University of Zurich

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

Plant species diversity in four different ecosystems represented as spectral variation. (Image: Anna Schweiger, Etienne Laliberté)

Paving the way for near real-time global biodiversity monitoring by satellite

For the first time an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race

A new filter membrane is highly efficient at filtering and inactivating a wide variety of air-borne and water-borne viruses

A new technology enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed

Could reactivating aging stem cells in the brain really impact memory function

Linking artificial and brain neurons via the internet

Artificial neurons that behave just like the real thing have been developed to cure chronic diseases

Enabling cooling without energy consumption

First step to fully autonomous rescue searches

Thanatin, an insect antibiotic, provides a new way to eliminate bacteria

The plant hormone strigolactone could make space farming possible

On the way to customized regenerative heart valves that grow and regenerate

Big step towards fully automated drones for city streets and indoors

Honest behavior can be increased by means of non-invasive brain stimulation