Applicants who must sit an examination to be admitted to Bachelor’s studies at ETH Zurich must sit the ETH entrance examination. This information will be communicated to the respective applicants in ...

Anyone who develops an AI solution sometimes goes on a journey into the unknown. At least at the beginning, researchers and designers do not always know whether their algorithms and AI models will ...

Life needs sufficient phosphorus. However, the element is scarce, not only today but also at the time of the origin of life. So where was there sufficient phosphorus four billion years ago for life to ...

A long-term Switzerland-wide study has found that neighbourhoods with numerous, well-arranged trees exhibit lower mortality risks than other areas. The reasons behind this, and the factors that play a ...

The ACM Prize in computing recognises early- to mid-career computer scientists and carries a prize of USD 250,000. Hoefler’s research enables more efficient supercomputer networking – a key component ...

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants. ETH ...

ETH computer scientists Moritz Geilinger and Simon Huber have developed an algorithm that allows robots to pack and load objects of different sizes and shapes. Their spin-off company, Flink Robotics, ...

Mr Schäfer, as Professor of Science Communication, what would you say fosters public trust in science? Mike Schäfer: Psychological research tells us that trust in science is heavily influenced by our ...

Professor Stern, you’ve worked on intelligence research for decades. Are there any insights that particularly surprised you? When I began studying psychology in the mid-1970s, there was clear evidence ...

Trust is, at its core, a deeply human phenomenon. When we step onto a bus, it’s the driver we trust to bring us safely to our destination – but what about the bus? Can we place the same trust in it as ...

How do you simplify fractions? And what about multiplying two-digit numbers? Many children need additional help to understand and apply mathematical concepts. But parents of school-age children are ...

Retailers constantly grapple with understanding how products influence each other on store shelves. Identifying whether items complement or substitute each other is essential for assortment planning, ...