Future
The Nuclear Reality is Unsettling
Politics
ETH Zurich
Stephen Herzog is researching how nuclear weapons could be better controlled and eventually eliminated. For him, Putin's threats are a reason to fundamentally question the nuclear “balance of terror."
Preparing future leaders for a more sustainable society
Teaching
EPFL
EPFL has joined the Laidlaw Foundation to offer its first-year Bachelor’s students a new program designed to develop a new generation of leaders working for a sustainable future.
Always following the sun
Research
Empa
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees requires the energy system to be restructured as quickly as possible. But the speed of this transformation is physically limited. An Empa study now calculates the influence of energy storage systems on the maximum possible transition speed – and thus also on the probability of successfully mastering the climate crisis.
The days of the generalist are gone. Long live the specialist!
Research
EPFL
In science, specialization pays off – at least when it comes to career impact. That’s the finding of a team of EPFL researchers who looked specifically at this subject.
Many paths lead to the energy future
Research
PSI
The goal is clear: zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But how can Switzerland manage the energy transition at the lowest costs possible and ensure the security of the energy supply? PSI researchers are providing answers with a computer model that is unique in its scope.
Early autumn colours are a bad omen
Research
WSL
In the extremely dry summer of 2018, beech leaves discoloured in many places as early as July. Now, studies by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL show that up to 10% of these trees died - a multiple of the natural mortality rate. The summer of 2022 is likely to have further affected beech trees in dry locations.
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