In the Media - September 2023

Coffee Pulp and Production Waste Helps Regrow Deforested Areas, 5-Year Study Shows

external pageCoffee pulp, however, turns out to be more than simply a waste product, according to a recent study. It may significantly help the planet's deforested areas to restore their forests...A 100' x 130' section of degraded land in Costa Rica was covered with 30 dump trucks' worth of coffee pulp by researchers from ETH-Zurich and the University of Hawaii in 2018. A former coffee farm that experienced significant deforestation in the 1950s served as the site of the experiment.call_made

Intense lasers shine new light on the electron dynamics of liquids

external pageAn international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg and ETH Zurich has now demonstrated that it is possible to probe electron dynamics in liquids using intense laser fields and to retrieve the electron mean free path—the average distance an electron can travel before colliding with another particle.call_made

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Ascento rolls out latest security patrolling robot with new $4.3 million funding round

external pageThe security industry is also feeling the crunch, with many countries around the world facing a 52 percent staff shortage of security guards which means companies are struggling to fulfill contractual obligations or sign new business...In addressing this pressing issue, robotics (ETH Zurich) startup Ascento, has opened a $4.3 million funding round and the launch of its latest autonomous outdoor security patrolling robot: Ascento Guard.call_made

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Disney creates task force to explore AI applications across verticals and bring cost-cutting measures

external page(In 2008) the company announced a major research and development initiative with top technology universities around the world, funding laboratories at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich...In Switzerland, Disney Research explores AI, machine learning and visual computing, according to its website.call_made

Antimatter Reacts to Gravity in the Same Way as Ordinary Matter, Physicists Find

external page“In modern physics, inertial mass is encoded in the standard model of particle physics, whereas gravitational mass is dealt with in Einstein’s general theory of relativity,” wrote Anna Soter, a physicist at ETH Zürich, in an accompanying News & Views article. “The assumed equivalence of inertial mass and gravitational mass is incorporated in the weak equivalence principle, which is the cornerstone of general relativity—but no proposal has yet succeeded in unifying the theories.”call_made

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Afraid of needles? Check out this octopus-inspired drug patch

external pageJean-Christophe Leroux, a professor in drug formulation and delivery at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, has one idea: transform an injectable into an oral drug absorbed through the buccal mucosa, the lining of the inner cheek. However, past research attempts at using cheek patches were foiled by the mouth’s wet surface, which weakened adhesion. For inspiration, Leroux and his colleagues turned to a master of underwater suction—the octopus.call_made

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Global Water Experts' Insights

external pageSenior Scientist, Kai Udert writes about innovative water solutions that can help build resilience and adaptation in the face of climate change. (See page 36 of this issue)call_made

Government policies work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

external pageLead author Janna Hoppe of ETH Zürich said: “While existing efforts are vastly insufficient for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, three decades of mitigation policy have demonstrably lowered emissions and put us on a trajectory that makes reaching climate neutrality by mid-century a tenable goal. Climate protection efforts have not been in vain. Policies have already led to a discernible reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.”call_made

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European universities brace for mountain of bureaucracy after US National Institutes of Health changes the rules

external pageUntil they get stuck into the details of complying with the new NIH rules, European universities and research institutes are unclear exactly how much it will cost to implement them...“There will be more administrative burden,” said Agatha Keller, co-head of EU grants access at ETH Zurich. “At the moment we cannot estimate the extent.”call_made  

Statistical earthquake forecasting – is that possible?

external pageDr. Leila Mizrahi, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich explains earthquake forecasting...A prediction would be what most people have in mind when they ask about the next one. A specification of the exact time, location, and magnitude of the next noteworthy earthquake. A forecast is a little less captivating, at least the first time you hear about it. A probabilistic assessment of the possibility that an earthquake occurs within a specified space-time-magnitude domain.call_made  

Fat Quantum Cats: Physicists’ Record-Breaking Schrödinger Cat Experiment

external pageResearchers at ETH Zurich have created the heaviest Schrödinger cat to date by putting a crystal in a superposition of two oscillation states. Their results could lead to more robust quantum bits and help to explain why quantum superpositions are not observed in everyday life.call_made  

Scientists found the most intense heat wave ever recorded — in Antarctica

external pageMeteorologist Jonathan Wille (ETH Zurich)...commented...he’s not surprised that this Antarctic heat wave registered as the largest observed temperature anomaly anywhere. After all, the Antarctic Plateau has some of the highest temperature variability in the world...“A 2C boost for a heatwave that was 39C above average means that this heat wave would have been record shattering without the climate change signal,” Wille, a researcher at ETH Zurich, wrote in an email.call_made

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Scientists Successfully Genetically Modify Individual Cells in Living Animals

external pageResearchers led by Randall Platt, Professor of Biological Engineering at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich in Basel, have now developed a method that will greatly simplify and speed up research with laboratory animals: using the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors, they simultaneously make several dozen gene changes in the cells of a single animal, much like a mosaic.call_made

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‘Open Your Eyes’ Fotofestival in Zurich Shines Light on UN Sustainability Goals

external pageAs viewers go through the alleys, gardens, and plazas along a route of large and gigantic photo prints of the Fotofestival organized by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Einstein’s alma mater, the imagery makes them reflect on the world they live in. It has 17 different exhibitions to cover the 17 SDGs.call_made

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Soft robotic tool provides new ‘eyes’ in endovascular surgery

external page“Our tool shows potential to greatly improve minimally invasive medicine. This technology can reach and detect areas that were previously difficult to access. We expect that our robot can help make the diagnosis and treatment of, for instance, stenosis or a CTO more precise and timelier”, says Metin Sitti, Director of the Physical Intelligence Department at MPI-IS, Professor at Koç University and ETH Zurich.call_made

Environmental physicist discusses marine heat waves

external pageAn extraordinary heat wave is assailing the world's oceans with an intensity that is surprising climate researchers. Environmental physicist Nicolas Gruber provides some context...As climate scientists, we understand very well how human-induced global warming is also pushing up ocean temperatures. The ocean is the primary thermal buffer in the Earth's climate system, absorbing more than 90%t of the additional heat resulting from greenhouse gases such as CO2.call_made  

Swiss solar car racers inspired by threat to nation’s glacier

external pageWhile αCentauri is hoping to finish the race in its first appearance, Imelman says the team’s goal is as much about establishing a legacy. The team is run out of ETH Zurich, one of Switzerland’s top universities, and part of its remit is developing technical talent and future leaders inspired to advance the environmental challenges confronting alpine nations like Switzerland.call_made  

Researchers Creating Robo Guide Dog That Could Help The Visually Impaired

external pageThose suffering from visual impairment may soon be able to rely on a new kind of companion - a robotic guide dog. Students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich’s (ETH Zurich) D-ITET Centre for Project-based Learning have been working on bringing artificially intelligent versions of man’s best friend to life. The RoboDog Flagship Project...call_made

Heatwaves Are Becoming More Frequent and More Deadly

external page“Not all heat is the same,” says lead author Samuel Lüthi, a doctoral student under David Bresch, professor for weather and climate risks at ETH Zurich. “The same temperature has a completely different impact on heat-related excess mortality in the populations of Athens and Zurich.”call_made

Novel Method Genetically Modifies Individual Cells in Mice

external pageResearchers led by Randall Platt, PhD, professor of biological engineering at the department of biosystems science and engineering at ETH Zurich in Basel, have developed a method to genetically modify individual cells in animals...offering new clues to a rare genetic disorder in humans.call_made

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Using sound waves to propel a microrobot through narrow tubes

external pageA team of robotic and acoustic engineers from the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich, and Institut für Theoretische Physik, Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, has developed a microrobot that can be propelled through narrow tubes using sound waves.call_made

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Predicting the sustainability of a future hydrogen economy

external page...Visiting scholar Paolo Gabrielli of ETH Zurich (et al) found that due to land or water scarcity, less than half of the projected 2050 demand for hydrogen fuel could be both produced and used locally using wind or solar power...call_made

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About the Computer Mouse

external pageHow ETH Zurich fits into the history of the computer mouse...It was part of the legendary Xerox Alto released in 1973. Alto was the first desktop computer to use a graphic user interface and a mouse. Following the Alto, ETH Zurich shipped its Lilith computer with a version of a mouse as well.call_made (ETH Zurich reference at approximately 12:37 on the audio)

Queen Song Releases Insulin In Very Early Test Of Diabetes Control Method

external page...How do you regulate when that insulin is released? The research team of Martin Fussenegger at ETH Zurich recently tested a way to do this with sound waves.call_made

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QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024

external page688 universities are included in the overall Europe ranking, with the University of Oxford in first place, closely followed by ETH Zurich.call_made

QS World University Rankings: Western Europe - 2024

external page152 universities from Western Europe are included in this year's ranking, with ETH Zurich ranked in first place for the region and second across all of Europe.call_made  

3D insights into an innovative manufacturing process

external page“The study highlights the urgent need for investment in the tree seed sector both public and private if seed systems are going to meet the demands placed by restoration commitments,” said Fiona L. Giacomini, of ETH Zurich. “Previous work by the team shows this is the smart financial thing to do!” (Note: The study was made with the collaboration of the technology competence centre Inspire AG, ETH Zurich and Empa. It was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) as a Spark project.)call_made

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Research shows an important cause of urinary tract infections

external pageResearchers from ETH Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital have created a new test that can identify UTI-causing bacteria in just under four hours...How? They use something called bacteriophages, or phages for short. Phages are like nature’s bounty hunters for bacteria. They are viruses that hunt and destroy specific bacteria.call_made

Revolutionary solar tower can create jet fuel out of thin air — and it may be the key to cleaning up the aviation sector

external pageA team of scientists led by Aldo Steinfeld, a professor at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich, has demonstrated a process that could reduce the impact of air travel on the overheating of the planet...Synhelion, a spinoff company, performed industrial testing at the pre-existing Jülich Solar Tower in Germany last year. It aims to commission the “world’s first industrial-scale solar fuel plant...call_made

Can agroforestry chocolate help save the world’s most endangered rainforest?

external page“We have been really impressed with TMA’s (Third Millennium Alliance) work because of their holistic view of conservation and restoration, as well as their rigorous approach towards quantifying the outcomes of their work,” Leland Werden, a restoration ecologist in the Crowther Lab at ETH Zürich, in Switzerland, tells Mongabay. TMA is now working with the Crowther Lab as part of a more extensive global study on reforestation methods.call_made

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Africa Climate Week Advanced Tree Restoration Pledges But Big Seed Shortage Remains – Eurasia Review

external page“The study highlights the urgent need for investment in the tree seed sector both public and private if seed systems are going to meet the demands placed by restoration commitments,” said Fiona L. Giacomini, of ETH Zurich. “Previous work by the team shows this is the smart financial thing to do!”call_made

Brain organoids could reveal origins of autism

external pageA new brain organoid model lets researchers at ETH Zurich and IMBA investigate the origins of autism using CRISPR-Cas gene scissors.call_made

ETH Zurich student developers will now be able to compete in the World Solar Challenge in Australia

external pageETH Zurich students have developed a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge in Australia, and after getting a hand from Gebrüder Weiss and its hydrogen truck, the vehicle will now be ready for the starting line in October.call_made

From spinout to soonicorn: 19 companies on the cusp of $1bn valuations

external pageThe university spinouts vying for unicorn status...ETH Spinoff, Bright Peak Therapeutics, Valuation: $428-642m...Protein engineering company Bright Peak Therapeutics is developing novel multifunctional immunotherapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. It has raised $142m in funding so far, since spinning out in 2017.call_made

Accelerating battery research with robots

external pageDeveloping completely new concepts for batteries and exploring their potential is currently a lengthy process, as Corsin Battaglia, head of Empa’s Materials for Energy Conversion laboratory in Dübendorf and professor at ETH Zurich, emphasizes: “Our goal is to accelerate this process,” he says. This acceleration is currently manifesting itself in the form of the Aurora robot platform, which is to take over the fully automated and, in the future, autonomous material selection, assembly and analysis of battery cells in the laboratory.call_made  

Sea ports are openings for invading trees

external pageHuman activity in hotspots of global trade, such as maritime ports, is linked to an increased likelihood of these invasions, report researchers in the journal Nature...A high diversity of native tree species can help curb the intensity of invasive non-native tree species, research finds.call_made

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Scientists Unveil Urea’s Secret Role in the Origin of Life

external pageScientists from ETH Zurich and the University of Geneva have developed a new technique that allows them to observe chemical reactions taking place in liquids at extremely high temporal resolution. This innovation enables them to track how molecules change within in mere femtoseconds – in other words, within a few quadrillionths of a second.This breakthrough builds upon prior research by the same team, led by Hans Jakob Wörner, Professor of Physical Chemistry at ETH Zurich.call_made

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Romania calls for calm as debris from possible Russian drone attacks on Ukraine discovered

external pageAlina Nychyk, a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, a university in Switzerland, said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization wouldn't openly confront Russia because of the incidents in Romania, but if Russia strikes deeper into NATO countries and they are forced to shoot drone drones and missiles, it would be more serious..."NATO may have to decide what kinds of attacks it will actually consider responding to," she said in an email to CBC News."The West needs to think about how to not allow Russia to test them."call_made

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How Europe's forests regenerate—without any human interference

external pageYannek Käber, a doctoral student in the Professorship of Forest Ecology at ETH Zurich, and his colleagues from ETH and WSL together with the European Forest Research Initiative (EuFoRIa), have taken a look at regeneration in protected European forests for the first time.call_made  

Albert Eschenmoser (1925–2023)

external pageBorn in Erstfeld, Switzerland, on 5 August 1925, Eschenmoser received his scientific training and spent his career at ETH Zurich. In 1949, he received a diploma in the natural sciences. In 1951, he obtained his doctorate of natural sciences in organic chemistry under Nobel Prize winner Leopold Ružićka. As a member of Hans Schinz’s working group, Eschenmoser studied acid-catalyzed cyclizations in mono- and sesquiterpenes. He rose through the ranks, reaching full professor in 1965. He retired in 1992 but continued his research for another 17 years at ETH Zurich...call_made

Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology

external page...IMBA Austria and the Treutlein group at ETH Zurich, permit the identification of vulnerable cell types and gene regulatory networks that underlie autism spectrum disorders. This innovative method offers unparalleled insight into one of the most complex disorders that challenge the human brain with implications that bring autism clinical research much-needed hope.call_made

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Climate researchers color-code stages of ocean acidification to illustrate changes

external pageTo illustrate how ocean acidification has changed the ocean’s pH over the years, climate researchers from ETH Zurich developed a color-coded stripe system to help people better understand the concept.call_made

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Electric vehicle breaks acceleration world record

external pageBlink and you'll miss it: students from Switzerland have smashed a world record for acceleration with their hand-built electric racing car. (Interview with Eloi Roset, AMZ Racing Team Leader / ETH Zurich.call_made

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Ascento’s robots aid overstretched security guards

external pageETH Zurich start-up, Ascento is stepping in to fill the security guard gap with autonomous security patrolling robots called Ascento Guards...The company says they have covered 3,000 kilometers for outdoor security since early this year...The startup announced a $4.3 million funding round today...call_made

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This Start-Up Taps Into A Hidden World To Restore Biodiversity And Capture CO2

external pageFunga is an Ag Tech (an ETH Zurich) start-up leverages recent advances in mycology—the study of fungi—to increase the carbon sequestration capacity of commercial pine tree plantations. It was founded by Dr. Colin Averill, post-doc in the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich.call_made

Study Finds Breast Cancer Spreads During Sleep, Highlights Role Of Hormones

external pageThe recent discovery that the metastatic spread of breast cancer accelerates during sleep sparked a lively conversation at last month’s Next Generation Dx Summit about new paths of exploration for thwarting a deadly pan-cancer process claiming 12 lives worldwide every minute. (Presented by Zoi Diamantopoulou, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the molecular oncology lab at the Institute of Molecular Health Sciences at ETH Zurich (Switzerland).call_made

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Catherine De Wolf - MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (interview)

external pageCatherine De Wolf (ETH Zurich) is using AI to help reduce emissions and waste of materials in the construction industry. Her goal is to aid the transition away from a one-time-use building philosophy, where materials used in construction are discarded when a building is torn down, to a circular one, where old building materials are reused since they are cheaper than sourcing new ones.call_made

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Six Companies New on Our Radar

external pageZuriMED Technologies | Zurich, Switzerland | Founded 2015 - Spun off from the Laboratory for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Departments of Health Science & Technology at the ETH Zurich and University of Zurich. Closed a Series A financing round worth CHF 14.5 million (~$16.5 million) to accelerate development and market uptake of its Surgical-Fiberlock technology. The secured financing will facilitate regulatory registration for a shoulder rotator cuff repair product...call_made

This team of legged robots could be the future of Mars exploration

external page"The aspiring moon bots aren’t built from scratch; they start as commercially available robots from (ETH Spinoff) ANYbotics"...Hendrik Kolvenbach of the Robotic Systems Lab at ETH Zurich, the group that created the legged robots (interview).call_made

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Most bees live underground. X-ray images reveal how they build their nests

external pageCT scans work by taking x-rays from many angles, then combining them into a 3D image. Study author Philippe Tschanz, a Ph.D. student at ETH Zürich, used that approach to reveal the nests of two common species of ground-nesting bees. One, the spring mining bee (Colletes cunicularius), is solitary; each female builds a nest over a few days, collecting pollen by herself and laying eggs before abandoning it. The other species, the sweat bee (Lasioglossum malachurum), reproduces communally with multiple generations, so the colony expands its nest through the year.call_made

Swiss access to Horizon Europe ‘next step’

external pageStakeholders across Europe have renewed calls for Switzerland to become an associate member of the Horizon research funding program after hailing the news that the UK will return to the scheme from 2024. ETH Zurich – which is one of the Swiss universities that has been most impacted financially by loss of access to the Horizon program – has been a key leader in the Stick to Science which has sought UK and Swiss participation in Horizon Europe.call_made

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Swiss start measuring latest glacier melts after hot summer

external pageSwiss glaciers last year recorded their worst melt rate since records began more than a century ago, losing 6% of that volume during the course of 2022. And another wave of melting is expected to be confirmed this year, said Matthias Huss from ETH Zurich, who is leading a team from the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (GLAMOS) measuring the loss of ice.call_made

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In A Messy Market, This Startup Is Harmonizing The Global Carbon Landscape For Buyers And Sellers

external pageBenedict Probst, a Senior Researcher and Lecturer in the Group for Sustainability and Technology at the Department of Management, Technology and Economics of ETH Zurich, explains the CO2 dilemma facing businesses: “The current market for climate compensations is full of questionable credits, while high-quality CO2 credits remain expensive and limited in availability. This underscores the need for companies to prioritise emissions reduction first and simultaneously develop a long-term strategy for purchasing high-quality CO2 removal credits.”call_made

Biodiversity credits: everything you need to know

external page...The Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich, are using machine learning combined with technologies like eDNA sampling, satellite and bioacoustics data to quantify metrics at scale without ecologists on the ground.call_made

Researcher investigates cacao 'fingerprints' for production of better chocolate

external pageUsing a new analytical method, ETH Zurich doctoral student Julie Lestang aims to determine the chemical profile of cacao beans reliably and quickly. This forms the basis for controlled fermentation—and high-quality chocolate.call_made  

Deadly floods hit Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria as extreme weather swarms Europe

external page“This could become one of Europe’s biggest flooding disasters, exceeding the Western Europe July 2021 floods,” Jonathan Wille, a research meteorologist at ETH Zurich, said on X, formerly known as Twitter.call_made

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Hydrogen truck from Gebrüder Weiss gets solar car moving

external pageTeam aCentauri’s innovative solar car is on its way to the World Solar Challenge in Australia. The international transport service provider Gebrüder Weiss used its hydrogen truck on the first leg of the high-tech vehicle...With a comprehensive logistics solution comprising land transport, sea and air freight, the experts are ensuring that the vehicle developed by the students at ETH Zurich can be at the starting line in Darwin on time in October.call_made

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NASA InSight Study Provides Clearest Look Ever at Martian Core – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Detecting seismic waves that actually traveled through the core allows scientists to refine their models of what the core looks like. Based on the findings documented in the new paper, about a fifth of the core is composed of elements such as sulfur, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen. external page“Determining the amount of these elements in a planetary core is important for understanding the conditions in our solar system when planets were forming and how these conditions affected the planets that formed,” said one of the paper’s co-authors, Doyeon Kim of ETH Zurich.call_made

Consistent Switzerland, Steady as Ever, Is Once Again the World's Best Country

external pageAs a leader in tech, what I got to appreciate even more is that Switzerland is an amazing center of innovation,” she says. “It is home to prestigious universities including ETH Zurich, the ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences) and the EPFL in Lausanne. Logitech is headquartered on the EPFL campus, which is advantageous for being on the cutting edge of innovation.” (says Delphine Donné, general manager and vp at Logitech).call_made

What is the key to happiness in later life? Experts reveal their tried and tested solutions

external pageResearch from ETH Zürich found evidence to show that those with rich networks of active social relationships tend to be more satisfied and happier with their lives, with those who met friends less often having a lower level of relationship satisfaction and overall life satisfaction.call_made

Nicola Spaldin receives Lise Meitner Award for novel research on multiferroics

external pageThe prize jury awards Nicola Spaldin, Professor of Materials Theory at ETH Zurich, the Lise Meitner Award for her "fundamental theoretical contributions and discoveries in the field of multiferroics."call_made

ERC Grant for Biodiversity Research

external pageFor his research on the influence of biodiversity on long-term forest dynamics, Rubén D. Manzanedo has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Currently a researcher at ETH Zurich, Dr. Manzanedo applied for the 1.5 million euros grant through University of Innsbruck...to examine the relationships between European forests' diversity and...historical climate and extreme weather events...call_made

Swiss Economy Stalls as Manufacturing Succumbs to Global Woes

external page“The second half of the year will see weaker growth,” Alexander Rathke from the KOF economic research center at ETH Zurich university said before the report. “The upswing will slow somewhat, but I don’t see a big crisis ahead.”call_made

Music Therapy for Diabetes: How Rock Music Can Help Release Insulin

external pageDiabetes requires regular insulin injections, and the wrong dose can be fatal. A Swiss study found that the use of a protein extracted from Escherichia coli may allow human cells to release insulin by themselves in conjunction with music. Among them, letting cells “listen” to rock music has the most significant effect, which may become a new method for treating diabetic patients.call_made

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You Are Likely To Live Longer Than You Think...

external pageCollin Ewald from ETH Zurich...discuss(ed) whether longevity interventions could repair age-related collagen crosslinking in his talk, "Do Longevity Interventions Repair Age-Related Collagen Crosslinking?" Ewald's research is particularly relevant for understanding the aging of connective tissues and has implications for a range of age-related diseases, including osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases.call_made

UK’s NCSC Warns Against Cybersecurity Attacks on AI

external pageResearchers from Google, NVIDIA, Robust Intelligence and ETH Zurich published research showing two data poisoning attacks. The first one, split view data poisoning, takes advantage of the fact that data changes constantly on the internet...The second attack revealed by the researchers is called front-running attack...call_made

Could robots replace guide dogs for the blind?

external pageA four-legged robodog that can see its surroundings could eventually replace the trusty guide dog for the blind, according to its developers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich's Department of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering).call_made

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