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A key role for quantum entanglement

“A method known as quantum key distribution has long held the promise of communication security unattainable in conventional cryptography. An international team of scientists, including ETH physicists, has now demonstrated experimentally, for the first time, an approach to quantum key …

Artificial intelligence for stable processes in industry

“Bottle jams on the conveyor belt or overheated machines – such interruptions to production cost a lot of time and money. ETH spin-​off Cerrion detects and analyses problems in the process automatically and in real time. The example of a …

Component for brain-inspired computing

“Researchers from ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich and Empa have developed a new material for an electronic component that can be used in a wider range of applications than its predecessors. Such components will help create electronic circuits that …

Intelligent traffic lights for optimal traffic flow

“Traffic jams and long waiting times at junctions in city centres are part of our everyday lives - be it as pedestrians, public transport users or motorists. ETH spin-​off Lumisera promises a significantly improved traffic flow with self-​regulated traffic …

The side effects of quantum error correction and how to cope with them

“It is well established that quantum error correction can improve the performance of quantum sensors. But new theory work cautions that, unexpectedly, the approach can also give rise to inaccurate and misleading results — and shows how to rectify these shortcomings …

In-Memory-Computing: faster and more energy efficient

“Big Data applications require high computing performance while consuming as little power as possible. Current computer systems are reaching their limits in both areas. Professor Onur Mutlu is working on alternative systems and has just received the Intel 2021 Outstanding …

Holistic contextual AI-based document processing

“ETH LegalTech spin-​off DeepJudge assists law firms, corporations, and courts by making data-​sensitive administrative work more efficient. How many of us have struggled when needing to replace a word or combination of words in a text? Law firms …

Quantum errors made more tolerable

“ETH physicists have modified one of the major schemes for quantum error correction and put it into practice, demonstrating that they can substantially prolong the lifetime of quantum states — a crucial ingredient for future large-​scale quantum computers. In modern …

Applying the butterfly principle

“ETH Zurich researchers have created artificial colours by 3D printing certain nanostructures inspired by those of a butterfly. This principle can be used in the future to produce colour screens. For their new technology, scientists in the group of Andrew …

Controlling complex systems with artificial intelligence

“Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Frankfurt School have developed an artificial neural network that can solve challenging control problems. The self-​learning system can be used for the optimization of supply chains and production processes as well as for …