Events, Global, Robotics
Connecting the nervous system to bionic limbs
Blurring the boundaries between human and machine: the use of neurotechnology for connecting bionic limbs to the human brain. ...
Global, Sustainable Development Goals
Validation from a virtual global experience at the 26th Youth Assembly
Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, the assembly took place online for the first time. This was a new experience for all involved and included more than one surprise for me!...
Global, How we reflect, togETHer
Rethinking Living
It was only a year ago that life was truly different. If we had only known how much creativity we would need in dealing with what became an unimaginably difficult year. ...
Global
Happy New Year 2021!
2020 was not all about COVID-19 on the ETH Ambassadors Blog! Here are the five most read articles in 2020. ...
Events, Global, How we connect, Robotics
The significance of (online) public talks
In November, TEDxZurich featured the talk of ETH researcher Carlo Sferrazza introducing a novel sensing technology that targets the next generation of soft robotic skins....
Climate change, Engineering, Global, Machine learning, Robotics, Sustainable Development Goals
Every single piece matters
Why philanthropy is (increasingly) important for ETH Zurich ...
Events, Global, Sports
Cybathlon Rookie and a Remarkable Ride
Cybathlon 2020 through the eyes of the moderator. ...
Global, How we learn and work, Robotics, togETHer
Melding of the Minds – Engineer Meets two Artists
Engineering and art often occupy different ends of a spectrum, but this might not be true at all. Here is a story of a collaboration between a student and two artists. ...
Engineering, Global
From Music to Machines: How Lady Gaga inspired my scientific pursuit of wearable electronics
Here is a story behind The KnittedKeyboard and my view of future textiles that includes a symbiotic relationship between research and manufacturing. ...
Global, togETHer
A Welcome Note from the Editors
Welcome to this special edition of the ETH Ambassadors Blog!...
Diversity & Inclusion, Europe, Events, Future of Work, Global, Sustainable Development Goals
Portrait of a (Working) Mother
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, ETH Zurich presented a public photo exhibit entitled “Portrait of a (Working) Mother”. ...
Climate change, Global
A student trip to the Arctic ice: ‘This beautiful world may not exist in 20 years’ time’
ETH Zurich student Mauro Hermann spent a month in the Arctic setting up a climate research city on a shelf of ice up to 3m thick. ...