ETH News

“Techkriti” and “Techfest” in India are two of Asia’s largest technology trade fairs. Each year, ETH Zurich sends a student delegation to these events, with the team from “e-Velolink” taking part in this year’s Techkriti fair in Kanpur.

When an explosion occurred in an ETH laboratory in 2012, an ETH member was wearing his normal spectacles instead of safety glasses. It was only by great good luck that he escaped without serious eye injuries.

Some 100 tonnes of hazardous waste are generated every year at ETH Zurich. But where do all the chemicals and hazardous substances go? A visit to the hazardous waste disposal point in the HCI building.

«The Use of Chemicals at Work» is this year’s motto of the World Day of Safety and Health at Work on 28 April. The use of chemicals is a also a major topic at ETH.

In just four years, the ETH & University of Zurich Music Platform has grown into a network of 600 musicians. The next concerts will be to mark the 100th anniversary of the University of Zurich’s Main Building.

At the first awards ceremony of the year for the start-up competition “venture”, Roche CEO Severin Schwan spoke about the right breeding ground for pioneering ideas.

Two ETH students have launched their label Selfnation with a web store for made-to-measure women’s jeans. Software developed at ETH ensures each pair of jeans fits its wearer perfectly.

Experts from the fields of research and practice convened on Friday to discuss the living space of the future. ETH’s spatial planning discussion focused on how Switzerland’s recently revised spatial planning act could be implemented. It was unanimously agreed that high-density building is the only way of stopping the urban sprawl.