July 2022
Featuring the best of ETH Zurich in the news and media from journalists around the globe.
Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds
Researchers are currently investigating the possibility of mounting a sample-return mission to the dwarf planet (Mercury), based on a recommendation from the Planetary Science Decadal Survey released in April. external page“It would be crucial to do a survey of the tectonic activity of the region where you are taking the sample from,” says Simon St?hler, a seismologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, who co-authored a recent preprint paper reviewing seismology in the solar system. “You want to know whether that region is geologically dead and the samples are billions of years old or whether you have cryovolcanism that makes the samples very young. I hope at least a simple seismometer could be on this mission.”call_made
Heat waves thawing Arctic permafrost
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TECH POST AND SCIENCE, 29 July 2022, external pageHeat waves thawing Arctic permafrostcall_made
New quantum encryption method could lead to truly secure communication
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AZO Quantum, 27 July 2022, external pageSecure Cryptography with Real-World Devices Now a Realistic Possibilitycall_made
PHYS.org, 27 July 2022, external pageQuantum key distribution based on high-quality quantum entanglementcall_made
EE News, 27 July 2022, external pageSecure quantum cryptography for real-world devicescall_made
My Science (UK), 28 July 2022, external pageSecure cryptography with real-world devices is now a realistic possibilitycall_made
HPC Wire, 27 July 2022, external pageSecure Cryptography with Real-World Devices Now a Possibilitycall_made
HPC Wire, 28 July 2022, external pageDoes Quantum Entanglement Hold the Key to Unhackable Communications?call_made
Mirage, 28 July 2022, external pageSecure cryptography with real-world devices is now realistic possibilitycall_made
Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly
If the aviation industry wants to do its part to help meet global temperature goals, it’s better yet to think in terms of “climate-neutral,” says external pageNicoletta Brazzola, a climate policy researcher at ETH Zurich. In a study published this week in Nature Climate Change, she outlines all the ways to get there, including rules for more efficient flying...call_made
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Ars Technica, 28 July 2022, external pageCarbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendlycall_made
E&T Engineering and Technology, 26 July 2022, external pageNet-zero aviation still contributes to global warming, according to researchcall_made
UK Today News, 27 July 2022, external pageEven ‘net zero’ aviation could still cause significant global warmingcall_made
New Scientist, 25 July 2022, external pageEven 'net zero' aviation could still cause significant global warmingcall_made
Here's What You Have to Know About the Rosenberg Space Habitat, the World's Tallest 3D-Printed Space Habitat
The prototype is the tallest 3D-printed polymer structure in the world at 23 feet (7 meters) in height. external pageThe Rosenberg Space Habitat also has a drone port and Spot?, a robot created in partnership with ETH Zurich that can wander around automatically, take pictures, and gather data in the nearby Climate Garden.call_made
Less buzz, less variety: fewer pollinators lead to lower plant diversity
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PNAS, 29 July 2022, external pageThe fight for pollinators can limit plant biodiversitycall_made
Breast cancer finding: Cell discovery could improve treatment
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ArchyNewsy, 22 July 2022, external pageStudy Indicates Breast Cancer Spreads Faster During Sleepcall_made
Why Are Heat Waves Becoming So Common in Europe
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Q107, 20 July 2022, external pageClimate change makes heatwaves hotter and more frequent. Here's howcall_made
Imaging the Brain With Ultrasound Waves
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PHYS.org, 26 July 2022, external pageImaging the brain with ultrasound wavescall_made
Microalgae-based prawn substitute being developed in Switzerland
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We are Aquaculture, 28 July 2022, external pageETH Zurich researchers develop seafood alternatives made from microalgaecall_made
