Everything is interconnected - many losses are irreversible
What Florian Altermatt, Professor of Aquatic Ecology at the University of Zurich and Group Leader in the Department of Aquatic Ecology at Eawag, has to report is alarming: “The loss of biodiversity...
Brilliant research for brilliant light
The two scientists have a lot in common. Both are physicists specialising in particle acceleration. Professor Mike Seidel still teaches this subject at the EPFL on a part-time (0.4 FTE) basis. Dr...
Master key against viruses
When Francesco Stellacci talks about his research, every word is an expression of the enthusiasm of the professor who is the Head of the Supramolecular Nano-Materials and Interfaces Laboratory...
The "Jungfrau" on top of the world
One of the most exclusive attractions in Switzerland lies tucked away in woodland in Würenlingen. “If there's one thing they're jealous of us for in Japan or the USA, it's this,” says Professor...
The robotics artist
The word ‘robotics’ makes you think of little mechanical men or rotating metal arms, but certainly not of something like this: an unusual backpack with two pressure cylinders, tubes and rods,...
A seismometer flies to mars
Mars Seismological Service. The name conjures up a lot of images: a dome somewhere in the red dust, a pioneering project to explore and colonise the desert planet? It might sound like the stuff of...
Mounting extremes
Mr Stähli, Mr Rigling, summer 2018. How did you find it from a technical point of view? S — For a start, we should mention the winter, which was very snowy. That actually created the perfect...
Sharp visions with neutrons
We all know about X-rays or photon beams. Re-searchers at the PSI also experiment with X-rays. However, Christian Rüegg, Head of the Neutrons and Myons Research Department, is responsible for another...
Ancient ecosystems in a rugged landscape
It's cold up here at 2,300 meters, but fortunately the sun is shining. The first snow of this year is already lying on the Corbassière glacier in mid-November. While the team is setting up at the...