{"title": "Wenn die Erde bebt - Erdbebensimulator", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/earth-sciences/geology"], "description": "The earthquake simulator is a device weighing over three tonnes, set up inside a container-like room furnished with tables and other movable objects, with room for up to 10 people at a time. Using real recorded earthquake signals, it simulates the ground movements of earthquakes up to magnitude 8, which visitors can experience safely on their own bodies. In 2006 the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) had the simulator developed and built, supported by the cantonal building insurance of Freiburg and the Foundation for Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. The simulation is meant to raise awareness that Switzerland, too, is at risk from earthquakes and to show how to behave correctly during one.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wenn-die-erde-bebt-erdbebensimulator-59644/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed0cb516821696d73a9c2a5a2df06bb634f1f9defd9272c7164b90e443654c5d-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Planeten mit Beben erforschen", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Focus Terra", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/earth-sciences/geology"], "description": "A guided tour presenting quakes as a key to exploring the interiors of planets. It is run by focusTerra and shows how seismic waves reveal crust, mantle and core on Earth, the Moon and Mars, as happened during the Apollo Moon missions and the InSight Mars mission. In the quake simulator, the differences can be felt first-hand. The tour is held in German.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planeten-mit-beben-erforschen-32248/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fdafef85bb0ee723ae908792a530d6bd073296f6466c7086d3e14ae89e8b69b0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ins All und zurück", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A guided tour that takes participants on a journey from Earth into space and back. It is offered by ETH Zurich as part of meet ETH and features, among other things, the ETH-LIFE mission searching for life beyond our solar system, the LunarLeaper on the Moon, the remotely operated Haptic Device, and the student-built Mars rover CRATER. On the way back, participants get a new view of Earth, and on board is ArboSat, densified wood that could make satellite construction more sustainable. The tour lasts 60 minutes and is suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ins-all-und-zuruck-68936/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/ins-all-und-zurueck.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/984bdca09e38be6c8606c2f9e12fa138e625da942a45ff7557e3f12ced3288b6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "XENON", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": [], "description": "A special exhibition about the XENON experiment and the search for dark matter. The University of Zurich is involved in the international experiments and shows the detector that was developed and built at UZH, whose interior is filled with liquid xenon. The research takes place deep underground – why and how that is can be discovered here above ground. It raises questions such as: What makes up most of our universe, and what influences the motion of entire galaxies even though it cannot be seen?", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/xenon-59629/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/507c48c0616bef6e3deb09b772ab30bf15afd36a489fb0e8c82116a12048faff-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Auf dem Mond Fuss fassen", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«Auf dem Mond Fuss fassen» welcomes visitors into the Moon Lab, where they can watch the four-legged robot LunarLeaper walk and learn, live. A project by ETH Zurich Space and the Robotic Systems Lab: the robot is meant to one day seek out lava tunnels on the Moon, where a lunar base could one day be built. Still in development, it offers a look at ongoing research, with hourly demonstrations. The robot goes ahead so that humans can one day follow.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/auf-dem-mond-fuss-fassen-68934/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2de92865a517956fc49f169485ce11f00dcf8d94aada41d64ab9436b52f1c9f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Offenes Basteln und Experimentieren: Satelliten und Mondkrater", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/astronomy", "diy"], "description": "An open craft-and-experiment session for children aged five and up accompanied by adults, with no registration needed. It is hosted by ETH Zurich as part of its programme «WOW! Hoch 2». Participants try an experiment to create their own lunar surface and build their own satellite, thinking of a special feature and a name for it. The language is German.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/offenes-basteln-und-experimentieren-satelliten-und-mondkrate-68940/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/satelliten-und-mondkrater.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/373063d8a4da43819dad97e7543e5dd0a6d05a584ab9783b3b40bc2846c8c8f4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "To Space and Back", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A tour that journeys from Earth into space and back again. It is part of the ETH-LIFE mission, searching for life beyond our solar system. On the Moon, visitors watch the LunarLeaper take its first steps, use a haptic device by EPFL spin-off Force Dimension to feel how astronauts remotely control robots from a space station, and perhaps navigate the Mars rover designed and built by the student-led team CRATER. On the way back, Earth is seen from a fresh perspective – in the luggage: ArboSat, a densified wood that could make satellite construction more sustainable.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/to-space-and-back-68943/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-october-2026/ins-all-und-zurueck.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/984bdca09e38be6c8606c2f9e12fa138e625da942a45ff7557e3f12ced3288b6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Vom Asteroiden ins Labor", "start": "2026-11-01T11:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A tour takes visitors into the noble gas laboratory at ETH Zurich, where they can look at meteorites up close. Researchers there study what planets, asteroids and comets are made of and how old the material forming the Earth is. The laboratory is led by Prof. Dr. Henner Busemann, a lecturer in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Using highly precise instruments, they determine the composition of the tiniest samples to unlock the history of our cosmic surroundings and the origin of space samples, including asteroid samples brought back by NASA and JAXA.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/vom-asteroiden-ins-labor-68953/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/vom-asteroiden-ins-labor.