Every day and perhaps even every hour, there's a scientist somewhere in the world making the next scientific breakthrough. Indeed, scientific development cannot take place in a vacuum; rather it thrives in an environment that offers inspiration and the necessary framework. One such place is ETH Zurich; it has flourished in this role over the course of its more than 150-year history.

Gerd Folkers, Martin Schmid: Foreword Martin B. Schwab: They Actually Do Grow Gerd Folkers, Martin Schmid: Vitamin C, or the Search for New Diseases Maria Schönbächler: Crossing Borders, Exploring the World Bradley Nelson: Microrobotics: Building on ETH History A. Dieter Schlüter: The Creation of a Molecular Fisherman’s Net – Can One Feel it? Marc Folcher, Martin Fussenegger: A New Frontier for Man-Machine Interfaces Dirk Hebel: From Break to Breakthrough – Operating in Large-Scale Metabolic Systems Gerd Folkers, Martin Schmid: Under the Sign of the Sun