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Self-​driving cars, the automatic detection of cancer cells, online translation: deep learning makes it all possible. The ETH spin-​off Mirage Technologies has developed a…

Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements. Today’s commercial aircraft are typically manufactured in sections, often in…

Microsoft officially opened a lab in Zurich dedicated to researching mixed reality technologies and artificial intelligence. The software company is working closely with ETH…

An algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects, for picking and sorting, or tool use. If you’re…

Tabletop setup provides more nuanced picture of heat production in microelectronics. Today’s computer chips pack billions of tiny transistors onto a plate of silicon…

A cross-university research project led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has successfully developed an environment-friendly rechargeable liquid fuel that…

Study shows particle collisions may explain overheated circuits, improve thermoelectric devices. In the coming years, as more transistors are packed into ever smaller areas…

In quantum computing, as in team building, a little diversity can help get the job done better, computer scientists have discovered. Unlike conventional computers,…

Studying a common material at room temperature, researchers bring quantum behavior “closer to our daily life.” When a guitar string is plucked, it vibrates…

In what could be a breakthrough for body sensor and navigation technologies, researchers at KTH have developed the smallest accelerometer yet reported, using the…