New paper on behavioral weather insurance

A new paper was published in PlosOne: Dalhaus T, Barnett BJ, Finger R. Behavioral weather insurance: Applying cumulative prospect theory to agricultural insurance design under narrow framing.

04.05.2020 by Katarina Kliestenec

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Thinking climate action, biodiversity and energy supply together

Renewable energies are not the main driver of biodiversity loss. It is rather the other way round: renewables can limit climate change in order to preserve biodiversity. Cyril Brunner contextualises the trade-offs from a scientific perspective.

17.05.2024

An architectural gem and cutting-edge research facility in Basel

View into the inner courtyard of ETH's new BSS teaching and research building

ETH Zurich’s new BSS teaching and research building on the Schällemätteli life science campus in Basel will officially open its doors today. The building will host ETH researchers from the fields of experimental biology, bioinformatics, and bioengineering as they work together with outside partners on innovative medical solutions.

16.05.2024

Medical Engineering block course wins prize for innovative teaching

Medical students at ETH Zurich build a gripper hand for elbow exoskeletons in a crash course lasting just one week. This course has now been honoured with the 2024 Kite Award, the ETH prize for particularly innovative teaching.

16.05.2024

Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures

Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used for this purpose. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a thermal trap that can absorb concentrated sunlight and deliver heat at over thousand degrees Celsius.

15.05.2024

Researchers outsmarted EasyRide function on Swiss travel app

Smartphone in one hand, when using the Easyride function of the SBB app

Experiments by ETH Zurich computer security researchers showed that smartphones can be manipulated to allow the owner to ride Swiss trains for free. The researchers also highlighted ways of curbing such misuse.

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