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ETH Life renamed to ETH News
ETH Zurich will re-launch its web on 29 October. This also means that ETH Life will become ETH News. What will change besides the new name? Roman Klingler, Head News & Media Relations, explains.
25.10.13
Science
A thermoelectric materials emulator
Converting heat directly into power could be a major source of renewable energy. Physicists at ETH Zurich now have simulated new materials that are highly efficient in this transition – in an experiment with cold atoms trapped by lasers.
24.10.13
09.10.13 Uniting universities
Columnist Arnaud Monnard sees the new Swiss national law for joining universities as something positive.
03.10.13 ETH Zurich keeps up with the frontrunners
ETH Zurich lies in fourteenth place in the new THE World University Rankings. Although it has been overtaken by two American universities, it remains the strongest university outside the Anglo-Saxon world.
02.10.13 Canteen renovation progressing
With the number of students rising, ETH Zurich is expanding its infrastructure. For the canteens on the Hönggerberg campus, a caterer has now been commissioned to implement the new food market concept.
01.10.13 Why concrete tends to thicken
A new study from ETH researchers shows that the viscosity increase of flowing pastes can be controlled and delayed by tuning the friction between individual particles. These scientific findings have a direct impact on the cement industry.
30.09.13 Niacin, the fountain of youth
The vitamin niacin has a life-prolonging effect, as Michael Ristow has demonstrated in roundworms. As a result of his study, the ETH-Zurich professor also concludes that so-called reactive oxygen species are healthy, thereby disagreeing with many of his peers.
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