June 2022

Featuring the best of ETH Zurich in the news and media from journalists around the globe.


Medical News Today

30 June 2022

Do breast cancer cells 'awaken' at night?

external pageA team from ETH Zurich, the University Hospital Basel and the University of Basel has found that CTCs (circulating tumor cells) spread and divide much faster during sleep than during waking hours.

Also this week in...

UK News Today, 1 July 2022, external pageCancer ‘grows best while you’re sleeping’: Scientists warn tumours ‘awaken’ during the night

USA Today, 24 June 2022, external pageCancer signs: The ‘most common’ sign in people with ‘advanced cancer’ – ‘very troubling’

News 9 (TV), 30 June 2022, external pageStudy finds breast cancer circulating cells active when person is asleep; expert says more research needed

Cancer Health, 29 June 2022, external pageBreast Cancer Cells Are More Likely to Spread During Sleep

Channel 3000 (TV), 27 June 2022, external pageSimilar body odors may draw people together, breast cancer may spread faster at night, and more health news

MD Edge - Hematology & Oncology, 28 June 2022, external page‘Unexpected’: Breast cancer spreads most during sleep

Medscape, 28 June 2022, external page'Unexpected': Breast Cancer Spreads Most During Sleep

MEDPAGE Today, 28 June 2022, external pageBreast Cancer's Spread Accelerates During Sleep

DNA India, 28 June 2022, external pageStudy shows breast cancer can spread during sleep

The Science Times, 27 June 2022, external pageBreast Cancer Metastasis Accelerates as Patients Sleep at Night

Bloomberg Europe, 27 June 2022, external pageAngle PLC Announces Spread of Breast Cancer Accelerates During Sleep

Science Alert, 26 June 2022, external pageBreast Cancer Spreads More Aggressively at Night, Startling New Study Finds

News 18 (TV), 25 June 2022, external pageCancer Cells Spread More at Night, Says Study

CTV News, 24 June 2022, external pageBreast cancer ‘tumour awakens’ as patient sleeps: study

Expresss UK, 24 June 2022, external pageCancer signs: The ‘most common’ sign in people with ‘advanced cancer’ - ‘very troubling’






SCIENCE BUSINESS

29 June 2022

Eight ETH start-ups win Venture award

Fifteen innovative start-​ups from five different sectors had good reason to celebrate after receiving prize money totalling more than CHF 500,000. In addition to the three external pageETH spin-​offs DeepJudge, Kaspar& and Versics, five other start-​ups with strong ties to ETH Zurich were among the winners: Alter Ego, DeepPsy, Groam, Samplab und Veritic. This year, for the first time, the jury also evaluated the sustainability of the nominees’ business ideas.



WIRED

27 June 2022

(Magazine)

Forget Lasers. The Hot New Tool for Physicists Is Sound

From acoustic tweezers to holograms, engineers are taking inspiration from the field of optics—and riding the sound wave. external pageSound waves can also steer objects inside organisms. Daniel Ahmed, an engineer at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, recently used ultrasound to move hollow plastic beads inside a live zebrafish embryo.


DesignBoom

27 June 2022

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ETH Zurich's myoshirt is a wearable muscle offering upper-body strength + endurance

external pageResearchers at ETH Zurich have developed a wearable exomuscle made of fabric. Dubbed Myoshirt, the soft, wearable technology for the upper body is intended to give people with limited mobility more strength and endurance in their upper body.

Also this week in...

The Robot Report, 29 June 2022, external pageETH Zurich develops wearable muscles

TechXplore, 24 June 2022, external pageResearchers develop a wearable textile exomuscle

Technology Networks, 28 June 2022, external page"Wearable Muscles" Could Increase Strength and Endurance

Adafruit (blog), 29 June 2022, external pageMyoshirt is a Wearable Exomuscle for the Upper Body #WearableWednesday

Wonderful Engineering, 28 June 2022, external pageWATCH: These New Wearable Muscles Can Offer Extra Support To The Physically Disabled

Medical Design & Outsourcing, 27 June 2022, external pageResearchers develop wearable robotic exomuscle system

+Mass Device, 27 June 2022, external pageResearchers develop wearable robotic exomuscle system

New Atlas, 26 June 2022, external pageWearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost

TechnoCodex, 24 June 2022, external pageWearable arm muscles could help overcome upper body injuries

IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2022, external pageVideo Friday...Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

The_Byte, (2022), external pageMyoshirt





NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY NEWS TODAY

24 June 2022

Top Cryptographers Flag ‘Devastating’ Flaws in MEGA Cloud Storage

external pageCryptographers at Swiss university ETH Zurich have found at least five exploitable security flaws in the privacy-themed MEGA cloud storage service and warned that the issues could lead to “devastating attacks on the confidentiality and integrity of user data in the MEGA cloud.”

