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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.

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Farewell after three decades of light and leadership at ETH Zurich

Ursula Keller

Ursula Keller, Professor of Physics at ETH Zurich, will deliver her farewell lecture on Monday, 15 December 2025. Her talk, entitled “Ultrafast science: a 32-year journey in Physics at ETH Zurich,” marks the close of more than three decades at the forefront of ultrafast laser science – a field she helped build from the ground up. 

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.

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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