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A metamaterial developed by Mathieu Padlewski (left), Romain Fleury and Hervé Lissek (right). © 2025 EPFL / Alain Herzog

Listen to quantum atoms talk together thanks to acoustics

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To get around the constraints of quantum physics, EPFL researchers have built a new acoustic system to study the way the minuscule atoms of condensed matter talk together. They hope to one day build an acoustic version of a quantum computer.

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Ultra-broadband photonic chip boosts optical signals

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Scientists at EPFL and IBM Research have developed a compact optical amplifier based on a photonic chip that vastly outperforms traditional optical amplifiers in both bandwidth and efficiency. This breakthrough could reshape data center interconnects, AI accelerators, and high-performance computing.

Fifteen PhD students receive STI Teaching Assistant Awards

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Fifteen PhD students have been selected to receive a School of Engineering (STI) Teaching Assistant Award for their outstanding commitment to education in EPFL bachelor and master courses during the fall 2024 semester.

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Events

SAMCE 2024 – 31 October 2024 – FHNW, Brugg-Windisch

3rd Symposium on Modeling and Simulation for Additive Manufacturing – 5 September 2024 – FHNW Brugg-Windisch

IEM Seminar Series: Fast-Tracking Sustainability: Accelerating Innovation with Computation and Automation

01-04-202501-04-2025

With: Prof. Tonio Buonassisi, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, USA
Place and room: BM 5202
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/62026664313
Category: Conferences – Seminars

IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: An AI Foundation Model Approach to Signal Processing and Control in Cyber-Physical Systems

01-04-202501-04-2025

With: Prof. Lang Tong, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, USA
Place and room: BM 5202
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63124898719
Category: Conferences – Seminars

IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Modulation and routing of nonlinear optical signals with metasurfaces above GHz rates

08-04-202508-04-2025

With: Prof. Michele Celebrano, Physics Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Place and room: BM 5202
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63124898719
Category: Conferences – Seminars

IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Bio-inspired design of Integrated Mesh Electronics, Transistor Probe and Micro-Power Units for Multifunctional Physiological Interrogation and Sustainable Operation

15-04-202515-04-2025

With: Prof. Yunlong Zhao, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
Place and room: BM 5202
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63124898719
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Prof. Hagan Bayley

The Remarkable Science of Nanopores: From Gene Sequencing to Organ Repair

09-05-202509-05-2025

With: Prof. Hagan Bayley, University of Oxford (UK)
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/62249827164
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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