Intelligent Living, 28 July 2022, external pageA Microalgae-Based Prawn Substitute May Soon Be Availablecall_made
The climate crisis is driving heat waves and wildfires. Here's how
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Reuters (story source), 18 July 2022, external pageExplainer: How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europecall_made
Express (UK), 20 July 2022, external pageNew satellite images lay bare horror of Europe boiling in record-breaking heat as UK burnscall_made
News 18, 21 July 2022, external pageAs Worst Heatwave in 200 Yrs Bakes Europe, the World's in Hot Water Over Climate Changecall_made
Gulf Times, 21 July 2022, external pageHow climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europecall_made
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Europe Rewards Excellent Research in the Field of AI and Cybersecurity
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Yahoo! Finance, 19 July 2022, external pageQualcomm Innovation Fellowship Europe Rewards Excellent Research in the Field of AI and Cybersecuritycall_made
Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel? Scientists In Europe Say They’ve Successfully Created Synthetic Kerosene
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Independent, 20 July 2022, external pageSolar-powered tower creates ‘first carbon neutral’ jet fuelcall_made
AZO Cleantech, 21 July 2022, external pageResearchers Develop Carbon-Neutral Fuel for the Aviation Industrycall_made
Tech Times, 20 July 2022, external pageFirst Carbon Neutral Jet Fuel Generated by Solar-Powered Tower! Here's How It Can Help the Airline Industrycall_made
Popular Science, 20 July 2022, external pageThis solar tower makes jet fuel from sunbeams, water, and gascall_made
CleanTechnica, 20 July 2022, external pageSustainable Aviation Fuel From Solar Energy: Not A Dream Any Morecall_made
Newsweek, 20 July 2022, external pageScientists Develop Futuristic Jet Fuel By Using Water, Sunlight and CO2call_made
Atlas, 20 July 2022, external pageAll-in-one solar tower produces jet fuel from CO2, water and sunlightcall_made
Engineering & Technology, 20 July 2022, external pageWater, CO2 and sunlight used to make carbon-neutral aviation fuelcall_made
Vice, 20 July 2022, external pageThis Solar Tower Generates Jet Fuel From Water and Lightcall_made
CNET, 20 July 2022, external pageThis Tower in Spain Creates Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel From Just Water, Sun and Aircall_made
Cosmos, 21 July 2022, external pageTravelling around the globe might not have to cost the Earth: carbon neutral fuel productioncall_made
The Engineer, 22 July 2022, external pageSunlight derived fuel could help decarbonise aviation sectorcall_made
Chemistry World, 26 July 2022, external pageSolar jet fuel production from CO2 and water scaled up in field democall_made
Science News, 26 July 2022, external pageHow to make jet fuel from sunlight, air and water vaporcall_made
Euro Weekly News, 27 July 2022, external pageA modern-day miracle turns water into carbon-neutral jet fuelcall_made
Business Mayor, 20 July 2022, external pageAll-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral jet fuelcall_made
DesignBoom, 22 July 2022, external pageETH zurich researchers design solar tower that produces jet fuel from water and lightcall_made
Business Fast (UK), 20 July 2022, external pageCarbon neutral plane fuel created from water and sunlightcall_made
Science Daily, 20 July 2022, external pageAll-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral jet fuelcall_made
Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2022, external pageAn all-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral jet fuel a realitycall_made
Inceptive Mind, 28 July 2022, external pageAll-in-one tower produces jet fuel using water, CO2, and sunlightcall_made
Anthropocene, 28 July 2022, external pageFirst-of-its-kind solar tower brews jet fuel from water and CO2call_made
Increasingly heavy farm equipment is crushing fertile soils
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Projin News (S. Korea), 19 July 2022, external pageIncreasingly heavy farm equipment is crushing fertile soilscall_made
Attosecond measurement on electrons in water clusters
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Tech and Science Post, 23 July 2022, external pageAttosecond measurement on electrons in water clusterscall_made
Have we been measuring gravity wrong this whole time?
