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2 <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title type="html">ETH News</title><link rel="self" href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/_jcr_content.feed" /><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news.html" /><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news.html</id><generator uri="http://www.ethz.ch" version="2020.8">ETH WCMS</generator><updated>2023-05-10T15:00:00Z</updated><entry><title type="html">Entangled quantum circuits</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/entangled-quantum-circuits.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Quantenwissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homehero" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="D-PHYS" /><author><name>Felix Würsten</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/entangled-quantum-circuits.html</id><published>2023-05-10T15:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH Zurich researchers have succeeding in demonstrating that quantum mechanical objects that are far apart can be much more strongly correlated with each other than is possible in conventional systems. For this experiment, they used superconducting circuits for the first time.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Detailed image of the human retina</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/detailed-image-of-the-human-retina.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Systembiologie" /><category term="News" /><category term="Bildgebende Verfahren" /><category term="D-BSSE" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="Biotechnologie" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/detailed-image-of-the-human-retina.html</id><published>2023-05-08T15:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers from Basel and Zurich are creating a high-resolution atlas that depicts the development of the human retina. One technique they use is a new method that allows them to visualise more than 50 proteins simultaneously.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How should AI be used in the justice system?</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/blog-how-should-ai-be-used-in-the-justice-system.html" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><category term="Digitalisation" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="News" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Rechtswissenschaften" /><category term="D-GESS" /><author><name>Ayisha Piotti</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/blog-how-should-ai-be-used-in-the-justice-system.html</id><published>2023-05-05T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Artificial intelligence promises to support judges in their decision-making. In fact, it renders their decisions and tasks more complex, argues Ayisha Piotti.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Learn a language by chatting with an AI tutor</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/learn-a-language-by-chatting-with-an-ai-tutor.html" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="News" /><category term="Spin-offs und Patente" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/learn-a-language-by-chatting-with-an-ai-tutor.html</id><published>2023-05-04T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Quazel, a spin-off from ETH Zurich, has launched a language learning app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to engage users in conversations. The AI tutor adapts to the users' language skills and corrects their mistakes.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How cells are influenced by their environment as tissues grow</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/how-cells-are-influenced-by-their-environment-as-tissues-grow.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homehero" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="Medizin" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/how-cells-are-influenced-by-their-environment-as-tissues-grow.html</id><published>2023-05-03T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">The cells of our body interact with their immediate environment. Researchers have now studied this interaction in detail. In time, they hope to use these findings for improved diagnosis and treatment of wound-healing disorders and cancer.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How an apprentice uses “made-up” electrons to save researchers time</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/how-an-apprentice-uses-made-up-electrons-to-save-researchers-time.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Arbeiten an der ETH" /><category term="News" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="Karriere und Laufbahn" /><author><name>Stéphanie Hegelbach</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/05/how-an-apprentice-uses-made-up-electrons-to-save-researchers-time.html</id><published>2023-05-02T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">This doesn’t happen often: For his final project, an electronics apprentice at ETH Zurich produced a test device that will save physicists a lot of time in developing a novel microscope. His work has been published in a scientific journal.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">“Europe needs to become more independent of China”</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/europe-needs-to-become-more-independent-of-china.html" /><category term="Strategie und Politik" /><category term="International" /><category term="News" /><category term="Critical Thinking" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/europe-needs-to-become-more-independent-of-china.html</id><published>2023-04-28T08:30:00Z</published><content type="html">Each year, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich analyses key geopolitical trends. Oliver Thränert, head of the think tank at the CSS, explains which new developments will impact global affairs. A conversation on European security and China as a challenge to the transatlantic alliance.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How can we fight blood cancer more effectively?</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/how-can-we-fight-blood-cancer-more-effectively.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Systembiologie" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-BIOL" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Medizin" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/how-can-we-fight-blood-cancer-more-effectively.html</id><published>2023-04-27T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Despite approved treatments being available, multiple myeloma remains incurable. But researchers at ETH Zurich and University Hospital Zurich set out to improve treatment outcomes by testing hundreds of existing therapeutics outside the body to predict their effectiveness.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A new form of human-computer interaction</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/a-new-form-of-human-computer-interaction.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homehero" /><author><name>Anna Janka</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/a-new-form-of-human-computer-interaction.html</id><published>2023-04-26T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers from ETH Zurich created a new open-source platform and programming language called LMQL. This programming language makes it easier, cheaper, and safer to interact with large language models like ChatGPT.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Progress in alternative battery technology</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/progress-in-alternative-battery-technology.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Materialwissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Ingenieurwissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><category term="Chemie" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/progress-in-alternative-battery-technology.html</id><published>2023-04-24T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">It is not easy to make batteries cheap, efficient, durable, safe and environmentally friendly at the same time. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now succeeded in uniting all of these characteristics in zinc metal batteries.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Artificial intelligence is not a pandemic</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/artificial-intelligence-is-not-a-pandemic.html" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><category term="Digitalisation" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="News" /><category term="Lehrentwicklung und -technologie" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><author><name>Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/artificial-intelligence-is-not-a-pandemic.html</id><published>2023-04-24T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">There are concerns that ChatGPT could undermine the educational system, and growing demands for rules governing its use. Gerd Kortemeyer argues that anything but the most common sense regulations could end up being counterproductive.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">What previous bird flu outbreaks teach us</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/what-previous-bird-flu-outbreaks-teach-us.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Computational Biology" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-BSSE" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="Medizin" /><category term="Evolutionsbiologie" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/what-previous-bird-flu-outbreaks-teach-us.html</id><published>2023-04-21T07:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers at ETH Zurich have analysed the bird flu epidemic caused by the H7N9 strain that affected China from 2013 to 2017. New phylogenetic trees will help to improve monitoring of future bird flu epidemics.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Fat quantum cats</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/fat-quantum-cats.