What happens when water, ice and more thunder down into a valley? Researchers from ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF are investigating this using an accurate 3D model of the area around Blatten. The experiments aim to improve computer models and help to more reliably assess risks to settlements and infrastructure.
Rewarding people whose commitment makes a real difference to ETH Zurich: This is precisely what the new Impact Award, with its three categories of Leadership, Diversity, and Sustainability, seeks to achieve. It will be presented for the first time in March 2027. The nomination period runs from now until 16 November 2026.
The Hilti Group, an international construction technology company, will support ETH Zurich’s Living Lab HIL as a funding partner from 2026 to 2028. The collaboration focuses on new approaches to sustainable, future-oriented construction and on strengthening the exchange between research and practice.
