Archive Zeitfragen 2023

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• 02.05.2023 What We Believe

  “Digital Trinity”

  Digitalization is taking on certain social functions of religion. Faith in divine decisions is being replaced by our faith in algorithmic selection, says communications researcher Michael Latzer.

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• 19.04.2023 Sustainability

  Infrequent Flyers

  UZH aims to reduce its emissions from air travel by at least 53 percent by 2030. The faculties have now announced how they plan to achieve this goal.

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• 31.03.2023 Neuroscience

  Scallop eyes as inspiration for new microscope objectives

  Neuroscientists at the University of Zurich have developed innovative objectives for light microscopy by using mirrors to produce images. Their design finds correspondence in mirror telescopes used in astronomy on the one hand and the eyes of scallops on the other. The new objectives enable high-resolution imaging of tissues and organs in a much wider variety of immersion media than with conventional microscope lenses.

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• 29.03.2023 Sustainable Digitalization

  “We’re not at the mercy of the future”

  Digital technologies make many systems and processes more efficient. Lorenz Hilty, professor of informatics, is researching how the digital transformation can also be harnessed for sustainable development.

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• 22.03.2023 UZH Teaching Fund – Part 3: Engaged Teaching

  Pitch Perfect

  How do interdisciplinary teams develop ideas that are in touch with the world outside of university? In various innovation courses at UZH, students learn how they can translate their ideas into business solutions – including a reality check by industry experts.

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• 09.03.2023 LINA testing facility

  Flying Toward the Future

  A new testing facility at Dübendorf Airport enables researchers to develop autonomous systems such as drones from idea to marketable product. The facility was conceived thanks to the Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions.

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• 16.02.2023 Medicine

  Unlocking the Data Treasure Chest

  The LOOP Zurich research center is creating a central platform to exchange health data between UZH, ETH Zurich and the four university hospitals in Zurich, making it possible to quickly and easily use this information for the benefit of patients.

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• 09.01.2023 UZH Spin-Offs in 2022

  Entrepreneurial Milestones in Life Sciences

  Three new spin-offs were founded at UZH in 2022, transferring scientific findings into industry practice. The business ventures explore new perspectives in the fight against cancer, space factories to produce human tissue, and ways to accelerate the development of novel drugs.

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