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Traditional building materials such as wood and clay are climate-friendly and perfectly complement each other.

A study by the University of Geneva and the United Nations suggests that we should focus on citizen participation processes to achieve sustainability and strengthen multilateralism Using collective intelligence to solve a problem: that's what hackathons are all'about. Historically dedicated to developing IT solutions, these events now also focus on global issues, particularly those related to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The IDDEA Prize Gala evening, held on November 27 at the Salle Communale de Plainpalais, rewarded four innovative Geneva projects.

The photo exhibition " Doppio Sguardo: Riflessioni Visive " directed by Prof. Katharina Lobinger (Project Leader), an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Communication, Culture, and Society,

Compliant and ethical corporate governance can be much more than a chore. It can also create considerable financial added value for companies. This is shown by a research project conducted by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Graubünden and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

The XPRIZE Rainforest competition acknowledged ETH Zurich-led team for its development and deployment of novel, autonomous technologies that enable near real-time insights about biodiversity.

Smart homes are intended to make life easier, but logging into individual devices is often still an onerous task. Researchers from ETH Zurich have investigated how everyday routines could be used for secure and user-friendly authentication - with no need for cumbersome passwords. A vision of the future: imagine you finish a long day of work and get back to your smart home, where you live with your family.

The mission of Eawag's Sandec department is to find global solutions for safe sanitation and clean drinking water.

Pioneer Fellow Hao Liu uses lasers to produce microfilament structures to grow biological tissue in the lab for research and medicine - from muscle tissue to cartilage.

With the help of VR glasses and playful exercises, tele-rehabilitation of patients is to be made more attractive.

Steering and navigating manual wheelchairs on pavements costs wheelchair users a lot of energy and places a strain on their joints.

People who use SRG news also consume commuter, tabloid, and subscription media more frequently than those who do not. Furthermore, the use of SRG news does not detrimentally affect people's willingness to pay for online news. These are the findings of the Yearbook Quality of the Media 2024 published by the University of Zurich's Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög).

The thirteenth edition of the Swiss HR Barometer focusses on the topic of 'Sense and nonsense at work'.

ETH student and top sprinter Géraldine Frey is preparing for her races with an innovative piece of equipment.

In the international Cybathlon competition, people with physical disabilities undertake routine tasks with the aid of assistive technology that can be seamlessly integrated into everyday life.

The UZH Space Hub leverages its strong interdisciplinary research and international network to help advance the fields of remote sensing, astrophysics, space life sciences and autonomous drone navigation.