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How the lecture experiments team in the Department of Physics prepared and organised the mandatory periodic equipment inspection with the help of an external company.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have contributed to an overview article that establishes a common language for phonon research and defines precisely what kinds of angular momentum-carrying phonons can exist in solid-state materials.

There is much less water on the surfaces of distant planets outside our solar system than previously thought. These exoplanets do not have thick layers of water, as was often speculated. That’s the conclusion of an international study led by ETH Zurich. 

The 2025 call for applications for the NOMIS–ETH Fellowship Programme
within the Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life is open. Researchers
are invited to apply until 7 November 2025, at 17:00 Zurich local time.

Nine researchers from ETH Zurich have just been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). This is a positive signal for Zurich as a research location.

An interview with D-PHYS alumnus Ivan Ilak, Software Engineer at MaxWell Biosystems.

Diana Prado Lopes Aude Craik looks for hints of new physics with precision atomic measurements in a trapped-ion setup.

The lump sum grant will allow Degen and his group to develop a photonic integrated circuit for single-photon-emitter excitation and detection, with future commercial use in optical quantum sensing and communication.

At its meeting of 9 and 10 July 2025 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed eight professors. The Board also awarded the title of "Professor of Practice" once.

Scientists are using trapped ions in experiments to search for signs of a new particle that could help explain the mysterious dark matter. Researchers at ETH Zurich are combining their results with findings from teams in Germany and Australia.