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Two men building a tower made of thin sticks

Climate Change

Circular Horizon: Meet the Students Teaming Up to Solve Climate Challenges

To sidestep the consequences of climate change, we need to remove a big amount of CO2 from the atmosphere. Circular Horizon is already facing this and other challenges. ...

1 day ago

Future of Work

Shaping the Next Frontier: Cultures of Innovation

What drives people to innovate? Fame? Money? A grand vision? ...

4 weeks ago

Events, Machine Learning, Robotics

The Case for Biomimetic Machines

For his recent TED Talk (April 10), Robert Katzschmann introduced the audience to new approaches in robotics engineering. ...

1 month ago

Different red colored ball between others on abacus.

Diversity & Inclusion, Events

Enter the Labyrinth: A Conversation on Women, Gender, and Leadership

Is gender important in leadership? Do we need to rethink our expectations and push past stereotypes? Two behavioural psychologists discuss the future of female leaders. ...

3 months ago

Events, Robotics

The Soft Revolution: Designing the Next Generation of Robots

Remember Mickey Mouse summoning the brooms in Fantasia? Could this be the future of robots? Two experts discuss soft robots, origami robots and more. ...

3 months ago

Woman lying in bed with a device monitoring her sleep

Health

3 MedTech Innovations for a Good Night’s Sleep

Can’t sleep? With three innovative medical technologies, these “Ambassadors of Sleep” are taking research out of the lab and into the bedroom. ...

3 months ago

Foresight

The Middle Ages… again? A Patchwork Perspective

Mismatched geographies, the resurgence of Afro-Eurasia... Only a few of the topics that were discussed in our recent Global Lecture. ...

4 months ago

RETHINKING LIVING, Sports

Rise, Run & Research

Running and research share more similarities than just a first initial. Some perspectives of a doctoral candidate and competitive runner with a passion for long distances...

4 months ago

Diversity & Inclusion, RETHINKING LIVING

Towards Global Equity in Early Alzheimer’s Detection

How can we detect Alzheimer’s disease before the first symptoms arise, while assuring access to diagnosis to anyone, anywhere? ...

4 months ago

Matthias Hofer presenting the soft robot arm

Robotics

Public Speaking to Get New Perspective on Your Research

At TEDxZurich in November 2021, ETH researcher Matthias Hofer presented an inflatable robotic arm safe enough to collaborate closely with humans. ...

4 months ago

Quantum, Uncategorized

A day in the life of a quantum optics researcher

At ETH Zurich, school student Fiona Greene got the chance to join the Quantum Optics Group for a day. ...

5 months ago

ETH4Development, Health

Humanitarian Logistics: Epidemic Response in Uganda

ETH’s HumOSCM lab supports logistics preparedness for disease outbreaks in Uganda. In the midst of the global pandemic, this project is more important than ever. ...

5 months ago

Topics

Circular Horizon: Meet the Students Teaming Up to Solve Climate Challenges

Shaping the Next Frontier: Cultures of Innovation

The Case for Biomimetic Machines

Enter the Labyrinth: A Conversation on Women, Gender, and Leadership

The Soft Revolution: Designing the Next Generation of Robots

3 MedTech Innovations for a Good Night’s Sleep

The Middle Ages… again? A Patchwork Perspective

Rise, Run & Research

Towards Global Equity in Early Alzheimer’s Detection

Public Speaking to Get New Perspective on Your Research

A day in the life of a quantum optics researcher

Humanitarian Logistics: Epidemic Response in Uganda

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