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ETH researchers often work together with industry, offering them the chance to apply their knowledge. ETH Industry Day 2021 and this quiz demonstrate how this is done.

Albert Einstein was a student and professor at ETH. This year marks the 100th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in Physics. Solve our anniversary quiz and learn more about ETH's most famous alumnus.

For 150 years, ETH Zurich has been teaching and researching in agricultural sciences. Test your knowledge of agricultural history in this anniversary quiz!

ETH often works with industry on new technology and research. ETH Industry eWeek 2020 and this quiz show you how it's done.

Richard Ernst’s autobiography was published at the start of May. The 87-year-old ETH professor emeritus was awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Our quiz will familiarise you with the life of this extraordinary researcher.

Energy is everywhere: it shapes our lives and makes the world go round. But it’s also rather elusive. Take our quiz to learn about the multifaceted research ETH is doing in this field.

Snow is disappearing, the supposedly “eternal” glacial ice is melting, mountains are crumbling. Mountainous regions are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Take our quiz to get ready for the upcoming public event ETH Klimarunde on the topic “climate change in the mountains”.

ETH Zurich is attending the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) – that’s not a coincidence. Or did you happen to know that some blockbusters are based on animation technology developed by ETH to animate characters or depict realistic landscape features? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of ETH’s presence in Hollywood and other film studios around the world.

Artificial intelligence will continue to have an ever greater impact on our lives in the years to come. We show in our quiz what AI can already do right now on the occasion of the national Digital Day.

Bursting balloons and exploding cans – and some weird behaviour from suitcases. Experiments play a vital role in unlocking new knowledge about the natural sciences. This quiz has some surprises in store for you.

ETH researchers can’t always obtain their findings in the comfort of their offices or simply by using a computer. The summer quiz is all about fascinating research facilities, complex experiments and a special infrastructure.

Whether it be sustainable proteins, artificial reefs or carbon-neutral fuels: ETH Zurich has been working on key topics related to sustainability for decades, and is now a leader in energy, environment and nutrition research.

Making music with transformers. Developing robots that dive and wheelchairs that climb stairs: studying at ETH has many aspects and learning is not confined to the lecture theatre. This quiz gives you a few insights into studying at ETH.

50 years ago American astronauts landed on the moon for the first time. Although no ETH scientists have ever – yet – been on the earth satellite, they have made some contributions towards understanding the moon, Mars and space. Climb aboard the space shuttle and embark on a voyage into space with the ETH summer quiz.

With drones in the air, on glaciers and inside the earth: experiments by ETH researchers are carried out at the remotest locations. In this quiz, we take you with us on a journey to where ETH research takes place.