Twelve professors from ETH Zurich have received a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. Over 33 million Swiss francs will thus flow into ETH Zurich in this round of awards.Franziska Schmid,
30.01.13
The EU is launching two large-scale research projects for the next ten years in the form of “Graphene” and the “Human Brain Project”. “FuturICT” and “Guardian Angels”, both of which scientists from ETH Zurich played a significant role in developing, come away empty-handed.Roman Klinlger,
28.01.13
ETH Zurich is involved in the “Graphene Flagship” project through Klaus Ensslin, a professor of experimental physics. ETH Life spoke to him about the advantages of graphene and his personal vision of this very special material.Interview: Fabio Bergamin,
28.01.13
The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) has been under Swiss leadership since the start of 2013. The new Chairman of the Alliance is ETH President Ralph Eichler.Martina Maerki,
25.01.13
ETH-Ecology-Professor Jonathan Levine showed that invasive species can indeed force the extinction of their native competitors over a long period of time, contrary to previous research results.Maja Schaffner,
24.01.13
The asteroid Vesta is similar in structure to the inner planets of our solar system. Now earth scientists have now even managed to discover that similar movement processes to those in Earth must have also taken place at one time.Simone Ulmer,
22.01.13
Researchers from ETH Zurich have filed a patent application for a method to test the biological activity of one of the strongest toxins known, the botulinum neurotoxin. If the procedure is adopted by the pharmaceutical industry, it could save the lives of more than half a million mice per year.Peter Rüegg,
14.01.13
Top honour for ETH-Zurich professor and Disney director Markus Gross: he is to receive a “Tech Oscar” from the Academy of Motion and Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) along with three other computer scientists.Peter Rüegg,
08.01.13
As part of an assignment, an ETH architecture student visualized bird migrations. The animation recreates the amazing seasonal movements of these animals.Peter Rüegg,
08.01.13
Researchers from ETH Zurich founded twenty-two new spin-offs in 2012. The number of company foundations has thus remained constant at around twenty in recent years. Last year, ETH Zurich spin-offs received over ten million Swiss Francs in investments.Claudia Naegeli,
07.01.13
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