6 May 2021
Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). It conducts research to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.
The Sandec Department (Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development) at Eawag is currently looking to fill a new position for a
technical backstopping mandate on sanitation-related
technologies in humanitarian settings for Swiss Humanitarian Aid (SHA).
Sandec seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual to work in the Management of Excreta, Wastewater, and Sludge (MEWS) research group, in collaboration with the Strategic Environmental Sanitation Planning (SESP) group. The percent working time will depend on personal qualifications. The main objective will be to improve the evidence base for sustainable faecal sludge t
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurates new centrifuges at the Natanz plant in Iran. (Screenshot/Iranian state TV)
Iran announced on Saturday that it has started up advanced centrifuges that enrich uranium more quickly, in a new breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear agreement.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated the cascades of 164 IR-6 centrifuges and 30 IR-5 devices at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant in a ceremony for National Nuclear Technology Day on Saturday broadcast by state television.
The broadcast aired no images of the cascades but broadcast a link with engineers at the plant who said they had introduced uranium hexafluoride gas to the cascades after receiving the order from Rouhani.
Future Tense
Having hundreds of needles injected into your brain may sound more like a torture than a treatment. But the process is already allowing some patients with severe paralysis to control a robotic arm by thought alone.
Former US president Barack Obama, centre, speaks with neuro interface patient Nathan Copeland at the University of Pittsburg in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in October, 2016.
Photo: AFP
Brain-machine interface technology (BMI) is a field of science that s small and relatively new, but it has Silicon Valley brimming with excitement.
Big tech is investing millions in the sector with the hope of creating a future where thought-controlled technology is everywhere, one where typing and texting are no longer necessary.
Switzerland still popular with overseas students despite Covid Published on Share
International students are still coming to Switzerland – a popular destination for overseas students – despite the coronavirus pandemic. But they face more challenges settling in.
When Italian Masters student Giuseppe Gruttad’Auria arrived in the western Swiss town of Fribourg in August last year, Covid-19 restrictions had been eased and universities were set to re-open for the autumn semester, albeit under strict hygiene and mask-wearing measures. He was able to attend a pre-semester French course, make some friends and get to know the region. But by November this had all changed.