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Universe Today, 19 July 2022, external pageThe Gravitational Constant is Tricky to pin Down Accurately. Here’s a new way to Measure itcall_made
Science Alert, 23 July 2022, external pageScientists Have Developed a New Way to Measure The Ever-Elusive Gravitational Constantcall_made
Microbial growth governs biofilm flow paths
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Eawag show that the competition between hydrodynamics and microbial growth governs the opening and closing of preferential flow paths. external pageThis discovery advances research in bio-clogging of porous materials and has potential impact for flow and chemical transport within medical, environmental, and technological settings.call_made
Microprocessors from Intel and AMD hit with data swiping ‘Retbleed’ attack
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iTechNews UK, 19 July 2022, external pageLinux kernel team has conquered Retbleed, Torvalds sayscall_made
Security Week, 15 July 2022, external pageSoftware Vendors Start Patching Retbleed CPU Vulnerabilitiescall_made
Newsbreak, 19 July 2022, external pageLinux kernel team has conquered Retbleed, Torvalds sayscall_made
National Cyber Security News Today, 20 July 2022, external pageNew Retbleed Speculative Execution Attack Threaten CPU Securitycall_made
Latest Hacking News, 19 July 2022, external pageNew Retbleed Speculative Execution Attack Threatens CPU Securitycall_made
National Cyber Security News Today, 24 July 2022, external pageBenchmarking The Linux Mitigated Performance For Retbleed: It’s Painfulcall_made
Heat waves and meltdowns: Why Europe’s glaciers are dying and bringing tragedy with them
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MENAFN, 21 July 2022, external pageSwitzerland's Dangerous Glaciers Under Close Surveillancecall_made
Pox viruses deliver proteins that directly interfere with the body's innate immune system
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The Science Advisory Board, 14 July 2022, external pageU.K.-Swiss team uncovers poxvirus immunosuppressing protein mechanismscall_made
New research reveals mutation responsible for disease resistance in Cassava
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Archynewsy, 27 July 2022, external pageCassava mosaic resistance explainedcall_made
Nature World News, 28 July 2022, external pageResearchers Find Gene for Breeding Virus-Resistant Cassava - Africacall_made
RETBLEED - New working speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling
Some microprocessors from Intel and AMD are vulnerable to a newly discovered speculative execution attack that can covertly leak password data and other sensitive material, sending both chipmakers scrambling once again to contain what is proving to be a stubbornly persistent vulnerability. external pageResearchers from ETH Zurich have named their attack Retbleed because it exploits a software defense known as retpoline...call_made
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WIRED, 13 July 2022, external pageNew ‘Retbleed’ Attack Can Swipe Key Data From Intel and AMD CPUscall_made
Bleeping Computer, 14 July 2022, external pageNew Retbleed speculative execution CPU attack bypasses Retpoline fixescall_made
Apple News - Decipher, 13 July 2022, external pageNew Retbleed Speculative Execution Flaw Emergescall_made
Semiconductor Engineering, 13 July 2022, external pageRETBLEED: New Spectre-BTI Attack (ETH Zurich)call_made
HotHardware, 13 July 2022, external pageAMD And Intel CPUs Rocked By New Speculative Execution Attack With A Huge Performance Hitcall_made
Security Week, 13 July 2022, external pageRetbleed: New Speculative Execution Attack Targets Intel, AMD Processorscall_made
TechRadarPro, 14 July 2022, external pageAMD and Intel chips are at risk from another major vulnerabilitycall_made
IT Security News, 13 July 2022, external pageRetbleed: New Speculative Execution Attack Targets Intel, AMD Processorscall_made
IT Security News, 14 July 2022, external pageThe new Retbleed speculative execution attack impacts both Intel and AMD chipscall_made
TechUnwrapped, 13 July 2022, external pageRetbleed, another Specter-type vulnerability affecting Intel and AMDcall_made
PC Perspective, 13 July 2022, external pageSpectre Never Dies. Retbleed Is A New Speculative Execution Attack Against Older Chipscall_made
