Twelve top research projects win millions in European funding
The Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) are some of the most prestigious research funding that…
Light switch makes cancer vulnerable to attack
Tumour cells can lapse into a sleep-like state and thereby evade the destructive effect of cancer drugs. In…
Turning food waste into carbon captors
When the porous beads are exposed to ambient air, the potassium hydroxide reacts with CO2 to form hydrogen…
Protection for newborns: new treatment aims to prevent meningitis without antibiotics
Newborn meningitis is one of the most dangerous childhood infections. It is often life-threatening and can cause serious…
Is the bone implant of the future a hydrogel?
Wanwan Qiu, Qin and Müller’s former doctoral student, developed the connecting molecule specifically for this application. “It enables rapid structuring of hydrogels in…
More companies founded, new regulations, new accelerator
Growth in investments continues Technology & Software, including in particular Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI & ML), continues to be the dominant industry sector, accounting for 26 percent of new ETH ventures,…
A building material that lives and stores carbon
Co-first author Dalia Dranseike: “In this way, we created structures that enable light penetration and passively distribute nutrient…
Smart socks that alleviate pain
With the help of artificial intelligence, the system adapts the stimulation of the nerves to the individual wearer…