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Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible

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An illustration of the metalens, a focus is placed on the small structures that make up the lens and are only 500 nanometres in size.

Physicists at ETH Zurich have developed a lens with magic properties. Ultra-thin, it can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident light.

by Peter Rüegg, Corporate Communications

Happy Birthday, ESA!

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A fictional UFO with a birthday cake on the roof flies in space

The European Space Agency (ESA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary. ESA has helped make Europe more technologically independent and has played a key role in space exploration in recent decades. And ETH Zurich has always been one of its partners on its journey.

by Corinne Landolt, Corporate Communications

Six professors appointed

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At the meeting on 21st and 22nd May 2025, the ETH Board appointed two female and four male professors at the request of ETH President Joël Mesot. The Board also awarded the title of "Professor" three times and the title of "Professor of Practice" twice.

by Editorial team

What if we don’t find any life on the exoplanets, Doctor Angerhausen?

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A portrait of astrophysicist Daniel Angerhausen with an exoplanet photographed from space in the background

The planned space missions to search for remote life will provide valuable insights even if they do not find any evidence of life, says astrophysicist Daniel Angerhausen.

by Fabio Bergamin, Corporate Communications

Higgs, hadrons, big ideas: CERN experiments receive Breakthrough Prize

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At a ceremony in Los Angeles on 5 April, the four major experimental collaborations at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb – were awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

by Editorial team
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