3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (632+ words) For a long time, so-called satellite DNA was considered largely worthless. Now, ETH Zurich researchers have shown in fruit flies that these repetitive sections of genetic material act as a kind of barcode, enabling the correct chromosomes to recognise one…...

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (426+ words) The interactions between microscopic algal cells and bacteria in the oceans play a pivotal role in the global carbon cycle. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now taken an important step towards deciphering the chemical language that brokers these interactions. Microalgae…...

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (253+ words) ETH Zurich Professor Peter Müller (D-INFK) has been awarded the Dahl-Nygaard Senior Prize, one of the most prestigious international honours in object-oriented programming. The award recognises his long-term contributions to software verification research and the development of tools that help…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (330+ words) The ETH Zurich team 'RACKlette' has won first place in the 15th Annual ISC Student Cluster Competition, held during ISC 2026 in Hamburg, one of the largest high-performance computing (HPC) conferences, gathering more than 4,000 attendees to discuss advances in HPC and artificial…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (444+ words) Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed an active ingredient that slows down the progression of typical Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice. This new substance protects nerve cells and could in future alleviate the suffering of Alzheimer’s patients. The active ingredient also…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (750+ words) Researchers at ETH Zurich have structured a wafer-thin silicon membrane in such a manner that it can direct mechanical waves along specific paths. Such structures offer interesting opportunities for converting unwanted vibrations into usable energy or for processing mechanical signals....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (206+ words) Experience Michael Köhlmeier and Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç, this year’s Max Frisch Prize winners, at three special events. The public presentation of the City of Zurich’s Max Frisch Prize to Michael Köhlmeier and the Max Frisch Advancement Award to Ozan Zakariya…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (214+ words) A great honour for Nora Lüthen, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zurich: She has received an Early Career Prize from the US Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics for her mathematical…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (376+ words) Staffnet ETH Zürich Nathan Lacroix wins DQI Best Thesis Award at APS Global Physics Summit 2026 This year's award from the Division of Quantum Information of the American Physical Society recognised the quality and significance of the doctoral research carried out…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (702+ words) Planetary scientists at ETH Zurich have shown that the material that makes up the Earth originates exclusively from the inner solar system. This also sheds new light on the history of our planet’s formation. Planetary scientists have long debated where…...