The protagonists

Professor Simone Schürle-Finke works with engineers, chemists and biologists in developing tiny robots for use in the medical field. She dreams big about the very small.

https://rbsl.ethz.ch

Professor Tilman Esslinger researches and teaches in the Department of Physics. He brings light into the darkness of the quantum world.

https://quantumoptics.ethz.ch

Professor Philippe Block and his research group are looking for new constructional systems that allow construction using significantly fewer materials. He likes playing with blocks .

https://block.arch.ethz.ch/brg

Anna Thumann is in her third year of a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Just after passing her first-year examinations, she co-developed the e-Sling electric aircraft. Her favourite song is Wish I could fly .
https://e-sling.com/ call_made

Philipp Furler founded ETH spin-off Synhelion with Gianluca Ambrosetti after completing his doctorate. Since the two of them started working with Swiss, their favourite drink has been a Campari Soda.

https://synhelion.com call_made

Professor Alessio Figalli has received the Fields Medal - the Nobel Prize in mathematics - for his contributions to the theory of optimal transportation. He goes through ten kilogrammes of chalk per year.

Alessio Figalli's website