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Pharmacology - 08:08
World-first UK trial to assess whether cannabis-based drug could extend life for thousands with aggressive brain tumours
World-first UK trial to assess whether cannabis-based drug could extend life for thousands with aggressive brain tumours
Social Sciences - Aug 2
Opinion: Deporting 'foreign criminals' in the middle of the night doesn't make us safer
Opinion: Deporting 'foreign criminals' in the middle of the night doesn't make us safer
Environment - Aug 2
Opinion: Why nuclear power isn't part of the solution to the global climate change crisis
Opinion: Why nuclear power isn't part of the solution to the global climate change crisis
Social Sciences - Aug 2
Computer security personnel need tools, training to assist survivors of intimate partner violence
Computer security personnel need tools, training to assist survivors of intimate partner violence
Life Sciences - Aug 2
Lake Huron sinkhole surprise: The rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to changing planetary rotation rate
Lake Huron sinkhole surprise: The rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to changing planetary rotation rate
Environment - Aug 2
New report: State of the science on western wildfires, forests and climate change
New report: State of the science on western wildfires, forests and climate change
Mathematics - Jul 30
Interview: Dr Hannah Fry - 'I'm sure there's lots of tutting - but not to my face'
Interview: Dr Hannah Fry - 'I'm sure there's lots of tutting - but not to my face'
Economics - Jul 30
Mayor opens Ramfoam's new headquarters as company embraces digital thanks to WMG, University of Warwick
Mayor opens Ramfoam's new headquarters as company embraces digital thanks to WMG, University of Warwick
Health - Jul 30
New Human-AI Research Teams could be the future of research, meeting future societal challenges
New Human-AI Research Teams could be the future of research, meeting future societal challenges
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Materials Science - Economics / Business - 02.07.2020
Physics - Materials Science - 30.06.2020 
Exploring interactions of light and matter
Juejun Hu pushes the frontiers of optoelectronics for biological imaging, communications, and consumer electronics.
Materials Science - 29.06.2020
Materials Science - Economics / Business - 24.06.2020 
Towards closed loops
The circular economy is gaining a foothold in more and more areas: Some have already established business models, in others it is only visible in visionary pioneering projects.
Chemistry - Materials Science - 24.06.2020
Environment - Materials Science - 21.06.2020
Materials Science - Physics - 18.06.2020
Social Sciences - Materials Science - 17.06.2020
Chemistry - Materials Science - 16.06.2020
Materials Science - Health - 10.06.2020 
Innovative textiles for face masks can directly inactivate SARS-CoV-2 as researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and RWTH Aachen University showed
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin at the Institute for Animal and Environmental Hygiene and the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University are collaborating on the topic of alternative personal protection equipment.
Pedagogy - Materials Science - 10.06.2020
Materials Science - Health - 10.06.2020 
Self-healing bone cement
Material scientists design damage-tolerant bone replacement Our body is able to treat many injuries and wounds all by itself.
Economics / Business - Materials Science - 09.06.2020
Materials Science - 08.06.2020
Chemistry - Materials Science - 08.06.2020 
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting: a strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysis
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting: a strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysis The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources strongly depends on an availability of effective systems for energy conversion and storage.
Materials Science - Career - 05.06.2020
Physics - Materials Science - 29.05.2020
Materials Science - Chemistry - 29.05.2020 
Europe’s Response to Elon Musk
Over the next four years, five research institutes and six industrial companies from seven European countries will work together to find solutions for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.
Environment - Materials Science - 29.05.2020 
Fresh Breeze for Ecology and Economy
The Solar Impulse Foundation is looking for 1000 solutions that will boost the economy - and protect the environment at the same time.
Chemistry - Materials Science - 29.05.2020 
Wanted: The best Storage Battery
The demand for batteries to store renewable energy will grow drastically in the coming years. Could we develop more sustainable technologies to save precious natural resources, besides the familiar lithium-ion batteries?
Physics - Materials Science - 28.05.2020 
Rice U. physicist Ming Yi wins coveted Moore Foundation grant
EPiQS award will support high-risk, high-reward experiments on quantum materials To the quantum materials in her lab, Rice University experimental physicist Ming Yi is a real pest.
Materials Science - Environment - 27.05.2020
Materials Science - 22.05.2020
Materials Science - Physics - 21.05.2020
Materials Science - 20.05.2020 
Manipulated Empa reports in circulation
No sooner had Empa recently developed technologies and quality standards for textile "community masks" together with the Swiss textile industry and other partners within the framework of the national COVID 19 Science Task Force than the first attempts at fraud popped up: Using manipulated Empa reports dubious suppliers promote masks of possibly inferior quality.
