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Research

Despite its small size, the group is active in all aspects in very-high energy gamma-ray astronomy, an emerging new field of science.

This includes development of novel instruments, operation and data taking with current instruments and data analysis and interpretation of latest results and putting them in context with measurements at other wavelengths.

Research

ETH News Physics

Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible

An illustration of the metalens, a focus is placed on the small structures that make up the lens and are only 500 nanometres in size.

Physicists at ETH Zurich have developed a lens with magic properties. Ultra-thin, it can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident light.

Crystal lattice at a distance

An illustration of two crystal lattices with electrons inside in the form of golden spheres

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that makes it easier to study interactions between electrons in a material. Using a moiré material consisting of twisted atomic layers they created an artificial crystal lattice in a neighbouring material.  

Four SNSF Advanced Grants go to ETH Zurich researchers

A microscope in the left half of the picture, in the right half a hand holding banknotes to the left.

A biologist, a neuroscientist, a materials scientist and a physicist have each been awarded one of the prestigious grants of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Planets contain more water than thought

Magma ocean planet in dark space.

Most of a planet’s water is generally not on its surface but hidden deep in its interior. This affects the potential habitability of distant worlds, as shown by model calculations of researchers at ETH Zurich and Princeton University.

Two projects launched to connect error-corrected qubits

Two men stand behind Qubits. The image is dominated by red light.

ETH Zurich is participating in two quantum computing projects that are being financed by IARPA, the US research funding agency, with up to 40 million dollars. Both projects aim to connect two error-corrected qubits with one another and thus lay the foundation for future quantum computers.

Education

While PhD students get deep insight on all aspects, from detector design to data interpretations, the education we are responsible for Batchelor and Master Students covers two main topics:

a) Two-semester course on AstroParticle-Physics, concentrating mainly on Cosmic Ray Physics, Neutrino Astronomy, High-Energy Astronomy and Dark Matter

b) Physics Laboratory Courses for non-physicsics

Education

Outreach

Recent talks for general public by A. Biland: (in English)

Recent talks for general public by A. Biland: (in German)

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