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ETH Life renamed to ETH News
ETH Zurich will re-launch its web on 29 October. This also means that ETH Life will become ETH News. What will change besides the new name? Roman Klingler, Head News & Media Relations, explains.
25.10.13
Science
A thermoelectric materials emulator
Converting heat directly into power could be a major source of renewable energy. Physicists at ETH Zurich now have simulated new materials that are highly efficient in this transition – in an experiment with cold atoms trapped by lasers.
24.10.13
12.09.13 Supercomputer boosted with graphic processors
A new supercomputer model is making its debut at CSCS in Lugano. It is supposedly up to seven times more energy-efficient than current systems.
12.09.13 Switzerland participates in “Horizon 2020”
Good news for ETH Zurich researchers: Switzerland is continuing its involvement in the European Union’s research framework programme.
12.09.13 Autumn food market
Starting in mid-September, the food market will again attract many visitors to the Hönggerberg piazza. This year, there will also be stands at the ETH Centre. There is a wide range of delicious foods on offer.
11.09.13 ERC Grant awarded to another ETH researcher
Another ETH researcher receives an ERC Starting Grant: biochemist Benoît Kornmann. He wants to explore how organelles in cells are organised and how they communicate with each other.
10.09.13 ETH Zurich continues to climb
In this year’s QS World University Rankings, ETH Zurich has climbed another place to twelfth, still only behind British and American universities. The EPFL has also entered the Top 20 for the first time.
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