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="Laboratory for Solid State Physics (LFKP)" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homehero" /><category term="Quantenwissenschaften" /><category term="D-PHYS" /><author><name>Oliver Morsch</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/fat-quantum-cats.html</id><published>2023-04-20T18:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers at ETH Zurich have created the heaviest Schrödinger cat to date by putting a crystal in a superposition of two oscillation states. Their results could lead to more robust quantum bits and help to explain why quantum superpositions are not observed in everyday life.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Tracing a digital shadow</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/tracing-a-digital-shadow.html" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Fokus" /><category term="D-MTEC" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-GESS" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><author><name>Karin Köchle, Michael Walther</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/tracing-a-digital-shadow.html</id><published>2023-04-20T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Psychologist Verena Zimmermann joins computer scientists Joachim Buhmann and Elgar Fleisch to discuss whether our feelings can be measured, what role they play in human-machine interactions, and the use of smart technologies.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Twin brothers use AI to herd cats</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/twin-brothers-use-ai-to-herd-cats.html" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="Spin-offs und Patente" /><category term="Administration und Infratruktur" /><category term="News" /><category term="International" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><author><name>Marianne Lucien</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/twin-brothers-use-ai-to-herd-cats.html</id><published>2023-04-19T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Finally, a cat flap that prevents feline friends from bringing their prey indoors. Powered by artificial intelligence and backed by Swiss know-how and talent ETH Zurich start-up, Flappie Technologies is poised to become the cat’s meow.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Earpiece that speeds up recovery after a stroke</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/earpiece-that-speeds-up-recovery-after-a-stroke.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Neurowissenschaften" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/earpiece-that-speeds-up-recovery-after-a-stroke.html</id><published>2023-04-18T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH Zurich researchers have developed a smart earpiece that helps people relearn physical actions faster and more easily after a stroke. By stimulating the brain, the earpiece helps it rewire neural circuits.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Why we are taking a stand on the Swiss Climate Protection Law</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/why-we-are-taking-a-stand-on-the-swiss-climate-protection-law.html" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><category term="Sustainability" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Prof. Reto Knutti</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/why-we-are-taking-a-stand-on-the-swiss-climate-protection-law.html</id><published>2023-04-17T03:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Political debate is vital for a functioning democracy. And when it comes to complex issues such as climate change, scientists should be able to share their expertise and help shape opinion, says Reto Knutti.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A key experiment for the LIFE space mission</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/a-key-experiment-for-the-life-space-mission.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Astronomie" /><category term="News" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-PHYS" /><author><name>Felix Würsten</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/a-key-experiment-for-the-life-space-mission.html</id><published>2023-04-14T05:30:00Z</published><content type="html">With a constellation of five satellites, the international LIFE initiative led by ETH Zurich hopes to one day detect traces of life on exoplanets. A laboratory experiment in the Department of Physics is now set to demonstrate the planned measurement method.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Stefan Wiemer on earthquakes</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/stefan-wiemer-on-earthquakes.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Erdwissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-ERDW" /><category term="Erdbeben" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Editorial Team</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/stefan-wiemer-on-earthquakes.html</id><published>2023-04-13T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">In the video series &quot;Ask the Expert&quot;, experts from ETH Zurich answer questions from the community. In this edition, Stefan Wiemer provides information on the topic of earthquakes.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How drugs get into the blood</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/how-drugs-get-into-the-blood.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Chemie" /><category term="Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-CHAB" /><category term="Rechnergestützte Wissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Medizin" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Computational Biology" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/how-drugs-get-into-the-blood.html</id><published>2023-04-13T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Computer simulations have helped researchers understand in detail how pharmaceutically active substances cross cell membranes. These findings can now be used to discover new drug candidates more efficiently.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How to make self-folding surgical tools</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/how-to-make-self-folding-surgical-tools.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Maschinenbau" /><category term="Robotik" /><category term="Digitale Fabrikation" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="Lebenswissenschaften und Medizin" /><category term="News" /><category term="Ingenieurwissenschaften" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/how-to-make-self-folding-surgical-tools.html</id><published>2023-04-12T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">For minimally invasive surgery, the instruments used must be small. ETH Zurich researchers have now developed a method to transport large devices through a narrow catheter. This expands the possibilities for designing minimally invasive surgical tools.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Detecting stress in the office from how people type and click</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/detecting-stress-in-the-office-from-how-people-type-and-click.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Verhaltenswissenschaften" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-MTEC" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/detecting-stress-in-the-office-from-how-people-type-and-click.html</id><published>2023-04-11T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a model that detects workplace stress just by how people type and move their computer mouse. This might enable employees to prevent chronic stress early on.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Turbulent affairs: Scientists enhance the simulation of strong flow phenomena</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/turbulent-affairs-scientists-enhance-the-simulation-of-strong-flow-phenomena.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Supercomputing" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="News" /><category term="Mathematik" /><category term="D-MATH" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Statistik" /><author><name>Santina Russo</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/turbulent-affairs-scientists-enhance-the-simulation-of-strong-flow-phenomena.html</id><published>2023-04-06T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">It doesn’t have to be a hurricane or a tsunami — even a simple running water tap induces a shock wave upon impact with the sink. Now, with the help of the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre's (CSCS) supercomputer “Piz Daint”, mathematician Siddhartha Mishra of ETH Zurich is working to overcome current barriers to simulating and comprehending highly turbulent flows.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">ETH Zurich boosts medical research with new site in Schlieren</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/eth-zurich-boosts-medical-research-with-new-site-in-schlieren.html" /><category term="Campus" /><category term="Administration und Infratruktur" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Lebenswissenschaften und Medizin" /><category term="Immobilien" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Standorte" /><author><name>Jantje Sammtleben, Florian Meyer</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/eth-zurich-boosts-medical-research-with-new-site-in-schlieren.html</id><published>2023-04-05T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH Zurich is boosting its medical research and establishing a new site in Schlieren. It is leasing a new building (SSA) right next to the Bio-Technopark in Schlieren; the site is currently being set up as a laboratory building for medical research.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">This robot is a security guard</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/this-robot-is-a-security-guard.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Maschinenbau" /><category term="Robotik" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="News" /><category term="Ingenieurwissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><author><name>Nicole Davidson</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/this-robot-is-a-security-guard.html</id><published>2023-04-05T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Robots that can perform guarding tasks and overcome obstacles have already been seen in films such as the Pixar animation &quot;Wall-E &quot;. This film is set 800 years in the future. But similar robots are now becoming reality.