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It seems to be part of human nature to constantly want to improve ourselves and our environment. This ambition has made our lives more comfortable in many ways. At times, however, we overshoot the mark and conclude that it is time to return to our roots.

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The ground beneath our feet as the energy storage of the future

In order to reduce CO₂ emissions and curb climate change, it will be essential to expand renewable energies. However, without storage for surplus solar or wind power, it will not be possible to turn (...)
Andreas Engel
16.04.2024
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More flexible planning, less exhaustion

If healthcare professionals are unable to recover sufficiently, this not only impacts their personal well-being, but also has a significant effect on the quality of care they can provide. Simple (...)
Tobias Hänni
16.04.2024
- Panorama
ZHAW publishes first university-wide sustainability report

With its sustainability report, the ZHAW shows how sustainable development is anchored in governance, research and education at the university. Secondly, the report provides a transparent insight into (...)

13.12.2023
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“Complete freedom of research is an illusion”

Researchers find themselves trying to strike a balance between freedom and responsibility. Digitisation and artificial intelligence are throwing up explosive new issues. In the following interview, (...)
Interview Patricia Faller
13.12.2023
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Programming is a school for life

With his start-up Cool Code GmbH, Daniel Stefania teaches children and young people the art of programming by working with them to develop games. He came up with the idea for this business during his (...)
Elena Ibello
13.12.2023
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AI research and the unknown unknowns

With its new research group, the ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence aims to play its part in ensuring AI applications are developed in an ethical and sustainable manner. Director of the Centre (...)
Tobias Hänni
13.12.2023
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Research that helps society rather than simply being filed away

Are researchers finished with their work upon the results being published, or should they also take care of how their findings are implemented? ZHAW employees talk about how they contribute to society (...)
Andrea Söldi
13.12.2023
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“Research is no longer conducted from the top down”

Applied psychology in Zurich this year looks back on a history spanning 100 years. Christoph Steinebach, Dean of the School of Applied Psychology, explains the developments in the area of (...)
Interview by Kathrin Reimann
13.12.2023
- Research
Biases can have fatal consequences

Learned stereotypes shape our thinking. In medical settings, they can result in patients with identical complaints receiving different treatment. “Being aware that this may be the case represents the (...)
Eveline Rutz
13.12.2023
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A fitness programme for your wallet

Money worries can negatively impact a person’s well-being. A study conducted by the School of Management and Law has investigated the topic of financial well-being. The study also shows how you can (...)
Sibylle Veigl
13.12.2023
- Opinion
Planetary Health episode 5: Pixels, plants and processes – how food systems are becoming more resilient

In a world in which climate change, population growth and a scarcity of resources are becoming ever more present, we are faced with the challenge of redefining how we produce our food.
Gisela und Tilo Hühn
13.12.2023
- Research
ZHAW researchers help develop the world’s most powerful neutron source

The European Spallation Source, which is set to be the world’s most powerful neutron source, is currently under construction in the Swedish city of Lund. The purpose of the large-scale research (...)
David Bäuerle
13.12.2023
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Digitisation can make medicine more humane

Does artificial intelligence improve medical treatments? Will robots take over the tasks of physiotherapists? Are exoskeletons set to make walkers redundant? Three experts from the ZHAW talk about the (...)

25.09.2023
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Making healthcare smarter with AI

While artificial intelligence is already taking on specific tasks in the healthcare sector today, it would technically be possible for it to do a great deal more. For this to happen, however, a legal (...)
Tobias Hänni
25.09.2023
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Digitisation in the nursing sector: People or robots – do we have a choice?

Nursing professionals can certainly imagine the use of robots in their workplace – at least within certain limits. A ZHAW study also shows care recipients to be surprisingly open-minded as regards the (...)
Thomas Müller
25.09.2023