The secret to the elephant's amazing sense of touch is in its unusual whiskers. The findings will be used in the development of new robot-assisted sensor technologies that mimic the stiffness of the #elephant tactile hairs. www.mpg.de/26113474/ele... @mpi-is.bsky.social

Gene editing of single, targeted neurons in vivo is now feasible. We are proud to present our preprint for highly efficient single-cell electroporation using RNA. With @alex-fratzl.bsky.social, @munzlab.bsky.social, Botond Roska @iobswiss.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🔬🧪We are excited to announce our Workshop "Soft Robotic Actuation and Sensing Based on Functional Materials" at IEEE RoboSoft 2025🧪🔬 📅 April 23, 2025 | Lausanne, Switzerland 🔗 sites.google.com/view/robosof... 1/4

It is my great pleasure to share this paper from my postdoc in which we developed an implantable biohybrid neural interface toward synaptic deep brain stimulation. Great collaboration with @tobiasruff.bsky.social and team at ETH!

It’s my great pleasure to share our viewpoint article published today in Science Robotics (@science.org) in which we describe how diversity and inclusion accelerate the pace of innovation in robotics: www.science.org/doi/full/10..... #AcademicSky 1/5

“As the field of robotics continues to advance, so must equitable representation among the various demographics of this community.” - wonderful article by @quisebell.bsky.social in Science Robotics.

ETH researchers have modified certain bacteria with UV light so that they produce more cellulose. The basis for this is a new approach with which the researchers generate thousands of bacterial variants and select those that have developed into the most productive.

Researchers from ETH Zurich and Empa have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects a great many women. This innovation also acts as a contraceptive.

Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/