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Student-made sensor facilitates climate-conscious design of public squares</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/student-made-sensor-facilitates-climate-conscious-design-of-public-squares.html" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="Elektrotechnik" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="D-ITET" /><category term="News" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Raumplanung" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Florian Meyer</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/student-made-sensor-facilitates-climate-conscious-design-of-public-squares.html</id><published>2023-04-04T09:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH students have developed sensors that can indicate how people use urban spaces. They anonymously measure how people use objects such as chairs in a public square. The sensors have proven useful in the test run and could be used in future to plan public spaces based on needs.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">“Money and finance are not an end in themselves but an enabling factor”</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/geld-und-finanzen-sind-kein-selbstzweck-sondern-ein-ermoeglichungsfaktor.html" /><category term="Personelles" /><category term="Finanzen und Controlling" /><category term="D-MTEC" /><category term="Strategie und Politik" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><category term="Schulleitung" /><category term="News" /><category term="Karriere und Laufbahn" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Florian Meyer</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/geld-und-finanzen-sind-kein-selbstzweck-sondern-ein-ermoeglichungsfaktor.html</id><published>2023-04-03T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">On Friday, an era came to an end. For 20 years, Robert Perich helped to shape the development of ETH Zurich as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), restructured Finance &amp; Controlling and developed it into an instrument of university management. It was important to him that the professorships and departments manage their funds autonomously and that ETH pursue a sustainable financial policy.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">“A development freeze would jeopardise transparency”</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/interview-ilic-krause-ai-development-freeze.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="Artificial intelligence " /><category term="ETH AI Center" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="News" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Data Science" /><author><name>Anna Janka</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/interview-ilic-krause-ai-development-freeze.html</id><published>2023-03-31T14:15:00Z</published><content type="html">In an open letter, tech luminaries from the worlds of science and industry are calling for a freeze on training new AI models that are more powerful than GPT-4. ETH AI experts Andreas Krause and Alexander Ilic from the ETH Zurich AI Center consider this to be difficult to enforce and associated with risks. </content></entry><entry><title type="html">Why are forests turning brown in summer?</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/why-are-forests-turning-brown-in-summer.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Pflanzenwissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Michael Keller</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/why-are-forests-turning-brown-in-summer.html</id><published>2023-03-31T09:45:00Z</published><content type="html">Increasing summer heat and drought are affecting European forests – some years, trees brown prematurely and some even start to die back. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the WSL are showing how exceptional weather conditions over several years are turning forests brown.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">&quot;Earthquake in Turkey was an earthquake doublet&quot;</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/earthquake-in-turkey-was-an-earthquake-doublet.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Erdwissenschaften" /><category term="Institute of Geophysics" /><category term="D-ERDW" /><category term="Erdbeben" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Geophysik" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/earthquake-in-turkey-was-an-earthquake-doublet.html</id><published>2023-03-30T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH Zurich researcher Luca Dal Zilio offers an insightful summary of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, shedding light on the complex nature of this event. He discusses the lessons that can be drawn from it to better understand and prepare for future seismic occurrences in the region.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Digital and interactive: ETH Zurich’s Annual Report 2022 is now available!</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/annual-report-2022.html" /><category term="Strategie und Politik" /><category term="Schulleitung" /><category term="News" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><category term="Spin-offs und Patente" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Editorial Team</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/annual-report-2022.html</id><published>2023-03-29T11:00:00Z</published><content type="html">As of today, the ETH Zurich annual report for 2022 is available online. This is the first time it has been published in digital form. It provides an interactive tour through the different areas of the university, as well as describing how ETH functions and the contribution it makes to Swiss society.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Spark Award for new corrosion protection</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/spark-award-for-new-corrosion-protection.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="The latest honours and prizes" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="D-BSSE" /><category term="D-MATL" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-CHAB" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><author><name>Inken De Wit</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/spark-award-for-new-corrosion-protection.html</id><published>2023-03-29T08:00:00Z</published><content type="html">More effective, reusable and self-repairing: a new kind of corrosion protection developed by the ETH researchers Marco D'Elia, Walter Caseri und Markus Niederberger has been honoured with ETH Zurich’s Spark Award 2023. The innovation offers excellent market potential and could significantly slow down the deterioration of buildings and vehicles.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Generating power with blood sugar</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/press-release-generating-power-with-blood-sugar.html" /><category term="Medienmitteilung" /><category term="Biotechnologie" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-BIOL" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Animal experiments" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/press-release-generating-power-with-blood-sugar.html</id><published>2023-03-28T07:30:00Z</published><content type="html">A fuel cell under the skin that converts blood sugar from the body into electrical energy sounds like science fiction. Yet it works perfectly, as an ETH Zurich research team led by Martin Fussenegger, Professor of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, has shown.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Strong commitment to innovation and talent</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/annual-report-strong-commitment-to-innovation-and-talent.html" /><category term="News" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="Donationen" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Karriere und Laufbahn" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Andrea Zeller</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/annual-report-strong-commitment-to-innovation-and-talent.html</id><published>2023-03-28T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researching the origins of life, supporting outstanding students and providing a boost for the new meeting place for students and the entrepreneurial community: the current Annual Report of the ETH Foundation provides an insight into what the great commitment of over 2,900 donors and partners made possible at ETH Zurich last year.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Accurate rapid tests made from smart graphene paper</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/accurate-rapid-tests-made-from-smart-graphene-paper.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Chemie" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-CHAB" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Medizin" /><author><name>Daniel Meierhans</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/accurate-rapid-tests-made-from-smart-graphene-paper.html</id><published>2023-03-27T05:30:00Z</published><content type="html">A team led by ETH Zurich chemical engineers Chih-Jen Shih and Andrew deMello have developed a rapid test system made of smart graphene paper. It only costs a few cents per test strip, is easy to use but is as accurate as lab measurements. The approach will impact more than just disease monitoring.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Detecting exhaustion with smart sportswear</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/detecting-exhaustion-with-smart-sportswear.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="News" /><category term="Materialwissenschaften" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Nanowissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/detecting-exhaustion-with-smart-sportswear.html</id><published>2023-03-24T06:45:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an electronic yarn capable of precisely measuring how a person’s body moves. Integrated directly into sportswear or work clothing, the textile sensor predicts the wearer’s exhaustion level during physical exertion.