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The microchip of a female lemur at Zurich Zoo has been recorded 82,476 times over the course of her life. The most comprehensive data set of its kind to date – which was also collected with the help of the Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL) – is the subject of the latest Zoo column.

Dr Haotong Qin, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL) headed by Professor Michele Magno, has been included in the Forbes “30 under 30” Asia list in the “Healthcare & Science” category. He is researching how large language models (LLMs) can be trained more efficiently.

The ETH Board has awarded the title of "Professor" to Dr Michele Magno, Head of the Center for Project-Based Learning (PBL), and Dr Yaroslav Romanyuk, Head of the Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics at Empa.

Michele Magno from the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering and his team have won the 2026 KITE Award. The award recognises the newly redesigned compulsory course ‘Embedded Systems’, which implements project-based learning on a large scale for the first time.

Dr Isaac Esteban Varela, a research fellow at D-ITET and ETH Pioneer Fellow, is developing SonoSight – a platform that combines ultrasound therapy with real-time imaging and treatment monitoring. We spoke with him about overcoming the challenges of brain surgery, navigating the translation from lab to clinic, and why clinical adoption hinges on design.

With WatchUS, ultrasound makes the movement of tendons and ligaments in the wrist visible. Master’s student Marc-André Wessner brought the system to a wearable, demonstration-ready state as part of a research position at D-ITET. WatchUS was honoured for this achievement at an international symposium.