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AI probes dark matter in the Universe

A new approach to the problem of dark matter and dark energy in the universe.

Measuring ethanol’s deadly twin, Methanol

A portable and affordable measuring device that can distinguish methanol from potable alcohol.

3D printing customized silicon heart valves

Scientists at ETH Zurich and the South African company Strait Access Technologies are using 3D printing to produce customized silicon heart valves.

Water that never freezes

Making ice cubes is a simple process: you take a plastic ice-cube tray like you'd find in most households, fill it with water and...

First bacterial genome created entirely with a computer

All the genome sequences of organisms known throughout the world are stored in a database belonging to the National Center for Biotechnology Information in...

A novel antibiotic from weeds

Nowadays, it has become a trend to develop drugs from natural products. Now, scientists at the ETH Zurich have brought a totally new approach. They...

Quantum transfer at the push of a button

Now it is possible to transfer quantum information at the push of a button and with high fidelity, between two quantum bits roughly a...

Swimming in schools saves energy

In a new study, ETH researchers have developed a highly detailed simulation of the complex interplay between swimming fish and their flow environment. Using this...

Scientists developed new materials for batteries

Scientists from ETH Zurich and Empa have developed promising new conductor materials that could bring about key advances in the development of aluminum batteries. First...

Scientists unveiled ways to measure the molecular interactions

ETH researchers have utilized a novel approach to discover antecedently unbeknown interactions amid proteins and tiny metabolic molecules in bacterial cells. The method can...

More Inflexible than Imagined

An oligosaccharide molecule, an essential molecule in living organisms make up a chain of sugar building blocks. The particle additionally contributes to the insusceptible framework's...

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