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A single day is not enough</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/a-single-day-is-not-enough.html" /><category term="Schulleitung" /><category term="Diversity" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Social issues" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><author><name>Julia Dannath</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/a-single-day-is-not-enough.html</id><published>2023-03-23T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">To mark Sexual Harassment Awareness Day at Swiss universities, Vice President Julia Dannath analyses the situation at ETH Zurich, explains what anonymous reports can and cannot achieve, and presents what she believes is most needed to effectively combat sexual harassment.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">QS World University Rankings: ETH top in 16 subjects</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/qs-world-university-rankings-eth-top-in-16-subjects.html" /><category term="Strategie und Politik" /><category term="International" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Campus" /><author><name>Vanessa Bleich</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/qs-world-university-rankings-eth-top-in-16-subjects.html</id><published>2023-03-22T10:15:00Z</published><content type="html">In the latest QS rankings by subject, ETH ranks among the top ten in 16 disciplines. In the earth sciences, it comes in first place.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">New housing developments displace vulnerable persons</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/new-housing-developments-displace-vulnerable-persons.html" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><category term="Social issues" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Sustainability" /><category term="D-BAUG" /><category term="News" /><category term="Sozialwissenschaften" /><category term="Raumplanung" /><category term="Städtebau" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Prof. David Kaufmann</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/new-housing-developments-displace-vulnerable-persons.html</id><published>2023-03-21T13:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Focusing exclusively on new housing developments to counter the housing crisis is not sustainable, says David Kaufmann. His research group has been able to show that vulnerable persons are displaced to a much greater extent than previously thought in the Swiss canton of Zürich.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Following the water cycle in the forest</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/following-the-water-cycle-in-the-forest%20.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Pflanzenwissenschaften" /><category term="Environmental Engineering" /><category term="D-BAUG" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Michael Keller</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/following-the-water-cycle-in-the-forest%20.html</id><published>2023-03-21T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">In the Forest Laboratory &quot;Waldlabor&quot; on Hönggerberg, ETH Zurich researchers investigate the storage and transport processes of water in the forest. Recently they showed that forest-floor litter and deadwood have a far larger influence on the forest water balance than expected.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Where should wind turbines be constructed in Switzerland?</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/where-should-wind-turbines-be-constructed-in-switzerland.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Energiewissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Raumplanung" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="D-BAUG" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/where-should-wind-turbines-be-constructed-in-switzerland.html</id><published>2023-03-20T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">A study by researchers at ETH Zurich shows for the first time how a relaxation of Swiss spatial planning policy would affect the locations of wind turbines. If the aim is to have as few wind turbines as possible in the Alps and in Switzerland in general, it would be worth considering using windy agricultural areas on the western Swiss Plateau.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Quantum research network</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/quantum-research-network.html" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Quantenwissenschaften" /><category term="D-PHYS" /><category term="Community" /><author><name>Felix Würsten</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/quantum-research-network.html</id><published>2023-03-20T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Around the world, the race is on to achieve a decisive breakthrough in quantum research. ETH Zurich is spearheading its own challenge.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How tumours transform blood vessels</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/how-tumours-transform-blood-vessels.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Medizin" /><author><name>Ori Schipper</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/how-tumours-transform-blood-vessels.html</id><published>2023-03-17T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Increasingly dense cell clusters in growing tumours convert blood vessels into fibre-filled channels. This makes immune cells less effective, as findings by researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Strasbourg suggest.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Immune-cell booster for cancer patients</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/immune-cell-booster-for-cancer-patients.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Biotechnologie" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-BSSE" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Medizin" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/immune-cell-booster-for-cancer-patients.html</id><published>2023-03-16T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Cancer patients might one day benefit from being administered immune cells from healthy donors. But as things stand, receiving donor cells can cause severe or even fatal immune reactions. A researcher at ETH Zurich has now developed a technology that avoids these.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Maren Brehme on geothermal energy</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/maren-brehme-ueber-geothermische-energie.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Geophysik" /><category term="Erdwissenschaften" /><category term="Institute of Geophysics" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-ERDW" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Editorial Team</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/maren-brehme-ueber-geothermische-energie.html</id><published>2023-03-16T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">In the video series &quot;Ask the Expert&quot;, ETH Zurich experts answer questions from the community. In this edition, Maren Brehme provides information on the topic of geothermal energy.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">3D-printed insoles measure sole pressure directly in the shoe</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/3d-printed-insoles-measure-sole-pressure-directly-in-the-shoe.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Materialwissenschaften" /><category term="D-MATL" /><category term="Verfahrenstechnik" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/3d-printed-insoles-measure-sole-pressure-directly-in-the-shoe.html</id><published>2023-03-15T08:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and EPFL are developing a 3D-printed insole with integrated sensors that allows the pressure of the sole to be measured in the shoe and thus during any activity. This helps athletes or patients to determine performance and therapy progress.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">New handlebars raise paralympic hopes</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/new-handlebars-raise-paralympic-hopes.html" /><category term="Reportage" /><category term="News" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Bewegungswissenschaften" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="Globe" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/new-handlebars-raise-paralympic-hopes.html</id><published>2023-03-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH student Luca Hasler developed a new set of handlebars for para-athlete Flurina Rigling. The cyclist hopes these will boost her chances of qualifying for future events – including the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">At night</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/at-night.html" /><category term="Fokus" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Wissenschaftsgeschichte" /><category term="Critical Thinking" /><category term="Learning and instruction" /><category term="D-GESS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Globe" /><author><name>Michael Hagner</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/at-night.html</id><published>2023-03-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Why researchers should not only draw on reason but also on their emotions. An essay by Michael Hagner.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">The power of habit</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/globe-die-macht-der-gewohnheit.html" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Fokus" /><category term="D-MTEC" /><category term="Verhaltenswissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Ernährungswissenschaften" /><category term="Wirtschaftswissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Neurowissenschaften" /><author><name>Felix Würsten</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/globe-die-macht-der-gewohnheit.html</id><published>2023-03-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Life is a constant stream of decisions that pit sober reflection against powerful emotions, conscious deliberation against gut instincts. Using complex models and sophisticated experiments, ETH researchers study how we combine these different decision-making strategies.