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The prize for the most promising invention developed at ETH Zurich last year has been awarded to a research team from the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry.

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Spark Award 2025: from pollutant to raw material
The prize for the most promising invention developed at ETH Zurich last year has been awarded to a research team from the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry. The scientists received the Spark Award 2025 ...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Krieg in Europa, die wachsende Rivalität zwischen den USA und China.... Wie Schweizer Hochschulen ihr Wissen schützen können, rückt angesichts der Weltlage stärker denn je in den Fokus.

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“Schützen wir unser Wissen, schützen wir die Forschungsfreiheit"
Krieg in Europa, die wachsende Rivalität zwischen den USA und China – die sich rasch wandelnde geopolitische Lage rückt die Frage, wie Schweizer Hochschulen ihr Wissen schützen können, stärker denn je...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Artificial intelligence simplifies many areas of our lives. But does it also make the world more inclusive? Robert Riener, Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems in the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich´, outlines the requirements for this to succeed.

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Robert Riener, does artificial intelligence boost inclusion?
Artificial intelligence simplifies many areas of our lives. But does it also make the world more inclusive? Robert Riener outlines the requirements for this to succeed.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Mit einer Förderung von über 2,5 Mio CHF von SNF und Innosuisse möchte Daniel Richards eine erschwingliche, tragbare und schnelle Diagnose-Technologie für Tuberkulose entwickeln.

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Dan Richards erhält BRIDGE Discovery Grant
Dies ist BRIDGE, die Förderinitiative des SNF und Innosuisse, hat 108 Gesuche begutachtet und schliesslich 15 Innovationsprojekte bewilligt, darunter Daniel Richard’s Projekt (deMello Group). Das Proj...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Ein Durchbruch für Altlastensanierung und nachhaltige Kreislaufwirtschaft: Mit einem Verfahren der ETH Zürich können Umweltgifte vor Ort unschädlich gemacht und in wertvolle Chemikalien umgewandelt werden.

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Elektrolyse löst eines der grössten Altlastenprobleme
Forschende der ETH Zürich haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, das Umweltgifte wie DDT und Lindan vor Ort unschädlich macht und in wertvolle Chemikalien umwandelt – ein Durchbruch für Altlastensanierung un...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Researchers have manufactured organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) on a nanoscale – that’s around a hundred times smaller than a human cell. This not only enables ultra-sharp screens and microscopes, but also opens up entirely novel possibilities for wave optics applications. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Manufacturing the world's tiniest light-emitting diodes
Researchers from ETH Zurich have manufactured organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on a nanoscale – that’s around a hundred times smaller than a human cell. This not only enables ultra-sharp screens ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Congrats to Taras Gerya on the Alumni Award for Best Teaching!
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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ETH Zurich uses ETH Day (#DiesAcademicus) to recognise exceptional work, honour major contributions and thank everyone who supports the university.

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November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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An international team including ETH Zurich shows that friction in magma forms bubbles that influence whether a #Volcano #Explodes or releases gentle lava.
Why some volcanoes don’t explode
An international team of researchers including a scientist from ETH has shown that friction in magma leads to the formation of bubbles that influence whether a volcano erupts explosively or releases g...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Mit der Genschere #Crispr lassen sich in Tieren nur begrenzt krebsverursachende Gene entdecken − denn die Methode interferiert mit dem Immunsystem. Durch ein paar Tricks lässt sich die Genschere aber für Immunzellen unsichtbar machen, wie Forschende jetzt gezeigt haben.

