Follow the total solar eclipse with the European Space Agency (ESA), in person or online. Quick links: - Overview of ESA eclipse activities & resources - Event programme in León, Spain (12 August,...

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical ...

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience reveals how our brains achieve the remarkable feat of synchronising visual signals that travel at different speeds –even within the small nervous system of...

To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, check out some of the cool optics, photonics, and quantum work being done by women.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that makes it easier to study interactions between electrons in a material. Using a moiré material consisting of twisted atomic layers they created an...

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Bettina Heim won the Swiss figure-skating championships before developing an interest in quantum computing. She studied physics at ETH and now develops software for the computers of the future.

ETH doctoral student Rolf Imseng comes from a working class family. Together with ETH Vice-President Julia Dannath and ETH Professor Ursula Renold, he talks about the hurdles that his background bring...

Ein Blick auf Megatrends, die die ersten 25 Jahre des 21. Jahrhunderts geprägt haben.

When I was a new teacher, I used what I now call the “oh crap” model of assessment: I would teach for several days, students and I would have great conversations, and then I would realize after a whil...

Honor Emmy Noether With the Unit For Momentum

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What Experiences Influence Student’s Decisions to Major in Physics?

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