Chemistry
New imaging technique “sees” virus move in unprecedented detail
Research
EPFL
EPFL scientists have developed a novel imaging technique to capture rapid protein dynamics. The technique, a microsecond, time-resolved version of cryogenic electron microscopy, allows them to observe the behavior of a virus in unprecedented detail.
Scientists gain insight into geothermal-technology induced seismicity
Research
EPFL
EPFL scientists have developed a model that sheds light on the seismic risks arising from subsurface fluid injections carried out as part of geothermal energy extraction. 
A Novel Biosensor for Detecting Neurogenerative Disease Protiens
Research
EPFL
Researchers at EPFL introduce the highly-multidisciplinary, AI-enhanced, biosensing tool ImmunoSEIRA for the detection of misfolded proteins linked to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.
Widespread illegal trade of hazardous chemicals
Politics
Empa
Researchers from Switzerland and China have studied the global trade in highly hazardous chemicals subject to a global treaty – the Rotterdam Convention. The results are sobering: Nearly half of the total trade volume of these chemicals crosses national borders illegally, calling for strong international and national action.
Cracking the tubulin code
Research
EPFL
Tubulins are the building blocks of microtubules, which make up the cell’s skeleton. A new method enables the detailed study of their role in diseases, including cancer.
Why urea may have been the gateway to life
Research
ETH Zurich
Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. This new insight furthers our understanding of how life on Earth might have begun.
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