Asteroid Bennu may have formed much closer to the Sun than scientists thought
Isotope measurements from asteroid Bennu closely match those of asteroid Ryugu and rare CI carbonaceous chondrites, suggesting all…
ETH Zurich physicists built an ‘atomic cannon’ to put Einstein’s theory of gravity to the test
Physicists at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute have created a narrow, cold-like beam of muonium, an…
Einstein’s theory of gravity could be shaken by a cold beam of atoms
Researchers at the Swiss institutes of ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen have produced an…
Earth’s Core Could Be Hiding the Equivalent of up to 45 Oceans of Water
The Earth’s core might not be what we once thought. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory. Earth’s core has often…
Quantum Computer Stores Data in Vibrations Like Notes on a Guitar
The new quantum chip developed by ETH Zurich physicist Yiwen Chu contains so-called mechanical resonators, tiny components that…
Food Waste Becomes a Powerful Carbon Trap in Climate Breakthrough
Still life featuring protein beads loaded with potassium hydroxide. The porous material acts as a sponge for CO2.…
Experimental Alzheimer’s compound helps mice live longer by hitting a target existing drugs miss
Mouse research has pointed to a possible new Alzheimer’s treatment. The experimental Compound 10 appeared to help animals…
Scientists use quantum entanglement to create perfect random numbers
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method to generate what they describe as “perfect” random numbers using…
Scientists Develop New Way To Track Particles in 3D
Illustration of the first prototype of a new monolithic detector system capable of performing ultrafast, 3D and high-resolution…
Scientists achieve 99.9% accurate quantum gates across 17,000 qubits
Scientists in Switzerland have come closer to building stable quantum computers after developing a swap gate made of…
ETH Zürich Eyes Fibre-Optics for Moon Missions
A new approach to exploring the Moon’s hidden interior could transform future lunar missions. Researchers at ETH…
Earth’s Rotation Is Changing Faster Than at Any Time in 3.6 Million Years
Dead satellites and drift-prone GPS coordinates aren’t your phone’s fault — they’re side effects of something unprecedented happening…