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Getting to the bottom of bacteria</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/getting-to-the-bottom-of-bacteria.html" /><category term="Personal" /><category term="News" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="D-BIOL" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Biotechnologie" /><author><name>Karin Köchle</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/getting-to-the-bottom-of-bacteria.html</id><published>2023-03-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Gregor Weiss is fascinated by the inner workings of our cells and is driven by the hope of finding a non-antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infections.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A life in development aid</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/a-life-in-development-aid.html" /><category term="Profil" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="D-GESS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Sozialwissenschaften" /><category term="Entwicklungszusammenarbeit" /><category term="Agrarwissenschaften" /><category term="Globe" /><author><name>Santina Russo</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/a-life-in-development-aid.html</id><published>2023-03-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Peter Schmidt has been working in development aid for over 30 years, constantly seeking ways to help people help themselves. His first visit to India left him in shock for three days – but ended up shaping the rest of his life.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">The legacy of trauma</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/the-legacy-of-trauma.html" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Fokus" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Verhaltenswissenschaften" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="Neurowissenschaften" /><category term="Animal experiments" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/the-legacy-of-trauma.html</id><published>2023-03-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Emotional trauma can have far-reaching ripple effects and may even reverberate across generations. Professors Isabelle Mansuy and Katharina Gapp study how the effects of trauma can be inherited through epigenetic mechanisms.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Detecting hidden brain states</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/detecting-hidden-brain-states.html" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Fokus" /><category term="D-ITET" /><category term="Neurowissenschaften" /><author><name>Corinne Johannssen</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/detecting-hidden-brain-states.html</id><published>2023-03-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Mental health disorders can only be diagnosed on the basis of symptoms – and individual outcomes cannot be accurately predicted. An ETH scientist hopes to change that with the help of mathematical models.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">New Vice President for Finance and Controlling</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/new-vice-president-for-finance-and-controlling.html" /><category term="Personelles" /><category term="Finanzen und Controlling" /><category term="Strategie und Politik" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="Schulleitung" /><category term="News" /><category term="Karriere und Laufbahn" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Florian Meyer</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/new-vice-president-for-finance-and-controlling.html</id><published>2023-03-10T12:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Stefan Spiegel will head up Finance and Controlling at ETH Zurich starting on 1 April 2023. The 52-year-old Swiss manager and finance expert boasts extensive leadership experience in state-affiliated firms and stock-listed companies.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">14 professors appointed</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/14-professors-appointed.html" /><category term="Personelles" /><category term="Administration und Infratruktur" /><category term="Executive Board" /><category term="D-ERDW" /><category term="D-MTEC" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="D-MATH" /><category term="D-GESS" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="D-CHAB" /><category term="D-BIOL" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="D-BAUG" /><category term="D-MATL" /><category term="News" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="D-ARCH" /><category term="D-PHYS" /><author><name>Editorial Team</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/14-professors-appointed.html</id><published>2023-03-10T09:00:00Z</published><content type="html">At its meeting of 8 and 9 March and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed 14 professors and awarded the title of professor five times. At the same time, the Board also bid farewell to three professors and thanked them for their service.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Shape memory for nano-sized objects</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/shape-memory-for-nano-sized-objects.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Materialwissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Ingenieurwissenschaften" /><category term="Nanowissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><author><name>Victoria Engler</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/shape-memory-for-nano-sized-objects.html</id><published>2023-03-09T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers at ETH Zurich achieved a shape memory effect for the first time with objects that are only a few nanometers in size. This can be used to manufacture tiny machinery and robotic devices on the nanoscale.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Hungry for computer science</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/hungry-for-computer-science.html" /><category term="Campus" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="Diversity" /><category term="News" /><category term="Internationaler Frauentag" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Editorial Team</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/hungry-for-computer-science.html</id><published>2023-03-08T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">What is it like to study computer science at ETH? 33 female high school students attended a one-week taster course in February to find out.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Five voices for women's day</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/fuenf-stimmen-zum-frauentag.html" /><category term="Campus" /><category term="Internationaler Frauentag" /><category term="Diversity" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Editorial Team</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/fuenf-stimmen-zum-frauentag.html</id><published>2023-03-08T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">What is the status of equality at ETH? What challenges do our female students face? Young women provide information on International Women's Day.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Knowing where earthquakes will cause damage</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/knowing-where-earthquakes-cause-damage.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Erdwissenschaften" /><category term="Institute of Geophysics" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-ERDW" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Erdbeben" /><category term="Geophysik" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/knowing-where-earthquakes-cause-damage.html</id><published>2023-03-07T10:00:00Z</published><content type="html">The Swiss Seismological Service at ETH Zurich has just introduced the first seismic risk model for Switzerland. It shows the potential impact of earthquakes on people and buildings in the country.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A wholly sustainable plastics economy is feasible</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/a-wholly-sustainable-plastics-economy-is-feasible.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Verfahrenstechnik" /><category term="News" /><category term="Ingenieurwissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/a-wholly-sustainable-plastics-economy-is-feasible.html</id><published>2023-03-06T16:00:00Z</published><content type="html">A new study shows what it will take for the plastics industry to become completely sustainable: lots of recycling combined with the use of CO<sub>2</sub> from the air and biomass. It is also the image of plastics that need to change.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">&quot;In 2023, no one will be able to avoid AI progress any longer&quot;</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/in-2023-no-one-will-be-able-to-avoid-ai-progress-any-longer.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="Innovation" /><category term="Artificial intelligence " /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Data Science" /><category term="Departemente" /><author><name>Vinzenz Greiner</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/in-2023-no-one-will-be-able-to-avoid-ai-progress-any-longer.html</id><published>2023-03-06T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Artificial intelligence seems to be on the rise – and not just in the headlines. Florian von Wangenheim from ETH Zurich’s Chair of Technology Marketing and researcher at the ETH AI Center explains this trend in a short interview.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">The One-Wheel Cubli balances with only a single reaction wheel</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/one-wheel-cubli-with-a-single-reaction-wheel.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Robotik" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><category term="Ingenieurwissenschaften" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/one-wheel-cubli-with-a-single-reaction-wheel.html</id><published>2023-03-03T06:15:00Z</published><content type="html">Robotics specialists from a group led by ETH professor Raffaello D’Andrea have created a new, cube-shaped robot that can balance on its pivot and compensate for external disturbances. What makes the One-Wheel Cubli unique? Unlike its predecessors, it only requires a single reaction wheel.