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Dr. Gerini receives the Doctoral Program Thesis Distinction

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Dr. Francesco Gerini received the EEDE Doctoral Program Thesis Distinction

The pod reach a top speed of 40.7km/h in reduced scale, a full-scale equivalent of 488.2km/h. © Swisspod

Record broken for the longest Hyperloop trial

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As part of the LIMITLESS project, scientists from EPFL, HEIG-VD and Swisspod have completed the longest-ever vacuum capsule journey in Europe's first operational Hyperloop test facility.

Martin Seydoux pictured hiking the Annapurna circuit after attending a conference in Nepal. © Martin Seydoux

“Thanks to the Swiss education system, there are no closed doors”

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Recent EPFL graduate Martin Seydoux took an unconventional career path to a PhD, having discovered his passion for engineering as an apprentice in a campus mechanics workshop.

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