, to virtual reality controls. This pocket-sized device, which can be unfolded in an instant, is about to hit the market. Next week it will b
A new JPEG format for virtual reality, drones and self-driving cars
A new JPEG format for virtual reality, drones and self-driving cars The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), an international committee headed by an EPFL professor, has just unveiled JPEG XS. With this new format, the image-compression process uses less energy, and higher-quality images can be sent with low latency over broadband networks like 5G. JPEG XS will have applications in areas such a
That music playing in your head: a real conundrum for scientists
That music playing in your head: a real conundrum for scientists Researchers at EPFL can now see what happens in our brains when we hear music in our heads. The researchers hope that in time their findings will be used to help people who have lost the ability to speak. When we listen to music, different parts of our brain process different information – such as high and low frequencies – so that o
A Composite Thread that Varies in Rigidity
EPFL scientists have developed a new type of composite thread that varies in stiffness depending on its temperature. Applications range from multifunctional robots to knitted casts, and even tunable medical devices. A new type of thread has been developed at EPFL that varies in stiffness depending on its temperature. This new structure could be used in future robots, orthopedics and even medical d
Under Pressure: Petroleum Changes in the Deep Sea
After the Deepwater Horizon accident in 2010, an often-asked question was: What happened to petroleum liquid and gas that was emitted into the deep sea, and why? A paper published recently by a team at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Texas A&M University sheds new light on
The treasured Montreux Jazz Festival archive is now online
EPFL’s Metamedia Center will soon finish digitizing the Montreux Jazz Festival archive, and an initial selection of concerts has been made available at montreuxjazz.com. Do you feel like reliving Marvin Gaye’s concert in 1980 or Bowie’s 2002 show, or Etta James's incredible performance in 1975? Now you can, at montreuxjazz.com. This website offers free access to more than 800 performances recorded
A chip placed under the skin for more precise medicine
It’s only a centimetre long, it’s placed under your skin, it’s powered by a patch on the surface of your skin and it communicates with your mobile phone. The new biosensor chip developed at EPFL is capable of simultaneously monitoring the concentration of a number of molecules, such as glucose and cholesterol, and certain drugs. The future of medicine lies in ever greater precision, not only when
Super-resolution microscopy reveals 3D organization of genes
Super-resolution imaging of a DNA fragment containing nine Hox genes © Denis Duboule/EPFL EPFL scientists have used super-resolution microscopy to study in unprecedented detail the organizational structure of genes that regulate the development of the embryo. Image: Super-resolution imaging (STORM) of a fragment of DNA containing nine genes (Hoxd genes). The three representative shapes show the ke
Robots transform into furniture at EPFL
EPFL scientists are creating futuristic furniture that can move around and autonomously change its shape. This innovation may prove useful to support disabled individuals. EPFL scientists from the Biorobotics Laboratory (BIOROB) have developed small robotic modules that can change their shape to create reconfigurable furniture. "Eventually, all you'll need to do is program the layout of a bedroom
The first ever photograph of light as both a particle and wave
The first ever photograph of light as both a particle and wave Light behaves both as a particle and as a wave. Since the days of Einstein, scientists have been trying to directly observe both of these aspects of light at the same time. Now, scientists at EPFL have succeeded in capturing the first-ever snapshot of this dual behavior. Quantum mechanics tells us that light can behave simultaneously a
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