The «Sawiris Foundation for Social Development» supports students from developing countries and their projects. Egyptian entrepreneur Samih Sawiris recently met up with the scholarship holders.Thomas Langholz,
31.05.13
The temporary bus stops at Hönggerberg will be moved to a better location behind the HIL-building. Beginning Friday May 31 at 9 a.m., buses will stop at this location until the construction work on Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse is complete.From the editors,
30.05.13
Professor Stefan Wiemer is the new Director of the Swiss Seismological Service (SED). The Executive Board of ETH Zurich has appointed the 46-year-old, who has been interim Director since January 2012, to succeed Professor Domenico Giardini.From the Editor,
28.05.13
There were high hopes for carbon nanotubes, particularly for ultra-fast water transport to desalinate seawater. Now, however, a simulation reveals that these estimations of ultra-fast transport rates might have not been properly grounded after all.Peter Rüegg,
28.05.13
Russel Botman, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, South Africa visited ETH to speak about the role universities play in developing Africa’s future. Collaboration among higher education institutions worldwide can make a difference.Angela Harp,
24.05.13
At its meeting of 22/23 May 2013, the ETH Board appointed 14 professors at ETH Zurich in accordance with the applications submitted by Ralph Eichler, the President of the ETH Zurich.Media release,
24.05.13
Physicists have developed a quantum simulator that allows arranging atoms in a way that they mimic the behaviour of electrons in magnetic materials. The experiment helps studying complex properties of novel materials.Andreas Trabesinger,
24.05.13
Swiss physicist and ETH-Zurich alumnus Heinrich Rohrer died May 16 at his home in Wollerau, Switzerland. He is most known for his collaborative work with Gerd Binnig in developing the scanning tunnelling microscope, for which they both received the Nobel Prize in 1986.Peter Rüegg,
21.05.13
Researchers from ETH Zurich have mapped the measurement coordinates of all tuberculosis proteins. Thanks to this “atlas”, scientists are now able to easily find and accurately measure every protein of the tuberculosis pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Angelika Jacobs,
15.05.13
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