Coronavirus
All that's left behind
Research
ETH Board
Wastewater-based epidemiology can provide valuable insights into a population’s overall health. By analysing samples gleaned from wastewater, Eawag is helping medical experts shed new light on the prevalence of coronavirus infections during the pandemic. But the possibilities don’t end there.
How the COVID-19 virus makes itself more infectious
Research
EPFL
Scientists at EPFL have uncovered a cunning strategy that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, uses to increase its infectivity.
A microfluidic for detecting SARS-CoV-2
Research
EPFL
A new microfluidic device developed by scientists in Switzerland can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus with high accuracy and speed, using a unique DNA/RNA duplex technology. The device can prove to be a game-changer in the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Scientists can never make statements with 100% certainty”
Politics
EPFL
EPFL professor Jacques Fellay, who served on the Swiss National Covid-19 Science Task Force, has been selected for a new advisory committee that the government set up recently so policymakers and scientists can continue their joint efforts.
Acids help against airborne viruses
Research
ETH Zurich EPFL
A new study by various Swiss universities shows that aerosols in indoor air can vary in acidity. This acidity determines how long viruses remain infectious in the air – with profound implications for virus transmission and strategies to contain it.
Watching viruses fail
Research
Empa
Using a new analytical method, Empa researchers have tracked viruses as they pass through face masks and compared their failure on the filter layers of different types of masks. The new method should now accelerate the development of surfaces that can kill viruses, the team writes in the journal Scientific Reports.
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