Materials Science - Health - 18.05.2020
Materials Science - Environment - 11.05.2020
Materials Science - Environment - 11.05.2020
Materials Science - Computer Science - 08.05.2020 
Making a Material World Better, Faster Now: Q&A With Berkeley Lab Materials Project Director Kristin Persson
World-renowned computational materials scientist from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley looks back on a career founded in quantum mechanics, and looks ahead to faster clean-energy solutions with machine learning Kristin Persson is at the helm of a materials revolution.
Materials Science - Physics - 04.05.2020
Health - Materials Science - 30.04.2020 
Q&A: Gregory Rutledge on initial testing of KN95 respirators for public health officials
MIT professor's research group leverages its capability for testing filtration efficiency to asses certain respirators for MEMA, others.
Materials Science - Innovation - 30.04.2020 
Stuttgart light rail bridge hangs on
Another milestone for an extremely versatile material with Swiss roots: On May 3, a 127-meter-long railway bridge will be pushed over the A8 motorway near Stuttgart, its 72 suspension cables consisting entirely of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).
Materials Science - Innovation - 30.04.2020 
Stuttgart light rail bridge hangs on Swiss carbon ropes
Another milestone for an extremely versatile material with Swiss roots: On May 3, a 127-meter-long railway bridge will be pushed over the A8 motorway near Stuttgart, its 72 suspension cables consisting entirely of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).
Innovation - Materials Science - 30.04.2020 
LED instead of laser or electron beam: New technology revolutionizes 3D metal printing
A technology developed at Graz University of Technology uses LED instead of laser sources for the additive manufacturing of metal parts and optimizes 3D metal printing in terms of construction time, metal powder consumption, equipment costs and post-processing effort.
Physics - Materials Science - 29.04.2020 
2 Berkeley Lab Scientists, Visiting Scientist Elected as New Members of Honorary Society
Two Berkeley Lab scientists and a visiting scientist are among the newest elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - a 240-year-old honorary society that recognizes accomplished scholars, scientists and artists in academia, the humanities, arts, business, and government.
Physics - Materials Science - 29.04.2020
Materials Science - Physics - 28.04.2020
Materials Science - Mathematics - 26.04.2020
Health - Materials Science - 23.04.2020 
Joining forces against the mask shortage
During the Corona crisis, protective masks have become a rare commodity. In order to equip Switzerland with sufficient protective equipment during future pandemics, Empa researchers are working together with a national consortium of researchers, health care experts and partners from industry on the "ReMask" project: New types of masks and technologies for reusing existing protective equipment are being developed - for now, but also for future pandemics.
Materials Science - 14.04.2020
Materials Science - 13.04.2020 
3Q: Robert Macfarlane on cleaning your smartphone screen
Materials scientist explores why some household cleaners could harm the protective coating on a smartphone screen.
Materials Science - Health - 09.04.2020 
Cost-effective Oxygen Concentrators
People suffering from COVID-19 need air enriched with oxygen, as the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus attacks the lungs.
Innovation - Materials Science - 08.04.2020
Health - Materials Science - 03.04.2020
Materials Science - Health - 03.04.2020 
Antiviral treatment for textiles
An ETH spin-off has developed a new treatment for textiles that reduces viral infectivity on treated surfaces. The technology can be used for face masks and other textile products. Recently, the ETH spin-off HeiQ Materials presented an innovative antiviral and antibacterial treatment for textiles, which has been tested effectively against coronavirus, for example.
Physics - Materials Science - 02.04.2020
Materials Science - 31.03.2020
Life Sciences - Materials Science - 27.03.2020 
Establishing a creative space
How is teaching at ETH dealing with the explosion of information in research and technology? Besides developing specialist knowledge, teaching is increasingly concerned with interdisciplinary skills such as critical thinking and the ability to filter, understand and apply relevant information.
Health - Materials Science - 27.03.2020 
What coronavirus means for handling money, food and more
Researchers found SARS-CoV-2 remains infectious in airborne droplets for at least three hours. This doesn't mean infected humans produce enough virus in a cough to infect another person, but they might .
Materials Science - Physics - 19.03.2020 
£1 million for nanotech: invisibility cloaks, smart tyres and supermarket tags
£1 million for nanotech: invisibility cloaks, smart tyres and supermarket tags Scientists at the University of Sussex have secured a major cash boost for their research into the real-world applications of nanomaterials.