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Tarnkappe für Genschere vereinfacht Suche nach Krebstherapien
Mit der Genschere Crispr lassen sich in Tieren nur begrenzt krebsverursachende Gene entdecken − denn die Methode interferiert mit dem Immunsystem. Durch ein paar Tricks lässt sich die Genschere aber f...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Begreifen Menschen Unsicherheit als Chance, sinkt ihre Bereitschaft, rechtspopulistische Parteien zu wählen. Dies zeigt eine neue Studie der ETH Zürich: ethz.ch/de/news-und-...
Wer Unsicherheit positiv bewertet, wählt seltener Rechtspopulisten
Wie Menschen mit Unsicherheit umgehen, beeinflusst ihr politisches Verhalten – und damit die Stabilität der Demokratie. Eine neue Studie der ETH Zürich zeigt: Wird Unsicherheit als Chance bewertet, si...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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ETH researchers have developed a digital co-pilot that helps to assess the conservation condition of historic sandstone buildings, thereby supporting their restoration. The 750-year-old Lausanne Cathedral serves as a case study. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
AI and extended reality help to preserve built cultural heritage
ETH researchers have developed a digital co-pilot that helps to assess the conservation condition of historic sandstone buildings, thereby supporting their restoration. The 750-year-old Lausanne Cathe...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Researchers from D-ITET in a collaboration with the Aristotle University and Polariton have introduced a photonic/plasmonic artificial neural network that performs the signal processing at a fraction of the energy at high speed and with low latency.

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November 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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ETH Zurich Architectural historian Anne Hultzsch has researched how women wrote about architecture between 1700 and 1900. In this interview, she talks about her findings – and about the authors from housewives to princesses. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
"There was a real wave of women writing about architecture"
ETH Zurich Architectural historian Anne Hultzsch has researched how women wrote about architecture between 1700 and 1900. In this interview, she talks about her findings – and about the authors from h...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a #Microrobot capable of transporting drugs to specific locations within the body, with the potential for use in #Hospitals in the near future.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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For #Education #Expert Ursula Renold, a degree no longer guarantees success. A dual vocational education and training path is a solid way to begin.
Ursula Renold, why is the academic upper-secondary school route overrated?
For education expert Ursula Renold, a university degree is no longer a guarantee of a successful career. Those who still want to obtain one can confidently start their educational journey with dual vo...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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In future, flexibly operated heat pumps and electric cars could reduce both electricity imports and electricity prices. That is according to a new study by a Swiss research consortium led by ETH Zurich. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
How electric cars and heat pumps can help Switzerland implement its Energy Strategy
In future, flexibly operated heat pumps and electric cars could reduce both electricity imports and electricity prices. That is according to a new study by a Swiss research consortium led by ETH Zuric...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed and tested a new compound to combat iron deficiency. The body can absorb this iron virtually twice as fast as iron in current supplements. It could effectively treat iron deficiency, which affects 2 billion people worldwide. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
New treatment for combating iron deficiency more effectively
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed and tested a new compound to combat iron deficiency. The body can absorb this iron virtually twice as fast as iron in current supplements. It could effectively...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Only a few cars on Swiss roads are purely electric, and the fleet is still growing slowly. New taxes on e-cars are likely to slow down the switch in future. Anthony Patt explains how the mobility transition could nevertheless be accelerated.
Anthony Patt, how can we boost e-mobility in Switzerland?
Only a few cars on Swiss roads are purely electric, and the fleet is still growing slowly. New taxes on e-cars are likely to slow down the switch in future. Anthony Patt explains how the mobility tran...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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@ethzurich.bsky.social The European Research Council (ERC) has funded two high-profile international projects with ETH’s support. Markus Reiher is accelerating chemical catalyst development, while Christoph Studer works on a new wireless communication solution.

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November 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Congratulations to ETH Spin-off mimic!

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November 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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@ethzurich.bsky.social How ETH Zurich is enabling new knowledge with research #Infrastructures.
Cutting-Edge Infrastructure for World-Class Research
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November 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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MeteoSwiss, ETH Zurich, and C2SM present the new Swiss climate scenarios.

These show how the Swiss climate will change if the global average temperature rises by 3 degrees. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

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Climate change particularly pronounced in Switzerland
Switzerland will become drier and hotter, experience less snow and face heavier rainfall in the future. Those are the conclusions reached by climate researchers from its Federal Office of Meteorology ...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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An alpine plant could hold the key to its survival in a steadily warming climate. ETH Zurich researchers have identified the origin of two particular ancient gene variants in the plant that control its flowering time. @usyseth.bsky.social ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Does the wood pink provide the formula for surviving climate change?
An alpine plant could hold the key to its survival in a steadily warming climate. ETH Zurich researchers have identified the origin of two particular ancient gene variants in the plant that control it...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM