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All stories by Corinne Johannssen-Hodel
Polybahn Pitch feat. Ulrich Weidmann
News
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Riding the Polybahn from Central up to the ETH Zurich main building with Ulrich Weidmann: The Vice President Human Resources and Infrastructure at ETH Zurich tells us in a new Polybahn Pitch what type of environment we need for successful research and education.
A major player
Globe magazine
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ETH Zurich is an attractive partner for scientific collaboration. This is a big draw for companies like Google – for example when developing a novel navigation system that doesn’t use GPS.
Fat isn’t necessarily fat
Globe magazine
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ETH professor Christian Wolfrum is seeking out new substances with which to combat diabetes. One particular bile acid already looks promising – but he isn’t satisfied, so the search goes on.
Polybahn Pitch featuring Nicole Wenderoth
News
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Riding the Polybahn from Central up to ETH Zurich with Nicole Wenderoth: the Professor for Neural Control of Movement and head of ETH Zurich’s Institute of Human Movement Science and Sport tells us in a new Polybahn Pitch how she can influence someone else’s brain.
A world of construction without cement
Globe magazine
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Building with less cement is the ambitious goal of Guillaume Habert, professor of sustainable construction at ETH Zurich. But there are many hurdles to overcome.
Polybahn Pitch feat. Ueli Maurer
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Riding the Polybahn from Central up to ETH Zurich with Ueli Maurer: the computer science professor and head of ETH Zurich’s Institute of Theoretical Computer Science tells us in a new Polybahn Pitch what he’s doing to contribute to internet security.