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New building for top-level research

The results of the architectural competition for the new laboratory building HPQ of the Department of Physics are on public display on the Hönggerberg campus.

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Electrons at the speed limit

Researchers at ETH have investigated how fast electrons can be controlled with electric fields. Their results pave the road towards petahertz electronics.

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Deuteron smaller than thought

The deuteron - one of the simplest atomic nuclei, consisting of just one proton and one neutron - is considerably smaller than previously thought.

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Beauty comes in many shapes

In two commentaries, ETH physicists Oded Zilberberg and Sebastian Huber describe unexpected connections between physics and the mathematical field of topology.

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The rules of the game changed

ETH researchers studied star formation in very old galaxies. They observed that a regularity existing today did not apply 10 billion years ago.

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Prof. Dr. Diethelm Würtz ✝

It is with great sadness that we report the deaths of Diethelm and Barbara Würtz, who were killed in a car accident on 28 July 2016.

Both Diethelm and Barbara worked at the ETH Zurich: Prof. Dr. Diethelm Würtz as a researcher and teacher in the Institute for Theoretical Physics, and Dipl.-Psych. Barbara Schröder-Würtz as an advisor in the Human Resources Division.

Obituary Prof. Dr. Diethelm Würtz

Barbara Schröder-Würtz ✝

Barbara and Diethelm Würtz, ETH-Fest 2014
(Photo: ETH Zurich/D-PHYS Heidi Hostettler)

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13.09.2016

Metal in chains

The electronic energy states allowed by quantum mechanics determine whether a solid is an insulator or whether it conducts electric current as a metal. Researchers at ETH have now theoretically predicted a novel material whose energy states exhibit a hitherto unknown peculiarity. Read more

08.09.2016

Event for prospective students and continuing education for teachers

What to study? Where to work later? These are questions that many high-school graduates mull over. There are many roads that can be taken, and it's not so easy to make the right choice. The study information days at ETH highlighted some of the possibilities. Read more

02.09.2016

New building for top-level research

The new laboratory and office building for the Department of Physics at ETH Zurich has to fulfill high demands. Even in structural matters this building at Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse on the Hönggerberg campus will break new grounds. The building is due to be finished by 2025. Read more

26.08.2016

17 new apprentices at the Department of Physics

In mid-August, 65 apprentices and trainees started their education at ETH Zurich. 17 youngsters will be trained as electronics technicians, IT technicians, designers, physics lab technicians or polymechanics at the Department of Physics. Read more

26.08.2016

Electrons at the speed limit

Electronic components have become faster and faster over the years, thus making powerful computers and other technologies possible. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now investigated how fast electrons can ultimately be controlled with electric fields. Their insights are of importance for the petahertz electronics of the future. Read more

Events

11 September 2016 - 16 September 2016, Workshop

CYC2016

19 September 2016, Seminar

Laser Seminar: Imaging with Multimode Fibers

29 September 2016, Talk

Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie: das Grundgerüst der Materialien unter der Lupe

27 October 2016, Talk

DNA: das Molekül des Lebens betrachtet durch die Augen des Physikers

7 November 2016, Seminar

Laser Seminar

17 November 2016, Talk

Roboter verlassen die Produktionshallen

22 November 2016, Farewell lecture

Tiny particles, big questions, multifaceted experience

26 November 2016, Symposium

Gravitationswellen - Symposium der Physikalischen Gesellschaft

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In the Department of Physics, we pursue a diverse research agenda and a broad teaching program, covering all areas from exploring the fundamental principles of Nature to the development of innovative technology for society.