Cooperation
Corona does not help climate change
Politics
ETH Zurich
The CO2-reducing effect of the pandemic has fizzled out, as the Global Carbon Project confirms in its latest report on greenhouse gas emissions. Nicolas Gruber nevertheless identifies some bright spots.
Why biodiversity policy has yet to get off the ground
Politics
Eawag WSL
Whether a hydroelectric power plant is built, a pesticide is banned or a moor is placed under protection – a wide variety of political decisions have an impact on biodiversity. But does biodiversity play any role at all in such decisions? Researchers at Eawag and WSL have investigated this question and examined Swiss policy over the past 20 years.
Getting maximum energy out of biomass
TechTransfer
PSI
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have started up the operation of a revolutionary pilot plant for the production of synthetic biogas. The HydroPilot project aims to produce methane in natural gas quality from wet biomass such as liquid manure, sewage sludge, or algae – much more efficiently than conventional biogas plants.
Green tea catechins promote oxidative stress
Research
ETH Zurich
Green tea is seen as healthy and promotes a longer life supposedly due to its high level of antioxidants. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now cast doubt on previous assumptions about how these ingredients work.
The Dyatlov pass mystery
Research
ETH Zurich
Two scientists in Switzerland solved the mysterious incident. They tell us in the ETH podcast why they got interested in the incident and what happened after they published their findings.
Vulnerability discovered in Intel
Research
ETH Zurich
An international research team whose members include an ETH Zurich professor has revealed a vulnerability in the security architecture of Intel processors. Until July, Microsoft and Google products were also affected.
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