Tag: EPFL

Thermal Scanning Probe Lithography

SemiconductorOctober 13, 2022

A new technical paper titled “Edge-Contact MoS2 Transistors Fabricated Using Thermal Scanning Probe Lithography” was published by researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne...

Foundational Changes In Chip Architectures

SemiconductorOctober 13, 2022

We take many things in the semiconductor world for granted, but what if some of the decisions made decades ago are no longer viable...

Microorganisms living in cryospheric ecosystems have a unique genetic signature

QuantumJune 9, 2022

The microbiome of cryospheric ecosystems, the nearly 20% of Earth’s surface where water remains frozen for at least one month of the year, currently...

A light and easy-to-attach hand exoskeleton for stroke victims

QuantumMay 11, 2022

Stroke is a major cause of long-term disability. Nearly 12 million people worldwide survive a stroke every year, and half of them are left...

A bright and pure single-photon emitter that works at room temperature

QuantumMay 6, 2022

In the second quantum revolution framework, single-photon emitters (SPEs) have emerged as an important building block for the implementation of fast-operating quantum devices. For...

Building Artificial Neurons with Mathematics

Nano TechnologyApril 11, 2022

EPFL’s Blue Brain Project has found a way to use only mathematics to automatically draw neurons in 3D, meaning we are getting closer to...

Solving the Quantum Decryption ‘Harvest Now, Decrypt Later’ Problem

Cyber SecurityFebruary 16, 2022

There are two important problems for encryption: the keys and their distribution. Distribution is generally done via asymmetric encryption – but the distribution can be intercepted, and the asymmetric encryption cracked.