EPFL's heating a treat for lake trouts
A recently conducted study also shows that the streams surrounding EPFL can handle future campus growth.
Environment
Dec 5, 2012
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Analyzing Lake Geneva from the air: A second wind for elemo
One year after the MIR submersibles dove into the depths of Lake Geneva, the elemo program is delivering its first scientific results. And with the support of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, the operation will be extended with a ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2012
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Tsunami hit Geneva in AD 563: scientists
Nearly 1,500 years ago a tsunami triggered by a rockfall swept Lake Geneva, engulfing its shores with a wall of water up to 13 metres (42 feet) high, Swiss scientists reported on Sunday.
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2012
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UN aims to pull plug on plethora of power supplies
(AP)—The days when every piece of home communications equipment comes with its own special power adapter could be numbered.
Telecom
Oct 25, 2012
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UN says world has 6 billion cell phone subscribers
The world now has nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as inhabitants.
Telecom
Oct 11, 2012
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Melting glaciers key to greater reliance on hydroelectric power?
(Phys.org)—The great glaciers of the Alps are melting. Several climate change scenarios, some of which are based on an average temperature increase of +4°C, predict their complete disappearance by the end of this century. ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2012
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A floating port for docking boats offshore (w/ Video)
Moorage space is becoming increasingly rare in the ports along Lake Geneva. An EPFL student is working on an alternative that provides additional mooring spots without overcrowding the lakefront.
Engineering
Jul 2, 2012
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Researchers' data are closing in on Higgs boson particle
Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher say they have reams of new data that will reveal with greater certainty whether they have already glimpsed a long-sought theoretical particle that could help explain the origins ...
General Physics
Jun 21, 2012
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State of Himalayan glaciers less alarming than feared
Ever since the false prognoses of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Himalayan glaciers have been a focus of public and scientific debate. The gaps in our knowledge of glaciers in the Himalayan region ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2012
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CITES seeks tougher limits on coral, shark, dolphin trade
UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Wednesday that tougher limits should be imposed on trade of aquatic species such as corals, dolphins and sturgeons to protect them from extinction.
Ecology
Mar 22, 2012
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