Tech Investor News, 13 July 2022, external pageAMD and Intel chips are at risk from another major vulnerabilitycall_made
CyberSecurityHelp, 13 July 2022, external pageRetbleed: New Spectre variant that affects AMD and Intel chipscall_made
Cyber Security News, 13 July 2022, external pageRetbleed hardware-level flaw brings overhead woe to Intel and AMDcall_made
ARN, 14 July 2022, external pageNew speculative execution attack Retbleed impacts Intel and AMD CPUscall_made
Business Mayor, 13 July 2022, external pageNew 'Retbleed' Speculative Execution Attack Affects AMD and Intel CPUscall_made
Security Affairs, 14 July 2022, external pageThe new Retbleed speculative execution attack impacts both Intel and AMD chipscall_made
CSO, 14 July 2022, external pageNew speculative execution attack Retbleed impacts Intel and AMD CPUscall_made
Phoronix, 13 July 2022, external pageBenchmarking The Linux Mitigated Performance For Retbleed: It's Painfulcall_made
Research Snipers, 19 July 2022, external pageRetbleed on Linux: Kernel 5.19-RC7 Closes CPU Vulnerabilitiescall_made
Channel Asia, 14 July 2022, external pageNew speculative execution attack Retbleed impacts Intel and AMD CPUscall_made
IT Pro. 13 July, 2022, external pageRetbleed hardware-level flaw brings overhead woe to Intel and AMDcall_made
Second glacier avalanche in a week shows dangers of a warming climate
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MSN, 12 July 2022, external pageSecond glacier avalanche in a week shows dangers of a warming climatecall_made
Researchers remeasure gravitational constant
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ScienceNews, 11 July 2022, external pageWiggling metal beams offer a new way to test gravity’s strengthcall_made
Science Daily, 12 July 2022, external pageResearchers remeasure gravitational constantcall_made
Daily Beast, 12 July 2022, external pageThe Zany Quest to Solve Gravity in an Abandoned Bunker Under the Swiss Alpscall_made
Tech Explorist, 13 July 2022, external pageScientists remeasured gravitational constantcall_made
Electron whirlpools seen for the first time - Long predicted but never observed
external pageKlaus Ensslin, professor of physics at ETH Zurich in Switzerlandcall_made (comments) “Signatures of viscous electron flow have been reported in several experiments on different materials. The theoretical expectation of vortex-like current flow has now been confirmed experimentally, which adds an important milestone in the investigation of this novel transport regime.”
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SciTechDaily, 11 July 2022, external pageElectron Whirlpools Seen for the First Time – Fluid Flow Could Enable Next-Generation Electronicscall_made
Archynewsy, 13 July 2022, external pageElectronic whirlpools appear for the first timecall_made
Ozone depletion in the Arctic leads to weather anomalies
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AZO Cleantech, 8 Jul 2022, external pageDestruction of Ozone Over the Arctic Causes Abnormal Weather Throughout the Northern Hemispherecall_made
Nature World News, 8 July 2022, external pageResearch Suggests Depletion of Ozone Layer in the Arctic Causes Abnormal Weather Activitycall_made
IFL Science, 7 July 2022, external pageOzone Thinning Over The Arctic Is Causing Erratic Weather Across Northern Hemispherecall_made
The Times Hub, 10 July 2022, external pageArctic ozone depletion causes weather anomalies – studycall_made
South Africa plunged into darkness during power crisis
Even in such challenging times, there are small success stories...Business at Mohammed Hussein’s corner convenience store in the PJS informal settlement in Khayelitsha has been good external pagethanks to a project funded by a Swiss research university, ETH Zurich, to install small solar lights on 750 houses in the area.call_made
Severe flu risk as immune cells swap with age
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Mirage, 8 July 2022, external pageSevere flu risk as immune cells swap with agecall_made
ETH Zurich creates dramatically contoured concrete slab ceiling
Researchers at technology university ETH Zurich have created a deeply ridged ceiling called the HiRes Concrete Slab, which they claim saves energy while offering a spectacular aesthetic.
