The Latest Breaking News from ETH Zurich

Sponge made from a cheesy waste product can help recover the gold from your dumped circuit boards

Get bigger muscles or solve the e-waste problem? Easy when you think about it.

PC Gamer · Mar 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence robot 'physically beats' humans and out-thinks them in new breakthrough

Researchers in Switzerland created an AI robot that learned in just six hours to master a popular game of physical skill

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

‘Real estate’ for corals: Swiss organisation builds artificial reefs with art, tech

3D-printed clay sculptures that provide shelter to corals are part of an innovative, artistic project aimed at conserving sensitive marine ecosystems. As world leaders gather for the COP28 summit in Dubai, FRANCE 24 takes a look at an unusual conservation project run by a Swiss NGO.

France 24 · Dec 1, 2023

Tiny Car Smashes World Speed Record

The previous world record of 1.461 seconds was set in September 2022 by a team from the University of Stuttgart. 

Zenger · Sep 14, 2023

Students Set New EV Acceleration World Record: 0-62 MPH In Less Than A Second

A car called mythen developed by ETH Zurich and University of Lucerne students broke the previous record by over half a second.

InsideEVs · Sep 12, 2023

AMD 'Inception' Vulnerability Affects Zen 3 and 4

A wide-ranging AMD CPU vulnerability called Inception has been detailed, but AMD says only the newest Zen 3 and 4 architectures are affected and products will receive patches soon.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 9, 2023

James Webb highlights ancient galaxies

Plus, the lauded telescope detected the most extensive spray of water ever seen in space from Saturn's frozen moon

Salon · Jun 15, 2023

New powerful telescopes could help scientists detect alien life on other planets

Devices such as the Webb Space Telescope can analyse the atmosphere of other planets in unprecedented detail, bringing scientists a step closer to understanding whether or not there's life beyond Earth

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Swiss glaciers shrink by half since 1930s, melting faster

Switzerland's glaciers lost more than half their volume between 1931 and 2016, a new study found, with glacier retreat accelerating in recent years amid growing concerns over global warming.

Bangkok Post · Sep 3, 2022

Axolotls can regenerate their brains – these adorable salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its ability to regenerate its spinal cord, heart and limbs. These amphibians also readily make new neurons throughout their lives. In 1964, researchers observed that adult axolotls could regenerate parts of their brains, even if a large section was completely…

The Conversation · Sep 1, 2022