"Most students underestimate the support they can get"
In addition to her master's degree in mechanical engineering, Nathalie Nick, 23, is managing a major project: Swissloop pods, machines that accelerate to hundreds of km/h in a vacuum to test a new concept in freight transport.
Researchers from EPFL and ETH Zurich have conducted an original scientific study that puts forth a plausible explanation for the mysterious 1959 death of nine hikers in the Ural Mountains of the former Soviet Union. The tragic Dyatlov Pass Incident has spawned a number of theories.
Tanja Stadler, ETH Professor of Computational Evolution, is working at the forefront in the fight against the coronavirus. She recently became head of the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force’s Data and Modelling Group, which closely studies the new variants of SARS-CoV-2.
Vegetables and fruits often have a long way to go on the supermarket shelf. How can quality be intelligently maintained on long journeys and possible spoilage prevented? In cooperation with Coop, Empa experts are developing a system that keeps an eye on freshness during transport - and at the same time allows optimization.
