October

ETH spin-off Indoor Astronaut specialises in the development of computer games. Unrailed! is their first game and is designed to entice all existing and future railway fans. The team has collected several prizes for their game worldwide.

Engineering education makes a difference to industry and society, as the history of Switzerland and ETH Zurich shows. Following this creed, a new Master Programme in Engineering at Ashesi University in Ghana will promote the training of highly skilled engineers to support sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa. We take a closer look at what is on offer for stakeholders.

Up to 30 spin-offs each year at ETH Zurich – that is impressive. But what is behind this figure? How efficient are these spin-offs and what are the factors for success? A new study reveals surprising facts.

Atomic force microscopes scan the surfaces of samples in the nanoworld. The fine probe tips of the microscope are expensive consumables. Amit Kumar Sachan and Renato Zenobi have adapted a microelectronic process, which is fast and cheap in producing probe tips from metal wire.