Among other factors, ETH Zurich’s excellent reputation among researchers around the world and the large number of widely cited publications were key to securing first place. ETH Zurich is also one of ...

ETH Zurich has been generating its own electricity using photovoltaic systems for over 20 years. However, in-house production remains low compared to total electricity demand. Most of ETH's ...

Many African countries are experiencing strong economic growth and rising population figures. Industry will develop strongly in the coming years, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Qualified ...

Taking better photos with less light: that is the promise of a new perovskite image sensor developed by researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa. The new sensor is more light-sensitive, reproduces colours ...

“Is the alarm off?” “Yes, all clear!” Before accessing the glass display cases on the wall, Kevin Cilurzo and Livio Baumgartner need to deactivate the security system. The long, windowless corridor is ...

It all began with microcapsules – tiny magnetic carriers designed to deliver medicine to precise locations in the body to help fight against cancer, for example. The key question was: how to safely ...

In the third year of his mechanical engineering degree, Jannis Reichenstein was hunting for a topic for his Bachelor’s thesis when he came across an intriguing offer from the Feasibility Lab: “Apply ...

Born in Germany but raised in Bolivia, Petra Ehmann was confronted with technical challenges from an early age. “Many of our holidays were spent in a jeep exploring the Andes, the lowlands and the ...

A hundred years ago, a cadre of the world’s most renowned physicists embarked on a quest that would transform their field. The group – which included Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Max Born and ...

What do GetYourGuide CEO Johannes Reck, Sulzer CEO and executive chair Suzanne Thoma, camera phone inventor Philippe Kahn and Albert Einstein have in common? You guessed it: all are alumni of ETH ...

The Download ETH Waste Disposal Concept (PDF, 307 KB) applies to all areas of ETH – excluding the cafeterias – and regulates the flow of materials and the responsibilities of all those charged with ...

Many Vibrio bacteria can develop a special molecular weapon, the type 6 secretion system, which helps them eliminate competitors for food. For the first time, researchers show that bacterial cells ...