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">3D-snapshots of nanoparticles</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/3d-snapshots-of-nanoparticles.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Nanowissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="D-PHYS" /><author><name>Oliver Morsch</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/3d-snapshots-of-nanoparticles.html</id><published>2023-03-03T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH researchers have managed to take three-dimensional pictures of single nanoparticles using extremely short and strong X-ray pulses. In the future this technique could even be used to make 3D-movies of dynamical processes at the nanoscale.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Switzerland wants a circular economy – but not to share products</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/schweiz-will-kreislaufwirtschaft-produkte-teilen-aber-lieber-nicht.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Politische Wissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="ISTP" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-GESS" /><author><name>Michael Keller</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/03/schweiz-will-kreislaufwirtschaft-produkte-teilen-aber-lieber-nicht.html</id><published>2023-03-02T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH Zurich political science researchers reveal that Swiss people are in favour of the circular economy and support measures to promote it. However, their personal willingness to contribute is low. </content></entry><entry><title type="html">“I speak to you as one of you”</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/thomas-mann-archive-to-reopen.html" /><category term="Campus" /><category term="Geisteswissenschaften" /><category term="ETH Zürich, Zentrum" /><category term="News" /><category term="Kultur und Sport" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="ETH-Bibliothek" /><author><name>Marion Schihin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/thomas-mann-archive-to-reopen.html</id><published>2023-02-28T05:00:00Z</published><content type="html">The Thomas Mann Archive in the ETH Main Building provides insights into the author’s lifelong interests, works and personal effects. A ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the famous archive will be held this evening.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Stop Hate Speech: alliance F and ETH Zurich set up Switzerland’s first foundation for online public discourse</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/medienmitteilung-stop-hate-speech-alliance-f-und-die-eth-zuerich-gruenden-erste-schweizer-stiftung-fuer-oeffentlichen-diskurs-im-internet.html" /><category term="Medienmitteilung" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name /></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/medienmitteilung-stop-hate-speech-alliance-f-und-die-eth-zuerich-gruenden-erste-schweizer-stiftung-fuer-oeffentlichen-diskurs-im-internet.html</id><published>2023-02-27T08:00:00Z</published><content type="html">alliance F and ETH Zurich are launching the Public Discourse Foundation (PDF), which will take an in-depth look at hate speech and its impact on democracy. The aim is to explore and promote public discourse on the internet. The foundation’s first project will support media companies with comment moderation and empower civil society to effectively deal with hate speech through an interactive knowledge centre.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">No climate neutrality without critical raw materials</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/zukunftsblog-no-climate-neutrality-without-critical-raw-materials.html" /><category term="Sustainability" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Konfliktforschung" /><category term="D-GESS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><category term="Internationale Studien" /><author><name>Julian Kamasa</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/zukunftsblog-no-climate-neutrality-without-critical-raw-materials.html</id><published>2023-02-26T08:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Europe’s energy transition will not succeed without access to essential metals like rare earths, says security researcher Julian Kamasa. Responsible mining and recycling of critical raw materials could help Europe reduce dependence on imports and meet its climate targets. </content></entry><entry><title type="html">Where do toxins from tobacco attack DNA?</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/where-do-toxins-from-tobacco-attack-dna.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Chemie" /><category term="Biologie" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/where-do-toxins-from-tobacco-attack-dna.html</id><published>2023-02-23T09:00:00Z</published><content type="html">It is known that toxins in tobacco smoke can change our DNA – but where exactly in the genome they do this has been a mystery. A new approach developed by researchers at ETH Zurich now brings light into the darkness. In the future, this could make it easier than ever to determine the safety of many chemical substances.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">New corrosion protection that repairs itself</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/new-corrosion-protection-that-repairs-itself.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Materialwissenschaften" /><category term="D-MATL" /><category term="News" /><category term="Spin-offs und Patente" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/new-corrosion-protection-that-repairs-itself.html</id><published>2023-02-21T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH Zurich researchers have developed an extraordinary protection against corrosion after a chance discovery. It glows in places where it is not damaged, repairs itself – and can be reused multiple times.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">The complex interplay behind great heat</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/the-complex-interplay-behind-great-heat.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Klimawandel" /><category term="News" /><category term="Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Felix Würsten</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/the-complex-interplay-behind-great-heat.html</id><published>2023-02-20T16:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Many regions have suffered from heatwaves in recent years. But exactly how these form is still a matter of debate. Two researchers at ETH Zurich have now found a nuanced answer.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Achieving a better understanding of how the blood-brain barrier works</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/achieving-a-better-understanding-of-how-the-blood-brain-barrier-works.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Lebenswissenschaften und Medizin" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-BSSE" /><category term="3R - Replace, Reduce, Refine" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="Animal experiments" /><author><name>Vinzenz Greiner</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/achieving-a-better-understanding-of-how-the-blood-brain-barrier-works.html</id><published>2023-02-17T07:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Up to now, the use of models to research the barrier that separates the circulatory from the nervous system has proven to be either limited or extremely complicated. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a more realistic model that can also be used to better explore new treatments for brain tumours.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Unlocking the data treasure chest</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/unlocking-the-data-treasure-chest.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Medizin" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><category term="Personalisierte Medizin" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="News" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="D-BIOL" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Adrian Ritter</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/unlocking-the-data-treasure-chest.html</id><published>2023-02-16T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">The LOOP Zurich research centre is creating a central platform for the exchange of health data between the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and the four university hospitals. This will allow data to be utilised quickly and easily to the benefit of patients. </content></entry><entry><title type="html">An atmospheric researcher with his feet firmly on the ground</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/an-atmospheric-researcher-with-his-feet-firmly-on-the-ground.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science" /><category term="Karriere und Laufbahn" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/an-atmospheric-researcher-with-his-feet-firmly-on-the-ground.html</id><published>2023-02-14T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Atmospheric chemist Thomas Peter retired at the end of January. A profile of a man who taught us about the properties and processes of suspended particles and helped shape the second-largest department at ETH Zurich.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Women and Girls in Science</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/women-and-girls-in-science.html" /><category term="Campus" /><category term="frauen" /><category term="News" /><category term="Internationaler Frauentag" /><category term="Forschung" /><author><name>Nicole Davidson, Anina Werth</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/women-and-girls-in-science.html</id><published>2023-02-10T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">The International Day of Women and Girls in Science takes place each year on 11 February. To mark the occasion, we take a look back at the history of women at ETH Zurich.