A university building in St. Gallen needs to be enlivened. The joint project by the Department of Architecture and a sociologist combines analysis, design and self-construction. And brings together architecture and economics students from ETH and HSG.
Using a novel microfluidic chip, ETH researchers have shown that bacteria not only recognise small food molecules, but also swim towards large, complex polymers. A startup is now using these findings and applying the technology to find microbes that can break down pollutants.
Antarctica harbours a large concentration of meteorites imbuing the icy continent with an unparalleled wealth of information on our Solar System. However, these precious meteorites are rapidly disappearing from the ice sheet surface due to global warming.