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/eb4afb61e97f7599c97f20b0b306d02ffb6dadb6adb5dd30488a4bd7fa706c70-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Öffentliche Führung Zivilschutz-Museum", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Zivilschutz-Museum, Habsburgstrasse 14, 8037 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "Gratis", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "A public guided tour of the Zivilschutz-Museum in the historic Bunker Landenberg. The tour is run by the City of Zurich; it lasts around two hours, is conducted in German and deals with the subject of civil protection. Registration is required as visitor numbers are limited. Entry is free, and photographing and filming are allowed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/offentliche-fuhrung-zivilschutz-museum-6660/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f4b8304cc030c2da1001de9ae377fb3cf9d6302df40c3eec786f5b4d40fcf3f3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "KEEP IT CO₂OL ‒ Rettet uns High-Tech?", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["nature/climate/climate-change"], "description": "The special exhibition KEEP IT CO₂OL at focusTerra of ETH Zürich asks whether high-tech can save us from climate change. At ETH Zürich, research is being done on technologies that would allow flying, driving and eating meat in the future – with sustainable fuels made from solar energy, renewable energies and meat grown in the lab. Whether this is utopia or a realistic scenario is discussed with the public as well as experts from science, industry and politics. It is about where we stand and what possibilities we have for dealing with our excessive CO₂ emissions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/keep-it-co2ol-rettet-uns-high-tech-59633/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/924d0e73e1ac2e65044480ec9079be9c1c4eacbf57eb7de50a6ff32f3c16cdc0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Exkursion ins Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt", "start": "2026-10-30T13:15:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "VMP - Verein der Mathematik und Physik Studierenden", "address": "Universitätstrasse 6, 8092 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/technology/energy"], "description": "An excursion to the Leibstadt nuclear power plant with an exclusive zone tour. It is organised by the VMP, the association of mathematics and physics students, and the tour is run by swissnuclear. Participants gain an in-depth look at Switzerland's youngest and most powerful nuclear power plant: how it works in practice, which technical systems ensure safe and reliable operation, and what the work inside a controlled zone is really like. Travel to and from Zurich is arranged, and the tour itself includes a drinks break and a snack.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/exkursion-ins-kernkraftwerk-leibstadt-32094/", "official_url": "https://vmp.ethz.ch/de/events/swissnuclear-exkursion/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40575b9e9949aa557cad52c701abaf709c918bc0c94974bc940382fb21e1f53e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kinderworkshop: Das Geheimnis des Magic Cube", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:30:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["diy/electronics"], "description": "A workshop for children who set out to save a fantastical world together. After a thunderstorm the planet Elektron loses its power, and the Magic Cube that controls the electricity supply has been damaged. The children wire up solar cells, repair the power grid and assemble a microscope; once the planet is saved, the Magic Cube opens and reveals its secret. The workshop is run by mint & pepper von Wyss Zurich, the talent promotion project of Wyss Zurich (ETH Zürich / Universität Zürich), which gives children and young people in Switzerland access to leading international research.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/kinderworkshop-das-geheimnis-des-magic-cube-68937/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/das-geheimnis-des-magic-cube.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aace9cccde642fa27cd7e370ecbfcd257c6619591bcffce0963704749b2d0eda-2000.webp"}, {"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy", "community"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» is a free public format by ETH Zurich that, over two days in the ETH main building, explores living in space and what space research brings to life on Earth. It is organised by ETH Zurich, whose second edition of the format brings together science, technology and society for a broad audience from children to adults. In talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from fields ranging from lunar and climate research to gravitational waves, including Eleonore Poli, Andreas Prein, Anna Mittelholz, Marco Tempest and Thomas Zurbuchen. There are also entertainments such as «BLACK BOX» and «Cook the Science», the four-legged robot LunarLeaper, the Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and teenagers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-mensch-und-all-69470/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/88921bd9382075856f3b4715479fcff380cc8605c080067898e04a3f974f06d4-600.webp"}, {"title": "Kinderworkshop: Fühl dem Alien auf den Zahn", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["science/technology/robotics"], "description": "A hands-on workshop for children where kids use the Thymio robot to build their own alien, a creature from outer space that might have arms, legs and perhaps even teeth like ours. One of those teeth hurts: as soon as the opposing team touches it, the robot bites down. In this playful way, children dive into the world of robotics and programming with no prior knowledge needed. The workshop is run by mint & pepper of Wyss Zurich, a programme promoting young talent from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich that gives children and young people in Switzerland access to top international research; it is aimed at children aged 10 to 12 without adults, lasts 90 minutes and is held in German.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/kinderworkshop-fuhl-dem-alien-auf-den-zahn-68951/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/fuehl-dem-alien-auf-den-zahn.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aa76bf582011151baec94f0f8a3514fc6407636ba46ba701af23c49505d04ee2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Planetariumsshow: Unser Sonnensystem", "start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/astronomy/solar-system"], "description": "'Unser Sonnensystem' is a planetarium show taking place in a lecture hall at ETH Zürich, with no registration needed. The mobile Planetarium Zürich is run by Urs Scheifele and Matthias Hofer, who lead all shows live. The journey starts at the dwarf planet Pluto, passes the gas giants, crosses the dangerous planetoid belt to the inner planets and finally ends at the Sun. Along the way it shows how the planets' movements led to the greatest mistake in the history of astronomy. The show lasts 45 minutes, is in German and suitable for everyone aged 7 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planetariumsshow-unser-sonnensystem-68942/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/unser-sonnensystem.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/103af72ca87b8f3854d6365633633aacae3cabd86d536cb9185b6b7b9aead63d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» is a two-day, free public format by ETH Zurich dealing with questions of space and space research, such as what humans need to live permanently on the Moon and what research in space brings for life on Earth. 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There are also exhibitions and demonstrations such as the four-legged robot LunarLeaper and the student-built Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and teenagers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-mensch-und-all-76396/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Führung: Moderne Physikforschung", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/physics"], "description": "A guided tour on modern physics research at the Science Pavilion UZH. There, researchers from the Faculty of Science share their enthusiasm for their research projects. In changing exhibitions, visitors can experience explainer videos, interviews and experiments. The tour is part of the pavilion's events programme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/fuhrung-moderne-physikforschung-33341/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79a8a5f1bfdda9e52b845182135a783e90fdbaf94910b9d91ac378fd2494498a-2000.webp"}]}