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">“I keep track of what my lecturers are saying thanks to subtitles on my tablet”</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/student-portrait-jan-blum.html" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="Bachelor-Studierende" /><category term="News" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Karriere und Laufbahn" /><author><name>Nicole Davidson, Manu Heim</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/student-portrait-jan-blum.html</id><published>2023-02-09T07:00:00Z</published><content type="html">In the latest episode of the “Student Stories” series, Jan Blum talks about his everyday life as a hard-of-hearing Bachelor’s student, the difficulties he faced when he started studying computer science and what helped him combat the feeling of being the odd one out.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Rachel Grange awarded SNSF Consolidator Grant</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/rachel-grange-awarded-snfs-consolidator-grant.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="The latest honours and prizes" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="News" /><category term="Institute for Quantum Electronics (IQE)" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-PHYS" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/rachel-grange-awarded-snfs-consolidator-grant.html</id><published>2023-02-08T09:00:00Z</published><content type="html">The ETH physicist has received an SNSF Consolidator Grant worth CHF 1.75 million.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Parity Group wins Prix Meret Oppenheim</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/parity-group-wins-prix-meret-oppenheim.html" /><category term="Strategie und Politik" /><category term="The latest honours and prizes" /><category term="Diversity" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-ARCH" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Michael Walther</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/parity-group-wins-prix-meret-oppenheim.html</id><published>2023-02-06T07:33:00Z</published><content type="html">The grass-roots movement founded by architectural students and scientific staff has been awarded the Prix Meret Oppenheim in recognition of its engagement in driving fundamental change in the Department of Architecture of ETH Zurich.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Patchwork of issues limits solar expansion</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/press-release-patchwork-of-issues-limits-solar-expansion.html" /><category term="Medienmitteilung" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Energiewissenschaften" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="D-GESS" /><author><name /></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/press-release-patchwork-of-issues-limits-solar-expansion.html</id><published>2023-02-02T09:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Whether rooftop solar panels are worth the cost is largely dependent in Switzerland on local compensation rates for solar power and on electricity prices in general – these are the findings of a study by researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Bern. Many power grid operators pay too little, thereby limiting the expansion of solar power.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">“We should spend more time exploring other disciplines”</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/student-portrait-panagiotis-martakis.html" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="Master-Studierende" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-BAUG" /><category term="Karriere und Laufbahn" /><author><name>Nicole Davidson</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/student-portrait-panagiotis-martakis.html</id><published>2023-02-01T07:30:00Z</published><content type="html">When doctoral student Panagiotis Martakis started studying civil engineering, he soon realised that he wasn’t happy with his choice of subject. In the latest episode of the “Student Stories” series, he explains why you should spend more time exploring other disciplines.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How microbial communities shape the ocean’s ecology</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/how-microbial-communities-shape-the-oceans-ecology.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Environmental Engineering" /><category term="Donationen" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="International" /><category term="D-BAUG" /><category term="News" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Biologie" /><author><name>Michael Keller</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/02/how-microbial-communities-shape-the-oceans-ecology.html</id><published>2023-02-01T07:30:00Z</published><content type="html">A research collaboration led by ETH Zurich and MIT will receive a further USD 15 million from the New York-based Simons Foundation to investigate the behaviour of marine bacteria and microalgae. The research will focus on microbial communities that impact the ocean’s carbon cycle.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Restoring nature equitably</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/blog-restoring-nature-equitably.html" /><category term="Sustainability" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Pflanzenwissenschaften" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="D-GESS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Biodiversität" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Sara Löfqvist</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/blog-restoring-nature-equitably.html</id><published>2023-01-31T16:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Efforts to restore degraded ecosystems have so far fallen short of meeting global targets. Sound restoration must better incorporate social processes promoting equity in order to effectively benefit people, climate and biodiversity, says Sara Löfqvist.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Researching, learning and adapting</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/researching-learning-and-adapting.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="Diversity" /><category term="News" /><category term="Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Barbara Vonarburg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/researching-learning-and-adapting.html</id><published>2023-01-31T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">One of the greatest unknowns in climate change is the question of how particulate matter affects clouds. Yu Wang is using machine learning and satellite data to investigate the surprising role of these tiny particles in the atmosphere.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Alien plant species are spreading rapidly in mountainous areas</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/alien-plant-species-are-spreading-rapidly-in-mountainous-areas.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Pflanzenwissenschaften" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Biodiversität" /><category term="Homepage" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/alien-plant-species-are-spreading-rapidly-in-mountainous-areas.html</id><published>2023-01-27T06:30:00Z</published><content type="html">Until now, mountain regions have been largely spared from biological invasions. But a new monitoring study shows that alien plants are spreading rapidly to higher altitudes along transport routes worldwide.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Hope for patients with a severe rare disease</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/hope-for-patients-with-a-severe-rare-disease.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Personalisierte Medizin" /><category term="D-HEST" /><category term="Gesundheitswissenschaften" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-BIOL" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Biologie" /><category term="Computational Biology" /><category term="Data Science" /><category term="Medizin" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/hope-for-patients-with-a-severe-rare-disease.html</id><published>2023-01-26T16:00:00Z</published><content type="html">New research offers potential benefits for those affected by the hereditary metabolic disease methylmalonic aciduria. By combining the results of multiple molecular analyses, scientists can better diagnose this rare and severe disease. In the future, an improved understanding of the disease might also improve treatment options.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">&quot;This was the first time I failed so terribly&quot;</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/student-portrait-agon-besimi.html" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="Master-Studierende" /><category term="News" /><author><name>Nicole Davidson</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/student-portrait-agon-besimi.html</id><published>2023-01-25T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">After failing a physics exam, Master's student Agon Besimi had one more chance to stay at ETH. The support of his family was his biggest source of inspiration to persevere.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">The man who thinks big</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/the-man-who-thinks-big.html" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="Landscape architecture" /><category term="News" /><category term="D-ARCH" /><category term="Städtebau" /><category term="Homepage" /><category term="Architektur und Raumplanung" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/the-man-who-thinks-big.html</id><published>2023-01-23T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Christophe Girot brought landscape architecture into the digital world and taught a generation of architects how to think on a larger scale. After more than 20 years as an ETH Professor, he is now retiring.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Visit of the President of the Republic of Korea to ETH Zurich</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/visit-of-the-president-of-the-republic-of-korea-to-eth-zurich.html" /><category term="Campus" /><category term="International" /><category term="Schulleitung" /><category term="Veranstaltungen" /><category term="News" /><category term="Strategie und Politik" /><author><name>Roland Baumann</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/visit-of-the-president-of-the-republic-of-korea-to-eth-zurich.html</id><published>2023-01-20T10:00:00Z</published><content type="html">The 19 January visit of Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea, to ETH Zurich focused on Quantum Science.