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ETH alumnus Christoph Rennhard runs a company that develops precision machines for the global market.

Images play an important role in science and science communication. They have always held a powerful appeal, but the means of producing them - and the notion of how they should reflect reality - continue to evolve over time.

Making the chemical industry sustainable means reducing not only its dependence on fossil raw materials but also its toxicity footprint.

Did you miss an important moment? researchers have developed a system that can record and later replay events in a room in 3D.

The Canton of Zurich recently adopted the net-zero 2040 climate protection target. Here Sibylle Wälty appeals for more 10-minute neighbourhoods, which, by making better use of the settlement area, will reduce emissions.

This weekend, students from ETH Zurich won the sustainability prize at the 18 th concrete canoe regatta in Brandenburg with their boat "TruchETH".

For Achim Walter, it-s time we take responsibility for what we eat. As consumers, we have a right to demand a food system that serves the environment, promotes health and protects those in less affluent circumstances.

Oliver Janzer is a mathematician who specialises in graphs - that is, collections of nodes that may or may not be connected, such as Facebook users.

Nature is not a -nice to have it-s our life support system. Dwindling biodiversity endangers the very foundation of our existence.

Translating research results for society requires resources. Either we pay someone to make it work - or we pay as a society if it turns out not to work.

The robotic explorer GLIMPSE, created at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, has made it into the final round of a competition for prospecting resources in space.

Anthony Patt has contributed to the new IPCC report on mitigation of climate change. Since the last report in 2014, the odds for phasing out fossil energy have changed; a net-zero world is achievable now, even if the way remains long.

Increasingly large amounts of data are being sent back and forth around the world. To ensure that this exchange continues to function smoothly, new solutions are needed at the interfaces between chips and optical fibres.

Ambitions to make hydrogen a key energy carrier for a climate friendly future are misguided, says Anthony Patt.

Stanisa Raspopovic connects the digital world of sensors and electrical circuits with the nervous system and its cellular circuits.

How can we decarbonise our economy by 2050? ETH Zurich Professor Tobias Schmidt argues that the answer lies in a radical technological transformation.

Matteo Fadel is investigating the interplay between quantum mechanics and gravity as part of his Branco Weiss Fellowship.

The CO2-reducing effect of the pandemic has fizzled out, as the Global Carbon Project confirms in its latest report on greenhouse gas emissions.

Biomechanical engineer Bettina Müller has developed a device that can improve examinations of how scars heal.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed the process technology that can produce carbon-neutral transportation fuels from sunlight and air.

Green tea is seen as healthy and promotes a longer life supposedly due to its high level of antioxidants.

It will take more than a long-term target for 2050 to achieve climate neutrality, says Reto Knutti. Policymakers must take a consistent approach towards net zero, and define a reduction path with specific measures and interim targets.

Human cells are like tiny, multi-purpose factories. In his research, biologist Gabriele Alessandro Fontana investigates how cells repair damaged DNA.

Technologies that interfere with our brains have great potential. But their ethical implications are such that they may require an expansion of human rights frameworks, argues Marcello Ienca.

Could quantum technologies really be the next gold rush? ETH Vice President Vanessa Wood and quantum researcher Andreas Wallraff discuss how close we are to putting quantum promises into practice.

Two years ago, ETH launched the innovative Master's degree in quantum engineering. Now the first cohort of students is nearing the end of the programme.