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Andr¨¦s Javier Bello-Hern¨¢ndez¡¯s doctoral research centers on a novel diagnostic device for dengue fever. The technology also holds potential for identifying other viral infections.?

What?is usually?burned to?generate energy?today could protect houses tomorrow. Researchers at ETH Zurich and?Empa?have found a way to press sawdust?with a mineral binder to?create?a?robust,?flame-retardant material.?It¡¯s?even recyclable.?

In this interview, Isabel G¨¹nther, Professor of Development Economics at ETH Zurich, explains why higher education is a catalyst for Africa¡¯s social and economic transfor?mation ¨C and why a global perspective strengthens the impact of research.?

Timothy Asare from Ghana is a graduate of a joint Master¡¯s programme run by Ashesi University and ETH Zurich. Today, he is working with ETH professor John Lygeros to develop sustainable power solutions for Ghana.?

At ETH Zurich, Grace Kagho is building a digital twin of her hometown Lagos. As a researcher and an entrepreneur, she is working to make her data-driven approach to sustainable urban planning available to cities worldwide.?

ETH alumnus Christoph Schr?ter plays guitar in Hecht, a pop rock band that performs in Swiss German dialect. Equally at home in music and mechanical engineering, he also runs a start-up focused on the digital transformation of healthcare.?

As dangerous microbes grow harder to control, researchers are exploring new ways to neutralise them using light-activated nanomaterials.?

In 2020, the ICRC, ETH Zurich and EPFL launched Engineering for Humanitarian Action (EHA), an initiative that uses innovative tech and scientific expertise to help those in need. Here we highlight 6 of the roughly 30 projects ¨C some completed, others just getting underway.?

ETH Zurich has been an official partner of the United Nations since 2023. The first projects from this collaboration show how ETH researchers and students can help the UN solve concrete problems.?

Paolo Sossi is fascinated by how celestial bodies form. Even so, he would think twice before embarking on a journey to another planet.?