Also reported in...

Ars Technica, 21 June 2022, external pageMega says it can’t decrypt your files. New POC exploit shows otherwise

WFMZ (New Zealand Radio), 21 June 2022, "external pageMEGA Security Update"

Gizmodo, 22 June 2022, "external pageFormer Piracy Hub Megaupload's Cofounders Unsurprisingly in Spat Over Crimes (and Security Flaws)"

IT Security News, 22 June 2022, "external pageResearchers found flaws in MEGA that allowed to decrypt of user data

The Hacker News, 22 June 2022, "external pageResearchers Uncover Ways to Break the Encryption of 'MEGA' Cloud Storage Service"

The Register, 22 June 2022, "external pageMega's unbreakable encryption proves to be anything but"

Security Week, 23 June 2022, "external pageTop Cryptographers Flag 'Devastating' Flaws in MEGA Cloud Storage"

Security Affairs, 23 June 2022, "external pageResearchers found flaws in MEGA that allowed to decrypt of user data."

National Cyber Security News Today, 23 June 2022, "external pageResearchers Uncover Ways to Break the Encryption of ‘MEGA’ Cloud Storage Service"

Tech Radar, 23 June 2022, "external pageThis top cloud storage firm has some Mega security issues"

ITSECURITY WIRE, 24 June 2022, external pageTop Cryptographers Identify “Catastrophic” Vulnerabilities in MEGA Cloud Storage


Today Headline

24 June 2022

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Team CERBERUS Wins the DARPA Subterranean Challenge

A marsupial robotic system that combines a legged and an aerial robot

The winning team, CERBERUS, included members from both academia and industry, working at NTNU, UNR, ETH Zurich, UC Berkley, Oxford and Flyability. For the DARPA competition, the team at NTNU and external pageETH Zurich developed a marsupial robotic system that enabled collaborative exploration and mapping capabilities between a legged and aerial robot in a marsupial configuration.



Engadget

23 June 2022

Wearable arm muscles could help overcome upper body injuries

ETH Zurich might have a solution to improve your arm strength. external pageThey've developed the Myoshirt, a wearable arm exomuscle that can compensate for conditions and injuries affecting the upper body.

Also reported in...

Independent, 24 June 2022, external pageScientists build wearable ‘exomuscle’ that boosts upper body strength and endurance (breaking news broadcast)



Times Higher Education

23 June 2022

Commission head urged to smooth UK and Swiss Horizon association

external pageEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has been urged to unblock the UK and Switzerland’s hopes of associating to the Horizon Europe research programme. Both nations have historically been key players in European Union science funding frameworks but their applications to join the latest scheme have been stymied by wider political disputes...Swiss signatories are Michael Hengartner, president of the board at ETH Zurich; Joël Mesot, the institution’s president; and Martin Vetterli, president of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Also reported in...

SCIENCE BUSINESS, 23 June 2022, "external pageUK and Swiss scientists make last-ditch appeal to Commission president over Horizon association"

Research Professional News, 23 June 2022, "external pageR&D leaders ask Commission president to ‘intervene’ on Horizon


YnFx (Yarns and Fibers) News

23 June 2022

Haelixa partners with Nettle Circle to make nettle fibers traceable

...Solutions provider Haelixa, which will aim to make Nettle Circle’s nettle fiber from the Himalaya traceable and forgery-proof using the technology developed by Haelixa. external pageHaelixa, a spin-off ETH Zurich, has developed a DNA-based tracer that allows things to be registered without the use of physical labels or certificates.




European Science Media Hub

22 June 2022

Prof. Tom Crowther: ‘Microbial soil life is crucial for climate regulation’

Interview with ETH Zurich Professor, Tom Crowther. "Soil microbiome is a crucial parameter for soil fertility and plant growth which means that they directly facilitate food security and carbon capture into ecosystems...external pagehealthy diversity is key in fighting climate change. If biodiversity is missing, there is no healthy carbon storage possible because we are losing species’ mixtures and the functioning of those ecosystems. More species above and below the surface means that more carbon is sequestered in the long term. Our ecosystems-thinking needs to include microbial communities.

Related article...