Materials Science
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Juejun Hu pushes the frontiers of optoelectronics for biological imaging, communications, and consumer electronics.
The circular economy is gaining a foothold in more and more areas: Some have already established business models, in others it is only visible in visionary pioneering projects.
Graphene with sodium could make better batteries
Graphene doped with sodium can be a key player in making cheap batteries and spintronic devices, EPFL scientists discover.
Graphene doped with sodium can be a key player in making cheap batteries and spintronic devices, EPFL scientists discover.
"Looking Out"
Miller ICA responds to COVID-19 through artists' windows and to their wisdom Since March, life has been far from normal.
Miller ICA responds to COVID-19 through artists' windows and to their wisdom Since March, life has been far from normal.
Using Jenga to explain lithium-ion batteries
Tower block games such as Jenga can be used to explain to schoolchildren how lithium-ion batteries work, meeting an educational need to better understand a power source that has become vital to everyday life.
Tower block games such as Jenga can be used to explain to schoolchildren how lithium-ion batteries work, meeting an educational need to better understand a power source that has become vital to everyday life.
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin at the Institute for Animal and Environmental Hygiene and the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University are collaborating on the topic of alternative personal protection equipment.
Instructors’ foresight leads to remote learning success for physics labs
When UCLA announced on March 10 that the final weeks of winter quarter — and later the entire spring quarter — would be taught remotely because of COVID-19, it immediately tested everyone
When UCLA announced on March 10 that the final weeks of winter quarter — and later the entire spring quarter — would be taught remotely because of COVID-19, it immediately tested everyone
Material scientists design damage-tolerant bone replacement Our body is able to treat many injuries and wounds all by itself.
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting: a strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysis The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources strongly depends on an availability of effective systems for energy conversion and storage.
Elizabeth Dickey Named Head of Materials Science and Engineering
Elizabeth Dickey, a leading researcher in the field of materials science and engineering, has been named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University effective January 2021.
Elizabeth Dickey, a leading researcher in the field of materials science and engineering, has been named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University effective January 2021.
Over the next four years, five research institutes and six industrial companies from seven European countries will work together to find solutions for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.
The Solar Impulse Foundation is looking for 1000 solutions that will boost the economy - and protect the environment at the same time.
The demand for batteries to store renewable energy will grow drastically in the coming years. Could we develop more sustainable technologies to save precious natural resources, besides the familiar lithium-ion batteries?
EPiQS award will support high-risk, high-reward experiments on quantum materials To the quantum materials in her lab, Rice University experimental physicist Ming Yi is a real pest.
U-M physicist awarded $7.5M grant to bring metamaterial to life
What if a helmet could be programmed to direct collision impact to regions far from the skull while being a lighter-weight material?
What if a helmet could be programmed to direct collision impact to regions far from the skull while being a lighter-weight material?
No sooner had Empa recently developed technologies and quality standards for textile "community masks" together with the Swiss textile industry and other partners within the framework of the national COVID 19 Science Task Force than the first attempts at fraud popped up: Using manipulated Empa reports dubious suppliers promote masks of possibly inferior quality.
World-renowned computational materials scientist from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley looks back on a career founded in quantum mechanics, and looks ahead to faster clean-energy solutions with machine learning Kristin Persson is at the helm of a materials revolution.
A Big Comeback for a Little Switch
CMU engineers investigate nanoscale switches Researchers Maarten de Boer and Gianluca Piazza in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering are investigating how to develop reliable, nanoscale mechanical switches, also called nanorelays. The LEAP-HI program challenges the engineering research community to take a leadership role in addressing demanding, urgent, and consequential challenges for advancing America's prosperity, health and infrastructure.
CMU engineers investigate nanoscale switches Researchers Maarten de Boer and Gianluca Piazza in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering are investigating how to develop reliable, nanoscale mechanical switches, also called nanorelays. The LEAP-HI program challenges the engineering research community to take a leadership role in addressing demanding, urgent, and consequential challenges for advancing America's prosperity, health and infrastructure.
MIT professor's research group leverages its capability for testing filtration efficiency to asses certain respirators for MEMA, others.
Another milestone for an extremely versatile material with Swiss roots: On May 3, a 127-meter-long railway bridge will be pushed over the A8 motorway near Stuttgart, its 72 suspension cables consisting entirely of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).
