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Cheap diagnostics for tropical diseases
Andrés Javier Bello-Hernández’s doctoral research centers on a novel diagnostic device for dengue fever. The technology also holds potential for identifying other viral infections.?
Turning sawdust into fire-resistant materials
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.?
“You can’t solve global problems at a purely national level”
In this interview, Isabel Günther, Professor of Development Economics at ETH Zurich, explains why higher education is a catalyst for Africa’s social and economic transfor?mation – and why a global perspective strengthens the impact of research.?
Walenstadt: a model for Ghana’s electricity supply
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.?
The future of urban traffic management
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.?
At home in two worlds
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.?
Lights out for germs
As dangerous microbes grow harder to control, researchers are exploring new ways to neutralise them using light-activated nanomaterials.?
Overcoming humanitarian challenges together
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 – some completed, others just getting underway.?
ETH students develop tools for the UN
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.?
“Why us? And why Earth?”: a planetologist’s fascination with celestial bodies
Paolo Sossi is fascinated by how celestial bodies form. Even so, he would think twice before embarking on a journey to another planet.?
A place of mutual learning for students and apprentices
A journey of mutual learning for ETH students and industry partners: the city and canton of Zug today announced the ETH Learning Factory Zug project. Rector Günther Dissertori discusses its aims and vision in this interview.?
Not every forest cools the Earth
In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH Zurich researchers show that the location in which reforestation is taking place is usually more important than the number of trees planted. If forests are strategically positioned, the same cooling effect could be achieved using half the area of land.?