Further news
Here you will find a selection of the latest notifications, articles and news from the departments as well as from various administrative departments of ETH Zurich.
Long-term live imaging provides insight into brain development
Using a newly developed microscopy technique, researchers at ETH Zurich have examined cell culture models of the human brain ¨C known as brain organoids ¨C over a period of several weeks for the first time. This enabled them to observe how the brain develops.
ETH Zurich students acquire AI skills with the supercomputer "Alps"
A new course at ETH Zurich called ¡®Large-Scale AI Engineering¡¯ helps students acquire the skills needed to develop and optimise AI technologies.
Marie Perrin receives Young Inventors Prize "World builder"
ETH chemist Marie Perrin is one of the ten finalists for the European Patent Office's Young Inventor Prize 2025. She received the award in the ¡®World builder¡¯ category for her environmentally friendly method of recovering europium from old fluorescent lamps.
The European citizens' initiative "HouseEurope!" receives the OBEL Award 2025
The renovation initiative, co-initiated by the chair of Arno Brandlhuber, is being honoured. The OBEL Award, endowed with €100,000, has been recognizing social and ecological projects in architecture since 2019.
Study "Sicherheit 2025"
The Military Academy at ETH Zurich and the Centre for Security Studies have published their study entitled ¡®Security 2025¡¯. This study has been published annually since 1999 and serves to identify long-term trends in the formation of opinion on foreign, security and defence policy in Switzerland.
Light-controlled pore formation for better organoid growth
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method for producing microporous hydrogels in which cells can grow in 3D. The new technique makes it possible to precisely control the tiny pores in the scaffolds.
Why slower-sinking microorganisms are bad news for the climate
Organic particles that settle on the seabed ensure CO2?stays locked. However, natural gel-like substances slow down this process. Such mechanisms on?microscale play a crucial role in enhancing climate predictions.
Understanding animal testing: Three events for more transparency and discussion
Animal testing is indispensable for numerous research questions at ETH Zurich. Accordingly, the university is firmly committed to animal-based research. The Animal Welfare & 3R Office invites you to several events in May and June that address animal testing and its alternatives.
Steps towards more sustainable and smart parquet flooring
What if wooden parquet floors were not only aesthetically pleasing, but also equipped with sensors in the future? In a project funded by Innosuisse, researchers at ETH Zurich and the company Bauwerk Group demonstrated what modern and sustainable parquet floors could look like.
Vacuum fields break into materials engineering
Researchers have shown how electronic correlations in two-dimensional materials can be manipulated through electromagnetic vacuum field fluctuations in a cavity, opening new possibilities for materials research with cavity quantum electrodynamics.