2018
Of autonomous duck taxis and a precise Mars landing
ETH technology that flew to Mars, rubber duckies that travelled around Duckietown in self-driving taxis and moles that warn of tumours – for ETH, 2018 was marked by innovative flair and extraordinary research. We take a look back.
Cultivating soils sustainably
At a SNSF media conference, ETH researchers have presented the results of the National Research Programme «Sustainable Use of Soil Resources» (NRP 68). In an experiment lasting several years, Emmanuel Frossard, President of the NRP 68 Steering Committee, and his team observed how soil regenerated after it had been compacted by a tractor. They found that one single incident of compaction reduces yields for more than a decade.
A conversation with Monika Maurhofer
Monika Maurhofer has been a senior scientist and lecturer at the Institute for Integrative Biology (IBZ) for more than 18 years. Recently she was appointed to Adjunct Professor. We took this as an opportunity to get to know her a little better.