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Designboom, 10 July 2022, external pageETH zurich's new 3D printing method creates functional and decorative 'HiRes concrete slab'call_made
New insights into the Earth's formation
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INDEPENDENT, 8 July 2022, external pageScientists think they’ve solved the Earth’s oldest mysterycall_made
Yahoo News, 8 July 2022, external pageScientists think they’ve solved the Earth’s oldest mysterycall_made
The Science Times, 8 July 2022, external pagePlanetesimal Theory Is Behind the Formation of Earth, Study Claimscall_made
Tech Explorist, 9 July 2022, external pageScientists propose a new theory for Earth’s formationcall_made
Science Alert, 11 July 2022, external pageA Compelling New Hypothesis Could Finally Explain How Earth Formedcall_made
Geeky.news, 12 July 2022, external pageScientists propose a new theory to explain the formation of the Earthcall_made
Archynewsy, 14 July 2022, external pageA new “convincing” hypothesis could finally explain how the Earth formed!call_made
Depletion of Arctic ozone levels can temporarily ‘alter’ European weather
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Yahoo! News, 7 July 2022, external pageDepletion of Arctic ozone levels can temporarily ‘alter’ European weathercall_made
PHYS.org, 7 July 2022, external pageOzone depletion over North Pole produces weather anomaliescall_made
The Jerusalem Post, 8 July 2022, external pageOzone depletion over Arctic causes weather anomalies in Europe - studycall_made
The World News, 7 July 2022, external pageArctic ozone depletion could temporarily "change" European weathercall_made
Escooter Rentals Aren’t as Green as You Think
by William Ralston
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Tech Times, 7 July 2022, external pageRentals of e-Scooters: Environmentally-Friendly or Not?call_made
Bacterial nanosyringes are drug and delivery all in one
The discovery of bacterial nanosyringes has a few unlucky insect larvae to thank...external pageCharles Ericson who is now a PhD student at ETH Zurich, investigated which bacterial genes were required for the nanosyringes to induce tubeworm metamorphosis.call_made
Physicists see electron whirlpools for the first time
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Knowridge Science Report, 8 July 2022, external pagePhysicists see electron whirlpools for the first timecall_made
Warming world creates hazard for Alpine glaciers
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NZ Herald, 6 July 2022, external pageClimate change: Warming world creates hazard for alpine glacierscall_made
Scientists warn MEPs against watering down EU deforestation law
external pageOne of the signatories, Prof Jaboury Ghazoul from ETH Zurich, said the new definition of forest degradation would not be recognised by scientists or forest-dependent peoples.call_made
“It ignores the considerable damage that continues to be inflicted on forests through unsustainable logging, deliberate burning, and mining, as well as road construction that fragments forests thereby facilitating further degradation,” he said.
Because it neglects the rights of forest-dependent communities, “the definition is not only untenable, it is also unjust”, he said.
When to introduce STEM? The earlier, the better
external pageInstitut auf dem Rosenberg partners with (organizations) such as ETH Zurichcall_made, Boston Dynamics and ABB to bring unique, educational experiences to life on campus.
Seismic safety of dams: Protecting hydroelectric dams from earthquakes
external pageDr. Martin Wieland, Chairman of the Committee on Seismic Aspects of Dam Design, International Commission on Large Dams, reflects on the seismic safety of dams...I first got involved in the dynamic analysis and safety assessment of concrete dams and was working in the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology at the ETH Zurichcall_made, Switzerland, some dam engineers believed or hoped that by means of earthquake prediction or early warning it would be possible to ensure the seismic safety of dams.
Semi-automated offside technology to feature at FIFA World Cup 2022
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Big News Network, 2 July 2022, external pageSemi-automated offside technology to be used at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022call_made
View Magazine, 16 July 2022, external pageSemi-automated offside technology to be used at FIFA World Cup 2022call_made
Plant Waste can Filter Heavy Metals from Water, Study Shows
by Rich Co
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Singapore Times, 3 July 2022, external pageScientists Discover Simple Way to Remove Heavy Metal From Water Using Plant Wastecall_made
'Robo-arm' could help millions regain arm strength, say researchers
by Jim Drury
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Singapore Times, 3 July 2022, external page“Muscle shirt” increases arm endurance by more than 200%call_made
Health Tech Insider, 12 July 2022, external pageSoft Exoskeleton Shirt Lowers Costs and Improves Mobilitycall_made
Battrion and Jagenberg Group demonstrate Aligned Graphite? Technology for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries at 100 m/min
ETH Zurich Spinoff, Battrian AG has announced along with partner Jagenberg Group that they have successfully demonstrated the Aligned Graphite? Technology on a large-scale coating line with speeds up to 100m/min. This achievement marks an important milestone in Jagenberg's and external pageBattrion's collaboration, as it validates the feasibility of the technology for mass scale anode production.call_made
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