November

The prize for the most promising invention developed at ETH Zurich last year has been awarded to a research team from the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry. The scientists received the Spark Award 2025 for a novel process for converting common global pollutants into industrial raw materials.?

War in Europe, the escalating rivalry between the USA and China - the rapidly shifting geopolitical situation is focussing more than ever on the question of how Swiss universities will be able to protect their knowledge.

Artificial intelligence simplifies many areas of our lives. But does it also make the world more inclusive? Robert Riener outlines the requirements for this to succeed.?

ETH Zurich researchers have developed a process that can be used on site to render environmental toxins such as DDT and lindane harmless and convert them into valuable chemicals ¨C a breakthrough for the remediation of contaminated sites and a sustainable circular economy.?

Researchers from ETH Zurich have manufactured organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on a nanoscale ¨C that¡¯s around a hundred times smaller than a human cell. This not only enables ultra-sharp screens and microscopes, but also opens up entirely novel possibilities for wave optics applications thanks to the extremely minute pixel size.??

Approximately 600 guests celebrated ETH Zurich's 170th anniversary on Saturday. Federal Councillor Beat Jans, Rector G¨¹nther Dissertori and ETH President Jo?l Mesot emphasised the importance for academia of an open Switzerland, informed individuals and the courage to embrace uncertainty.?

An international team of researchers including a scientist from ETH Zurich has shown that friction in magma leads to the formation of bubbles that influence whether a volcano erupts explosively or releases gently flowing lava.

The CRISPR gene scissors are only of limited use to detect cancer-causing genes in animals because the method interferes with their immune system. Researchers at ETH Zurich, however, have now shown that a few tricks can be pulled to render the gene scissors invisible to immune cells.?

How people deal with uncertainty influences their political behaviour ¨C and the stability of democracy. A new study by ETH Zurich shows that if uncertainty is seen as an opportunity, the willingness to vote for right-wing populist parties such as AfD decreases.?

ETH researchers have developed a digital co-pilot that helps to assess?the conservation condition of?historic sandstone buildings, thereby supporting?their restoration. The 750-year-old Lausanne Cathedral serves as a case study.?