European Science-Media Hub, 22 June 2022, "external pageMicrobiomes: the unseen majority of tiny little things"


Architects Journal UK

22 June 2022

AJ (Architects Journal UK) Innovation of the Year 2022 Winner Revealed

Zaha Hadid Architects has won AJ100 external pageInnovation of the Year for Striatus, a 3D-printed concrete bridge developed with Block Research Group at ETH Zürich.


3D Printing Industry

22 June 2022

 


TechXplore

22 June 2022

We need to simplify the chemistry industry to make it sustainable

external pageOp-ed by Martin Scheringer, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, ETH Zurich.




Thomson Reuters Foundation News

20 June 2022

U.N. nature summit set for Montreal as COVID-hit China steps aside

"Nature isn't only a tool in the fight against climate change. Nature is the reason we need to stop climate change," said Tom Crowther, a professor in ecology at ETH Zurich. "This is why it's critical for our governments to set and reach ambitious targets to stop and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 - and scheduling COP15 for this year is an essential first step," he added in a statement.

external pageCrowther was among the signatories of an open letter to environment ministers on Friday from green groups, scientific institutions and business organisations, warning of the risks of not fixing a COP15 date before the Nairobi talks.

Also reported in...

Eco-Business, 21 June 2022, external pageUN nature summit set for Montreal as Covid-hit China steps aside




Science (magazine)

16 June 2022

Record-shattering events spur advances in tying climate change to extreme weather

A method called “ensemble boosting” described last month at the annual meeting of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) could help modelers dissect such singular events. external pageA team led by Erich Fischer, a climate modeler at ETH Zürich, has run a climate model many times over, looking for heat extremes similar to the 2021 heat wave...“We’re trying to push the model to the most extreme state,” Fischer says.





CW CompositesWorld

15 June 2022

Scheurer Swiss implements carbon fiber-reinforced 3D printing for bouncing space robot

Engineering company, Scheurer Swiss GmbH (Volketswil, Switzerland), is supporting the external pageETH Zurich focus project, “SpaceHopper,” a three-legged hopping robot that is specifically designed for controlled locomotion in zero gravity and is expected to provide new opportunities for asteroid exploration.



Techi Live (India)

13 June 2022









Research Information

8 June 2022

Frontiers is first publisher to join ‘Stick to Science’ initiative 

external pageFrontiers has become the first publisher to join the ‘Stick to Science’ initiative to support open scientific collaboration.  Initiated by Universities UK, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), public research university ETH Zurich, the ETH Board, Wellcome and The Royal Society, the ‘Stick to Science’ campaign calls for an open, inclusive, and collaborative research and innovation landscape in Europe that is free from political barriers.








Tech Xplore

1 June 2022

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Yahoo! News

31 May 2022

Damaged liver kept for three days then used in successful transplant

A damaged human liver has been kept alive outside a human body for three days before being transplanted in a world first...external pageMark Tibbitt, professor of macromolecular engineering at ETH Zurich, added: “The interdisciplinary approach to solving complex biomedical challenges embodied in this project is the future of medicine.

Also reported in...

Medscape, 2 June 2022, external pageLiver Transplanted After 3 Days Outside Body

ZME Science, 1 June 2022, external pageNew technique made transplanting a 3-day-old donor liver possible

Engineering & Technology, 1 June, external pageDoctors successfully transplant liver that spent three days outside a body

INDEPENDENT, 31 May 2022, external pageWorld first as human liver kept for three days successfully transplanted – study

Wired Focus, 31 May 2022, external pageDamaged human liver successfully treated and transplanted into patient

Mail Online, 31 May 2022, external pageWorld-first operation sees ‘sub-standard’ donor liver REPAIRED by machine that pumped it with drugs for three days before being successfully transplanted into now-thriving patient

News Medical & Life Sciences, 31 May 2022, external pageLiver4Life research team treated damaged liver in a machine and then implanted the recovered organ

CNET, 31 May 2022, external pageDamaged Liver Is Repaired in Machine for Three Days, Then Transplanted



World Economic Forum, Agenda

31 May 2022


LIVE SCIENCE

30 May 2022

Why are there no bridges over the Amazon River?

external pageDespite being around 4,300 miles in length, the Amazon River surprisingly has no bridges..."There is no sufficiently pressing need for a bridge across the Amazon," Walter Kaufmann, Chair of Structural Engineering (Concrete Structures and Bridge Design) at ETH Zurich.

Also reported in...

Nature World News, 1 June 2022, external pageDespite Being the World's Second-Longest River, Why Are There No Bridges in Amazon?

India Times, 31 May 2022, external pageHere's Why The The 6,400-km-long Amazon River Has No Bridges




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