1+ week, 6+ day ago   (154+ words) ETH Zürich A look back at Scientifica 2026 Nine days of science, 1,500 researchers in action and around 40,000 visitors: the science festival organised by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich was a huge success. Scientifica, the science festival organised by ETH…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (607+ words) ETH Zürich Thomas Zurbuchen, why is there a new race to the Moon? A strategic battle for the Moon has broken out – and it’s about more than just technological prestige, says space researcher Thomas Zurbuchen. The country that builds the…...

2+ week, 6+ day 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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (576+ words) Researchers from ETH Zurich are laying a fibre-optic cable on the Gorner Glacier in Valais to investigate its internal structure. Their findings have uncovered more damage within the ice than initially anticipated. Researchers have shown for the first time that…...

1+ mon, 4+ week 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…...

1+ mon, 4+ week 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, 4+ day ago   (1289+ words) Quantum computers still face limits when it comes to storing information. Researchers at ETH Zurich are now turning to mechanical vibrations rather than electromagnetic memory. Their new vibrating memory can store significantly more information in a smaller volume. Combined with…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (341+ words) Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that uses a single ion to detect electromagnetic fields above a surface and to create a three-dimensional map of them. In the future, this approach can be used to improve chips for…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (243+ words) Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a molecular switch that is controlled by light. It wakes lung cancer cells up from a protective dormant state so that they are more accessible for treatment. Some cancer cells evade medicines by switching…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (551+ words) The removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere is considered an important tool in the fight against climate change – but has so far been an energy-intensive and expensive process. Now, researchers have developed a new method that efficiently binds carbon dioxide and…...