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Special drone collects environmental DNA from trees</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/special-drone-collects-environmental-dna-from-trees.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Robotik" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Biodiversität" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/special-drone-collects-environmental-dna-from-trees.html</id><published>2023-01-19T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal research institute WSL have developed a flying device that can land on tree branches to take samples. This opens up a new dimension for scientists previously reserved for biodiversity researchers.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">From molecules to organisms</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/globe-from-molecules-to-organisms.html" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Fokus" /><category term="D-BIOL" /><category term="D-CHAB" /><category term="Chemie" /><category term="Evolutionsbiologie" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/globe-from-molecules-to-organisms.html</id><published>2023-01-18T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">How did life on Earth first emerge? And how was it able to prosper and evolve? ETH researchers are involved in the quest to find answers to these fundamental questions.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">&quot;Step out of your comfort zone&quot;</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/student-portrait-lorenzo-graziotto.html" /><category term="Lehre" /><category term="Master-Studierende" /><category term="News" /><author><name>Nicole Davidson</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/student-portrait-lorenzo-graziotto.html</id><published>2023-01-17T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">In the latest episode of the “Student Stories” series, doctoral student in physics Lorenzo Graziotto talks about the biggest difference between studying and researching, and why he thinks it’s his duty to step out of his comfort zone.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A precision arm for miniature robots</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/a-precision-arm-for-miniature-robots.html" /><category term="Robotik" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Maschinenbau" /><category term="News" /><category term="Ingenieurwissenschaften" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><category term="Mikrotechnologie" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/a-precision-arm-for-miniature-robots.html</id><published>2023-01-13T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Until now, microscopic robotic systems have had to make do without arms. Now researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an ultrasonically actuated glass needle that can be attached to a robotic arm. This lets them pump and mix minuscule amounts of liquid and trap particles.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Smart solar façade wins the Watt d’Or Energy Prize</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/smart-solar-facade-wins-the-watt-dor-energy-prize.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="The latest honours and prizes" /><category term="Architektur" /><category term="Kurznews" /><category term="Bauingenieurwissenschaften" /><author><name>Michael Walther</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/smart-solar-facade-wins-the-watt-dor-energy-prize.html</id><published>2023-01-12T14:30:00Z</published><content type="html">Solar façade panels developed by the group working under ETH Professor Arno Schlüter follow the sun’s position in the sky and in this way harvest more energy. The technology has now been awarded the Watt D’Or Energy Prize.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">The dawn of trustworthy and cooperative artificial intelligence</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/the-dawn-of-trustworthy-and-cooperative-artificial-intelligence.html" /><category term="Artificial intelligence " /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Mathematik" /><category term="International" /><category term="Informations- und Computertechnologie" /><category term="D-INFK" /><category term="Machine learning" /><category term="Diversity" /><category term="News" /><author><name>Florian Meyer</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/the-dawn-of-trustworthy-and-cooperative-artificial-intelligence.html</id><published>2023-01-12T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Are we witnessing the rise of a different, adaptive artificial intelligence (AI) that works with humans and supports them with smart decisions? Computer scientist Niao He is investigating how this kind of AI can be theoretically underpinned so that it really does provide benefits.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">How grasses avoid inbreeding</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/how-grasses-avoid-inbreeding.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="D-USYS" /><category term="News" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Pflanzenwissenschaften" /><category term="Agrarwissenschaften" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Peter Rüegg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/how-grasses-avoid-inbreeding.html</id><published>2023-01-11T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH Zurich researchers have been able to show which genes inhibit self-fertilisation in grasses. Plant scientists can now use this mechanism in a more targeted way to breed new varieties of forage grasses as well as rice or barley.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A snow-free Switzerland?</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/blog-snow-free-switzerland.html" /><category term="Sustainability" /><category term="News" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Wirtschaftswissenschaften" /><category term="Zukunftsblog" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="Umweltwissenschaften" /><author><name>Prof. Sonia Seneviratne</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/blog-snow-free-switzerland.html</id><published>2023-01-10T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">There has been a great deal of media focus on the near-total lack of snow in Swiss ski resorts at the beginning of the year. Sonia Seneviratne explains why we will have to get used to this scenario and what needs to be done about it.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">A habitable planet</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/a-habitable-planet.html" /><category term="Globe" /><category term="Fokus" /><category term="Erdwissenschaften" /><category term="D-ERDW" /><category term="Geochemie und Petrologie" /><category term="Astronomie" /><author><name>Barbara Vonarburg</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/a-habitable-planet.html</id><published>2023-01-10T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Life has existed on Earth for billions of years. Stabilising mechanisms have helped our planet remain habitable to this day.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Digital twins, new cancer treatments and three unicorns</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/digital-twins-new-cancer-treatments-and-three-unicorns.html" /><category term="Medienmitteilung" /><category term="Spin-offs und Patente" /><category term="D-MAVT" /><category term="Kooperationen" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><author><name /></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/digital-twins-new-cancer-treatments-and-three-unicorns.html</id><published>2023-01-09T08:00:00Z</published><content type="html">A grand total of 26 spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich in 2022. Their businesses range from new cancer drugs and sustainable water bottles to digital mapping of urban traffic flows. The ETH spin-off family also welcomed three new unicorns and raised 1.2 billion Swiss francs in fresh capital.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Immediate uptick in investment needed to reach net zero</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/immediate-uptick-in-investment-needed-to-reach-net-zero.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Klimawissenschaften" /><category term="News" /><category term="Nachhaltigkeit" /><category term="Finanzierung und Förderung" /><category term="D-GESS" /><author><name>Christoph Elhardt</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/immediate-uptick-in-investment-needed-to-reach-net-zero.html</id><published>2023-01-06T12:00:00Z</published><content type="html">A new study by ETH Zurich researchers reveals that if Europe fails to immediately invest 302 billion euros in climate-relevant infrastructure, it will not reach its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">For the love of physics</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/for-the-love-of-physics.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="Physik" /><category term="News" /><category term="Lehre" /><author><name>Felix Würsten</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/for-the-love-of-physics.html</id><published>2023-01-04T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Vira Bondar is fascinated by the fundamental questions of physics. She conducts research with ultracold neutrons and is working to make exercise sessions at ETH Zurich even more exciting.</content></entry><entry><title type="html">Entire colour palette of inexpensive fluorescent dyes</title><link href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/entire-colour-palette-of-inexpensive-fluorescent-dyes.html" /><category term="Forschung" /><category term="D-CHAB" /><category term="Kurznews" /><category term="Chemie" /><author><name>Fabio Bergamin</name></author><id>https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/entire-colour-palette-of-inexpensive-fluorescent-dyes.html</id><published>2023-01-03T06:00:00Z</published><content type="html">ETH researchers have developed a modular system for the simple and inexpensive production of security inks. It is based on polymers and could also be used in solar power plants and screens in the future.</content></entry></feed> |
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