University of Zurich (UZH)

The University of Zurich (UZH, German: Universität Zürich), located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 26,000 students.

Using fungi instead of fertilizer to boost crop yields by up to 40 percent

Paving the way for near real-time global biodiversity monitoring by satellite

For the first time an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race

A new filter membrane is highly efficient at filtering and inactivating a wide variety of air-borne and water-borne viruses

A new technology enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed

Could reactivating aging stem cells in the brain really impact memory function

Linking artificial and brain neurons via the internet

Artificial neurons that behave just like the real thing have been developed to cure chronic diseases

For the first time researchers successfully reproduced the electrical properties of biological neurons onto semiconductor chips. Artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing have been invented by scientists – a first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical devices to cure chronic diseases, such as heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases

Artificial neurons that behave just like the real thing have been developed to cure chronic diseases

Enabling cooling without energy consumption

Physicists at the University of Zurich have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to flow temporarily from a cold to a warm object without an external power supply. Intriguingly, the process initially appears to contradict the fundamental laws of physics. If you put a teapot of boiling water on the kitchen table, it

Enabling cooling without energy consumption

First step to fully autonomous rescue searches

A research team from the University of Zurich has developed a new drone that can retract its propeller arms in flight and make itself small to fit through narrow gaps and holes. This is particularly useful when searching for victims of natural disasters. Inspecting a damaged building after an earthquake or during a fire is

First step to fully autonomous rescue searches

Thanatin, an insect antibiotic, provides a new way to eliminate bacteria

An antibiotic called thanatin attacks the way the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is built. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now found out that this happens through a previously unknown mechanism. Thanatin, produced naturally by the spined soldier bug, can therefore be used to develop new classes of antibiotics. The global emergence of

Thanatin, an insect antibiotic, provides a new way to eliminate bacteria

The plant hormone strigolactone could make space farming possible

With scarce nutrients and weak gravity, growing potatoes on the Moon or on other planets seems unimaginable. But the plant hormone strigolactone could make it possible, plant biologists from the University of Zurich have shown. The hormone supports the symbiosis between fungi and plant roots, thus encouraging plants’ growth – even under the challenging conditions

The plant hormone strigolactone could make space farming possible

On the way to customized regenerative heart valves that grow and regenerate

Cardiovascular tissue engineering aims to treat heart disease with prostheses that grow and regenerate. Now, researchers from the University of Zurich, the Technical University Eindhoven and the Charité Berlin have successfully implanted regenerative heart valves, designed with the aid of computer simulations, into sheep for the first time. Producing living tissue or organs based on

On the way to customized regenerative heart valves that grow and regenerate

Big step towards fully automated drones for city streets and indoors

Developed by UZH researchers, the algorithm DroNet allows drones to fly completely by themselves through the streets of a city and in indoor environments. Therefore, the algorithm had to learn traffic rules and adapt training examples from cyclists and car drivers. All today’s commercial drones use GPS, which works fine above building roofs and in

Big step towards fully automated drones for city streets and indoors

Honest behavior can be increased by means of non-invasive brain stimulation

Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the brain mechanism that governs decisions between honesty and self-interest. Using non-invasive brain stimulation, they could even increase honest behavior. Honesty plays a key role in social and economic life. Without honesty, promises are not kept, contracts are not enforced, taxes remain unpaid. Despite the importance of

Honest behavior can be increased by means of non-invasive brain stimulation

PTSD could be treated and even prevented by a common antibiotic

The common antibiotic doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative associations in the brain, according to new research from UCL and the University of Zurich. The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, was a pre-registered, placebo-controlled, double-blind randomised controlled trial in 76 healthy volunteers. In the first session, participants were given either doxycycline or a placebo

PTSD could be treated and even prevented by a common antibiotic

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Love Life: new Swiss campaign launched against sex infections
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Research Reveals Mobile Devices as Catalysts for Efficient Decentralized Infrastructure Networks (DePINs)
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High-Priced Drugs And Little Evidence Is A 'Toxic Combination'
As the global debate intensifies over whether multi-million-dollar drugs are worth the money, big pharma needs to improve transparency over the pric ...
Study Shows Fitness Trackers, Smartphones Effective in Monitoring Multiple Sclerosis Progression
A study from ETH Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, and the University of Zurich shows how wearable techs like fitness trackers and smartphones can accurately monitor MS progression.
Mainz University honors Johannes Kabatek with the 2024 Gutenberg Research Award
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has granted the 2024 Gutenberg Research Award to Professor Johannes Kabatek, a Romance Studies scholar from ...

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CEOs' human concern translates into higher stock price, says study
CEOs' expressions of empathy correlate with positive stock performance, a study led by the University of Zurich shows. The researchers analyzed data from conference calls between CEOs and financial ...
Clear link between CEOs who express humanity and company share prices: New study
Companies whose CEOs express concern for the health and safety of their employees, customers and clients on conference calls do better on the stock market.

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