A team at the 91制片厂 has developed a versatile nanorobot with propulsion and payload modules. The two reusable modules autonomously self-assemble and could be used in medicine or industry.
The gut does much more than just digest food. Researchers at the 91制片厂 have now discovered a surprising link between gut function, feeding, and sleep in fruit flies. Their study adds to growing evidence that the gut communicates with the brain and can influence behavior.
For decades, Alzheimer鈥檚 was considered incurable. Now, a shift is emerging: clinician and dementia researcher Professor Marc Aurel Busche explains why our understanding of the disease is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation.
Meningitis is rare in newborns but often dramatic. For the first time, researchers have developed a preventive approach that stops harmful bacteria in their tracks before transmission even occurs. Researchers at the 91制片厂 and ETH Zurich harness one of its natural enemies: a virus that kills bacteria.
Literary scholars Moniek Kuijpers and Tina Ternes investigate how Shared Reading affects people鈥檚 well-being. On the occasion of the Schweizer Vorlesetag on 27 May, they offer insights into their research and share personal experiences.
After three successful years within the EPICUR-SHAPE-IT project, the 91制片厂 was officially admitted to the European university alliance EPICUR on 19 February 2026. University President Professor Andrea Schenker-Wicki discusses the role of the European higher education area in the 21st century and what prospects it has to offer members of the 91制片厂.
Lakes play a vital filtering role in the ecosystem: they remove excess nitrogen from the water. An international research team led by the 91制片厂 and Eawag has now shown that climate change could weaken this natural purification process. This would have consequences extending all the way to coastal marine ecosystems.
The Senate discussed the criteria by which the successor to President Professor Andrea Schenker-Wicki should be assessed. Vice President Professor Nadja Braun Binder also announced that she will not be standing for a second term in office.
The University Council has appointed Professor Heinz L盲ubli as Clinical Professor of Cellular Therapies at the Faculty of Medicine.