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1. At home in two worlds

   ETH alumnus Christoph Schröter plays guitar in Hecht, a pop rock band that performs in Swiss German dialect. Equally at home in music and mechanical engineering, he also runs a start-up focused on the digital transformation of healthcare. 

2. Lights out for germs

   As dangerous microbes grow harder to control, researchers are exploring new ways to neutralise them using light-activated nanomaterials. 

3. “You can’t solve global problems at a purely national level”

   In this interview, Isabel Günther, Professor of Development Economics at ETH Zurich, explains why higher education is a catalyst for Africa’s social and economic transfor­mation – and why a global perspective strengthens the impact of research. 

4. Overcoming humanitarian challenges together

   In 2020, the ICRC, ETH Zurich and EPFL launched Engineering for Humanitarian Action (EHA), an initiative that uses innovative tech and scientific expertise to help those in need. Here we highlight 6 of the roughly 30 projects – some completed, others just getting underway. 

5. Cheap diagnostics for tropical diseases

   Andrés Javier Bello-Hernández’s doctoral research centers on a novel diagnostic device for dengue fever. The technology also holds potential for identifying other viral infections.