In terms of the volume and the extent of the damage caused, the collapse of the Birch Glacier is unprecedented for the Swiss Alps. Several rockfalls from the Kleine Nesthorn Mountain above the Birch ...

A team of physicists at ETH Zurich has created a tiny metalens that can half the wavelength of incident light. They have achieved this using a special metal-oxide lens material called lithium niobate ...

Geoscientists at ETH Zurich have solved a previously unexplained mystery using special laboratory experiments and computer simulations. They have demonstrated why earthquake waves change abruptly at a ...

Ammar Mirjan walks through a sprawling industrial hall in Birr in the canton of Aargau, where Brown, Boveri & Cie. once manufactured turbines. The huge cranes under the striking shed roof are not part ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed MenstruAI, a novel device that can recognise biomarkers directly in menstrual blood. The electronic-free sensor technology does not rely on a laboratory and ...

Even if the rise in global temperatures were to stabilise at its current level, it is projected that the world would lose around 40 per cent of its glaciers. If global warming can be limited to +1.5 ...

In the Tumor Profiler project, researchers are investigating how new molecular biology methods can help improve treatment options for patients. The researchers analysed malignant melanoma for the ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently causing quite a stir in meteorology and climate science. Conventional weather and climate models solve mathematical equations numerically to represent the ...

Outstanding results at every level are what make ETH Zurich one of the world’s leading universities. We have high expectations of our staff, but as a responsible employer ETH Zurich also offers ...

At ETH Zurich, positions at the assistant professor level are aimed at promoting the careers of young scientists and at giving them the opportunity to gain further scientific qualifications in view of ...

If the activities of employees involve one or more of the following listed hazards, then it must be ensured that appropriate footwear is worn, in line with prevention and health protection. Mechanical ...

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