News
The following feed highlights activities and achievements of scientists from the MaP community.
SHIELD: Securing Europe’s Hydrogen Infrastructure for a Resilient Energy Future

As hydrogen emerges as a cornerstone of Europe’s decarbonisation strategy, the resilience of the infrastructure that will deliver it becomes a critical concern. The SHIELD project, funded with €1.6 million under the HORIZON-MSCA-SE programme, brings together leading institutions and experts to ensure that hydrogen infrastructure across Europe is prepared to withstand natural and manmade threats—from floods and wildfires to earthquakes and cyberattacks.
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Good luck to all the teams but especially team LATVIA
Save the Date! "Wie geht es eigentlich den Korallen?"
We are excited to welcome Ahmad Allahgholi, TED Speaker and founder of Coralive, to ETH Zürich!
Join us for a thought-provoking talk about the state of our coral reefs and what can still be done to protect them.
🗓️ Date: Friday, 16 May 2025
🕕 Time: 18:00
📍 Location: SPH E-Stock, ETH Zürich
Let’s dive into sustainability, innovation, and ocean conservation together! 🌍🐠
“Independent research offers a counterbalance to our studies”

Dominik Bögli and Maylin Blunier, students of Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences and Biology, are eager to satisfy their thirst for knowledge both in the lecture halls and beyond. In the newly established Life Science Lab of the ETH Student Project House, they are cultivating special fungi that not only taste good but also contain neuroprotective natural compounds. The first products of their project can now be ordered on their website.
Welcome Prof. Bhavin Shastri!
Prof. Bhavin Shastri from Queen's University in Canada visits us as guest professor in the department of Physics from May to August 2025.
[Trends in Pharmacological Sciences] Monitoring neurodegeneration through brain-derived extracellular vesicles in biofluids
Congratulations Francesca, Marcos, Jacopo, and Roberto!
A Robot's Dream Installation
19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
Robotics: Science and Systems Pioneers 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Baines and Mayank Mittal
POM attends CHI conference

The chair of POM co-authored a paper at this year’s conference on Computer Human Interaction (CHI). Dr. Fei Xue, Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang and Alexander Albers attended the conference in Yokohama, Japan
Congratulations Yuntao Ma for a successful doctoral defense
Towards Agile Whole-Body Legged Loco-Manipulation