Of cancer therapy research and Mars volcanism
A special year is soon coming to an end. In 2022, much has been researched, developed and invented at ETH Zurich. ETH News looks back on an eventful past year.
January
Robot ANYmal can walk over hill and dale – thanks to its visual perception and sense of touch, made possible by artificial intelligence.
February
Drawing inspiration from a butterfly, ETH researchers create structural colours using a nano 3D printer.
March
ETH researchers break down Plexiglas into its chemical building blocks. This is a step towards the recycling of plastics.
April
ETH spin-off Climeworks raises 600 million Swiss francs in a financing round, which it will use to build large CO2 filter plants worldwide.
May
For the first time ever, a multidisciplinary research team successfully transplants a donor liver that had been treated in a machine for three days.
June
Breast cancer tumours metastasize mostly when people are asleep. This finding could greatly change future diagnoses and treatment.
July
With the help of satellite data, researchers at ETH Zurich develop a method to quantify the amount of carbon released from Arctic permafrost.
August
ETH Zurich and UBS launch a strategic partnership aimed at promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, and raising interest in STEM subjects.
September
ETH Zurich opens a new research and teaching centre with a focus on exploring the origin and prevalence of life on Earth and beyond.
October
Mars has been generally considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of researchers led by ETH Zurich reports that seismic signals indicate vulcanism still plays an active role in shaping the Martian surface.
November
For the first time, ETH Zurich researchers have been able to make a superconducting component from graphene that is sensitive to magnetic fields.
December
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a new transparent gold nanocoating that harnesses sunlight to heat the lenses of glasses, thereby preventing them from fogging in humid conditions.
Most read articles
The above selection is hand-picked by the editors. But which articles covering ETH research were read most often last year? Here are the top 3:
The ETH News editorial team wishes you merry christmas and a happy new year.