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If you throw a compostable bag into Lake Zurich, it will still be floating in the water six weeks later – even though it is labelled as biodegradable. This was discovered by a team at the Institute of

There are moments in history when the familiar no longer holds true. Then systems that were once considered unshakeable fall apart. What seemed certain yesterday—the baker's bread, the cow's milk, the

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It is 10 a.m. and there is a buzz of activity on the grounds of the military airfield in Dübendorf. Where fighter jets once roared into the sky, several student working groups are now tinkering with t

The journey into the future leads to the Swiss suburbs. Here, tall rows of buildings shape the image of a grey cityscape where housing and jobs are scarce. People move from one temporary job to the ne

It has been an intense and great time. I have focussed mainly on visiting all of the Schools and getting to know as many people as possible. This provides a good basis for gaining an impression of the