Soft brainstem implant delivers high-resolution hearing LSBI researchers have developed a flexible auditory brainstem implant (ABI) that closely conforms to the curved surface of the brainstem. The technology has been successfully demonstrated as a high-resolution “prosthetic hearing” in macaques. Learn More

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Who leads and who follows? A new way to read network flows

Researchers at EPFL and the University of Geneva have developed a new algorithm that cracks an outstanding challenge in network science: dealing with directionality to detect communities. From neuroscience to social media and traffic patterns, this breakthrough reveals not just who’s connected—but […] Learn More

Technology that makes us stronger

When we’re healthy, activities like walking, sitting down, speaking and remembering things can be done with ease. But if an accident or illness impairs our physical or cognitive capabilities, such everyday tasks can become difficult or even impossible. Researchers are working to develop systems […] Learn More

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Interfacing the nervous system for rehabilitation

News date : 2025-07-30

Authors : Hillary Sanctuary

Memory loss, tremors, paralysis: when parts of the nervous system start to break down – or get broken – the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can we fix the nervous system, and how are scientists approaching the problem? We take a deep dive into various strategies
for interfacing with the nervous system to restore neuronal function.

A step towards understanding machine intelligence the human way

News date : 2025-05-12

Authors : Tanya Petersen

EPFL researchers have discovered key ‘units’ in large AI models that seem to be important for language, mirroring the brain’s language system. When these specific units were turned off, the models got much worse at language tasks.

Robotics and spinal stimulation restore movement in paralysis

News date : 2025-03-13

Authors : Nik Papageorgiou

Scientists at .Neurorestore (EPFL/CHUV/UNIL) have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The technology enhances rehabilitation and enables activities like cycling and walking outdoors.

Overcoming muscle spasms to help paraplegics walk again

News date : 2025-01-09

Authors : Hillary Sanctuary

Thanks to new high-frequency electrical stimulation that blocks spasticity, two paralyzed patients suffering from muscle stiffness after spinal cord injury benefit from rehabilitation protocols for walking again.

EPFL top 10 news articles from 2024

News date : 2024-12-23

Authors : Anne-Muriel Brouet

More than just a year, the end of 2024 marks a turning point for EPFL, with the departure of its President Martin Vetterli after 8 years at the helm of the institution. From January 1, 2025, a new team, led by Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, will take over for a four-year term. This will be the first time a woman has presided over a Swiss federal institute of technology.

Here are the most widely read scientific, academic, student and institutional news items of the past 12 months, broken down by faculty and the institution.

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