Another milestone for an extremely versatile material with Swiss roots: On May 3, a 127-meter-long railway bridge will be pushed over the A8 motorway near Stuttgart, its 72 suspension cables consisting entirely of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).
A technology developed at Graz University of Technology uses LED instead of laser sources for the additive manufacturing of metal parts and optimizes 3D metal printing in terms of construction time, metal powder consumption, equipment costs and post-processing effort.
Two Berkeley Lab scientists and a visiting scientist are among the newest elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - a 240-year-old honorary society that recognizes accomplished scholars, scientists and artists in academia, the humanities, arts, business, and government.
Six UChicago scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Six members of the University of Chicago faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
Six members of the University of Chicago faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
During the Corona crisis, protective masks have become a rare commodity. In order to equip Switzerland with sufficient protective equipment during future pandemics, Empa researchers are working together with a national consortium of researchers, health care experts and partners from industry on the "ReMask" project: New types of masks and technologies for reusing existing protective equipment are being developed - for now, but also for future pandemics.
Materials scientist explores why some household cleaners could harm the protective coating on a smartphone screen.
People suffering from COVID-19 need air enriched with oxygen, as the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus attacks the lungs.
3D printing silicone for breathing apparatus
Right now, the 3D printers at the ETH spin-off Spectroplast are working at full capacity as never before: the young company has started producing silicone attachments for breathing masks on behalf of medical companies.
Right now, the 3D printers at the ETH spin-off Spectroplast are working at full capacity as never before: the young company has started producing silicone attachments for breathing masks on behalf of medical companies.
An ETH spin-off has developed a new treatment for textiles that reduces viral infectivity on treated surfaces. The technology can be used for face masks and other textile products. Recently, the ETH spin-off HeiQ Materials presented an innovative antiviral and antibacterial treatment for textiles, which has been tested effectively against coronavirus, for example.
A new way to fine-tune exotic materials: Thin, stretch and clamp
SLAC Overview Our Mission, Vision & Values SLAC By The Numbers Director's Office Past SLAC Directors and Deputy Directors Wolfgang (Pief) K. H.
SLAC Overview Our Mission, Vision & Values SLAC By The Numbers Director's Office Past SLAC Directors and Deputy Directors Wolfgang (Pief) K. H.
How is teaching at ETH dealing with the explosion of information in research and technology? Besides developing specialist knowledge, teaching is increasingly concerned with interdisciplinary skills such as critical thinking and the ability to filter, understand and apply relevant information.
Researchers found SARS-CoV-2 remains infectious in airborne droplets for at least three hours. This doesn't mean infected humans produce enough virus in a cough to infect another person, but they might .
£1 million for nanotech: invisibility cloaks, smart tyres and supermarket tags Scientists at the University of Sussex have secured a major cash boost for their research into the real-world applications of nanomaterials.
News in Brief
Pharmacology - 08:08
World-first UK trial to assess whether cannabis-based drug could extend life for thousands with aggressive brain tumours
World-first UK trial to assess whether cannabis-based drug could extend life for thousands with aggressive brain tumours
Social Sciences - Aug 2
Opinion: Deporting 'foreign criminals' in the middle of the night doesn't make us safer
Opinion: Deporting 'foreign criminals' in the middle of the night doesn't make us safer
Environment - Aug 2
Opinion: Why nuclear power isn't part of the solution to the global climate change crisis
Opinion: Why nuclear power isn't part of the solution to the global climate change crisis
Social Sciences - Aug 2
Computer security personnel need tools, training to assist survivors of intimate partner violence
Computer security personnel need tools, training to assist survivors of intimate partner violence
Life Sciences - Aug 2
Lake Huron sinkhole surprise: The rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to changing planetary rotation rate
Lake Huron sinkhole surprise: The rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to changing planetary rotation rate
Environment - Aug 2
New report: State of the science on western wildfires, forests and climate change
New report: State of the science on western wildfires, forests and climate change
Mathematics - Jul 30
Interview: Dr Hannah Fry - 'I'm sure there's lots of tutting - but not to my face'
Interview: Dr Hannah Fry - 'I'm sure there's lots of tutting - but not to my face'
Economics - Jul 30
Mayor opens Ramfoam's new headquarters as company embraces digital thanks to WMG, University of Warwick
Mayor opens Ramfoam's new headquarters as company embraces digital thanks to WMG, University of Warwick
Health - Jul 30
New Human-AI Research Teams could be the future of research, meeting future societal challenges
New Human-AI Research Teams could be the future of research, meeting future societal challenges