Society
Benefits of failing
Teaching
ETH Zurich
Usually, failure is something shameful, or at least it used to be. Nowadays, people rather talk about how crucial failure is for success.
Using co-working spaces to recycle e-waste sustainably
TechTransfer
Empa
An Indo-Swiss research team led by Empa researchers is developing an ecological and solidarity-based business model that reduces the environmental impact of e-waste recycling. In this way, micro-entrepreneurs without investment capital are to be integrated into the value chain.
Omicron unlikely to push health system to limits
Research
Empa
Seemingly less hazardous than Delta, but significantly more infectious: The spread of the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus raises the question of whether it can push the healthcare system to its breaking point. Empa researchers have worked with partners to model scenarios for both Switzerland and Germany – and conclude that this is an unlikely course of events. Nevertheless, some risks remain.
Reaching critical mass of women at ETH Zurich
Teaching
ETH Zurich
The outgoing Rector, Sarah Springman, reflects on where and how promoting women makes sense and what it means to be successful in this area.
A home for ideas
Teaching
ETH Zurich
ETH’s Student Project House is a dream come true for young inventors. It's a space where flashes of inspiration can materialise - or not and a place where students can implement their ideas without the pressure of succeeding.
“The EU is hitting the limits in the US system it's modeled after”
Research
EPFL
Policymakers need to reconsider the European Union’s heavy promotion of cross-border mobility if they want to preserve cohesion among member states, according to a new book by three researchers drawing on urban sociology studies carried out at EPFL.
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