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Eight SNSF Starting Grants for ETH researchers
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Four women and four men successfully applied for Starting Grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation via ETH Zurich.
Measuring cosmic distances to understand the expanding universe
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The group of Professor Alexandre Refregier uses the data collected by ambitious surveys to work out the nature of dark matter, dark energy and our expanding universe.
Between crystals, cats and quantum
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ETH Professor Yiwen Chu is investigating how to apply quantum states to ever larger objects. This should help to gain new insights into physics and develop more efficient technologies. She has now been awarded the ETH Zurich Latsis Prize for her outstanding research.
Record-breaking laser pulses
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a laser that produces the strongest ultra-short laser pulses to date. In the future, such high power pulses could be used for precision measurements or materials processing.
Fifteen professors appointed
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At its meeting of 18 and 19 September 2024 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed fifteen professors. The Board also awarded the title of "Professor of Practice" once.
Planets contain more water than thought
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Most of a planet’s water is generally not on its surface but hidden deep in its interior. This affects the potential habitability of distant worlds, as shown by model calculations of researchers at ETH Zurich and Princeton University.
Six professors appointed
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At its meeting of 11 and 12 July 2024 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed six professors. The Board also awarded the title of "Professor" two times and the title of "Professor of Practice" once.
When greenhouse gases are useful
Researchers showed that current and planned instrumentation can detect technosignatures in the form of artificial greenhouse gases in exoplanetary atmospheres.
Final design of ELT's METIS instrument completed
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METIS is the first instrument of the Extremely Large Telescope to pass its final design review.
Electron vortices in graphene detected
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have, for the first time, made visible how electrons form vortices in a material at room temperature. Their experiment used a quantum sensing microscope with an extremely high resolution.