ETH researchers use an ink jet print head to stabilise miniature droplets of fluid. This allows using these droplets as micro reactors for chemical and biological processes.Angelika Jacobs,
30.07.13
In order for cartoon characters to look real, animators invest a lot of time in making a fat belly wobble while walking, for instance. A new computer programme by ETH and Disney Research should make the artist's life easier in future.Angelika Jacobs,
25.07.13
Since 2006, volcano Lusi has continuously been spewing out mud. The search for the cause of the eruption has now taken a step forward thanks to a study carried out by a collaboration between the University of Bonn and ETH Zurich.Angelika Jacobs,
23.07.13
ETH Zurich’s Researchers of the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) were able to measure the speed of signal conduction along segments of single axons in neuronal cultures and unexpectedly found large velocity variability. A group of bioengineers search for explanations.Peter Rüegg,
19.07.13
In an international collaborative project, scientists have recorded the times, places and concentrations of oceanic plankton occurrences worldwide. Their data has been collected in a global atlas that covers organisms from bacteria to krill.Claudia Naegeli,
19.07.13
At its meeting of 17 July 2013, the ETH Board appointed 10 professors at ETH Zurich in accordance with the applications submitted by the ETH Zurich’s President Ralph Eichler.Media Release,
18.07.13
ETH researchers are able to make objects fly in mid-air by letting them “surf” on acoustic waves. For the first time, they have been able to also control the movement of the objects, merge droplets and even rotate a toothpick in the air.Angelika Jacobs,
16.07.13
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