Building the Computational Mind for the “Swiss Army Knife” of Microscopes
BYLINE: Jenny Weger Newswise — Biology doesn’t happen at one scale. Molecular interactions unfold in milliseconds and nanometers,…
Swiss scientists shrink lab-grade ultrafast laser onto a single chip
Researchers at EPFL – Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne have integrated an ultrafast femtosecond laser onto a…
Future Circular Collider public consultations begin across Switzerland and France
The public consultation phase for CERN’s proposed Future Circular Collider project has begun in Switzerland and France, marking…
The Closomat: how a Swiss loo (almost) conquered the world
The first version of the Closomat from 1957, with a foot-operated flush (left). LaPreva Hans Maurer had a…
The Closomat: how a Swiss loo (almost) conquered the world
The first version of the Closomat from 1957, with a foot-operated flush (left). LaPreva Hans Maurer had a…
How ETH Zurich is responding to the global helium shortage – Staffnet
Helium plays a crucial role in basic research at ETH Zurich. In fields such as physics, chemistry, biology,…
Military robots face extreme combat scenarios at 2026 robotics trials
About 20 international teams with gather at the Swiss Army’s training area, where their robots will be pushed…
A new trick brings stability to quantum operations
Quantum bits, or qubits, which are required for building quantum computers, come in different kinds. In recent years,…
Malaga ceramicist’s ‘quantum botijos’ explain mysteries of physics at Geneva research centre
Friday, 10 April 2026, 10:23 Can a simple water jug explain something as complex as the Higgs boson?…
Ranking: ETH Zurich still the world’s best university in Earth Sciences
ETH Zurich confirms its leading global position. For the seventh time in a row, it has been ranked…
Three new Research Centres of Competence for ETH Zurich
From statistics to storylines – Climate protection as a societal project Whether heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainfall or landslides…