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Based on new observational data, an international team led by ETH astronomers identified at least six candidates for 'dark galaxies' — galaxies that have a few (if any) stars in them and are, for that reason, notoriously difficult to detect with current instruments.

ETH physics professor Ursula Keller has been nominated by the European Patent Office, together with the French physicist Jacques Lewiner and the Danish engineer Hendrik Stiesdal, for the European Inventor Award 2018 in the category "Lifetime Achievement". Votes for the Audience Award can be cast until 3 June 2018.

The Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics is one of the world’s leading groups in the dating of organic materials. In its current issue, ETH Globe reports on the intriguing 'detective work' performed in this lab.

Not only Swiss Cantonal Schools, but also the 14th General Lyceum of Thessaloniki and the Psychiko College High School visited the Department of Physics in recent weeks. 77 high school students were guided by students across the Hönggerberg campus and took part in various, tailored programmes. Or they explored the campus by themselves using maps.