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University of Zurich (UZH)
The fungi were mixed into the soil before sowing crops on 800 trial plots at 54 maize farms in northern and eastern Switzerland. (Bild: UZH)
Using fungi instead of fertilizer to boost crop yields by up to 40 percent
Simulating models of hypothetical time travel can solve experimental problems that appear impossible to solve
Soon, satellites could replace expensive deep-?sea cables as the internet backbone. (Illustration: ETH Zurich / Yannik Horst)
A feasible internet backbone via satellite will soon eliminate the necessity of expensive deep-sea cables
Ultra-Thin Artificial Neurons Mimic Biological Processes for Advanced AI Problem-Solving
Professor Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel. Photo: DTU.
Neutralizing snake neurotoxins across species and geographies with a new human antibody
Fluorescent corrosion protection on a metal plate. (Photograph: Marco D’Elia / ETH Zurich)
Extraordinary self-healing protection against corrosion possible after a chance discovery
Using a glass needle made to oscillate with the assistance of ultrasound, liquids can be manipulated and particles can be trapped. (Photograph: ETH Zurich)
First a precision arm for the space station, now, a precision arm for miniature robots
How about producing fertilizer without carbon emissions?
Magnetic bacteria (grey) can squeeze through narrow intercellular spaces to cross the blood vessel wall and infiltrate tumours. (Visualisations: Yimo Yan / ETH Zurich)
Using magnetic bacteria to convey drugs that kill tumors
This is how the IR spectrometer works: The photodetector, fabricated on top of a surface optical waveguide, consists of a bottom gold electrode at the bottom functioning as a scattering center, a photoactive layer (consisting of colloidal mercury telluride – HgTe – quantum dots), and a top gold electrode. By moving the mirror, the measured photocurrent maps the light intensity of the standing wave. i.e. the IR light. A Fourier transformation of the measured signal gives the optical spectra. Image: Lars Lüder
Infrared detectors on-a-chip changes the whole spectrometer field
A mass production method for biodegradable microrobots that can disappear into the body after delivering cells and drugs
Harry Tuller and postdoctoral fellow Han Gil Seo in the Materials Research Laboratory. The two and colleagues report a simple way to significantly increase the lifetimes of fuel cells and other key devices. Photo: Hendrik Wulfmeier
A simple way to significantly increase the lifetimes of fuel cells brings them much closer to implementation
Is there nowhere on Earth where the rain would be safe to drink?
Solar tower fuel plant during operation CREDIT IMDEA Energy
A fuel production system that uses only water, carbon dioxide and sunlight to produce aviation fuel