Using a species of butterfly as an example, researchers from the Department of Environmental Sciences at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ have demonstrated how insects adapt their offspring to changing environmental conditions.
Exploring Possible Futures and From Ink to Sound: anyone interested in participating in the first two online courses offered by the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ can register on the FutureLearn platform.
The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich will together launch a new course of study in medicine. Participants would study at ETH Zurich for their bachelor’s degrees and go on to complete a master’s degree at one of the partner universities.
With the help of a semiconductor quantum dot, physicists at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ have developed a new type of light source that emits single photons.
On September 18, 2015 the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ opens its doors and invites the public to experience a night full of science and research.
Calculation with electron spins in a quantum computer assumes that the spin states last for a sufficient period of time. Physicists at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute have now demonstrated that electron exchange in quantum dots fundamentally limits the stability of this information.
During their formation within the cells, many proteins rely on the assistance of molecular protectors, so-called chaperones. Researchers at the Biozentrum, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, and at ETH Zurich have now shown how chaperones stabilize an immature bacterial membrane protein and guide it in the right folding direction, thus protecting it from misfolding.
Genes are not only important for regular memory performance, but also for the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ now identified a specific group of genes that plays a central role in both processes.
Physicists at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ succeed in synthesizing boron-doped graphene nanoribbons and characterizing their structural, electronic, and chemical properties. The modified material could potentially be used as a sensor for the ecologically damaging nitrogen oxides, scientists report in the latest issue of Nature Communications.