(IN BRIEF) Researchers from ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have successfully performed the first remote-controlled magnetic endoscopy on a live pig, with the procedure being operated from Zurich while the animal was in Hong Kong. This … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ETH Zurich has opened a new research facility on Basel’s Schällemätteli life science campus, housing the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering. The state-of-the-art building is designed to foster collaboration and innovation in experimental biology, bioinformatics, and bioengineering. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Basel, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (BSS), ETH Zurich, High-Tech Research Facility, life sciences, partnership, sustainability, Sven Panke
(IN BRIEF) Swissloop Tunneling, a team of students from ETH Zurich supported by Empa, emerged victorious at the Not-a-Boring Competition 2024 in Bastrop, Texas, with their innovative micro-tunneling machine, Groundhog Beta. The team’s success marks a significant milestone in the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich have developed innovative methods to enhance the efficiency and brightness of perovskite quantum dots, which can emit light of specific colors and single photons, critical for quantum technologies and displays. They created … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Aleksey Yekimov, Brighter Light Emission, Empa, ETH Zurich, Gabriele Raino, Louis E. Brus, Maksym Kovalenko, Moungi G. Bawendi, partnership, Perovskite Quantum Dots, quantum technologies, researchers, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In conjunction with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the six institutions of the ETH Domain hosted a special event at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) to present their cutting-edge research to high-ranking … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Christoph Hegg, Eawag, Empa, EPFL, Eric Nussbaumer, ETH Zurich, Guy Parmelin, Jürg Schweizer, Martina Hirayama, PSI, RESEARCH, World Economic Forum, WSL
(IN BRIEF) Swiss startup BTRY, a spin-off from Empa and ETH Zurich, has secured CHF 900,000 in its initial funding round. Led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), the startup focuses on developing thin-film solid-state batteries capable of … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Abdessalem Aribia, BTRY, Empa, ETH Zurich, Florian Dünner, High-Tech Gründerfonds, HTGF, lithium-ion batteries, lithium-ion thin-film battery, Moritz Futscher, thin-film solid-state batteries, Timo Bertsch, Yaroslav Romanyuk, ZKB, Zürcher Kantonalbank
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from ETH Zurich, Empa, and Stanford University have made a remarkable discovery that excited electrons can straighten the crystal lattice of perovskite nanocrystals, increasing their symmetry rather than causing disorder. This unexpected finding could pave the way … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Fondation Botnar is contributing an additional CHF 50 million to the University of Basel and ETH Zurich to expand the Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH). This funding will facilitate the establishment of six new professorships focusing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH), Child Health Research, ETH Zurich, Fondation Botnar, investment, partnership, pediatric digital health, Professor Christian Wolfrum, Professor Georg Holländer, Professor Torsten Schwede, Stefan Germann, University of Basel, wellness
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and ETH Zurich, along with the Baden Cantonal Hospital and University Hospital Zurich, have developed a refined method of mammography, an x-ray imaging technique used for detecting breast cancer. The new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Baden Cantonal Hospital, breast cancer, Detection, ETH Zurich, mammography, Marco Stampanoni, Michał Rawlik, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Rahel Kubik-Huch, screening method, University Hospital Zurich
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Siemens, dans le cadre de son partenariat avec l’ETH Zurich, a équipé le laboratoire Zero Carbon Building Systems (ZCBS) des technologies de construction numérique de son portefeuille Siemens Xcelerator. Le laboratoire permet la recherche expérimentale et les … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged centre de recherche, Desigo CC controls, ETH Zurich, gestion numérique des bâtiments, Matthias Rebellius, Prof. Dr. Arno Schlueter, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Xcelerator, ZCBS Lab, Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab
(IN BRIEF) Siemens, as part of its partnership with ETH Zurich, has equipped the Zero Carbon Building Systems (ZCBS) Lab with digital building technologies from its Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. The lab allows for experimental research and system testing on a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Desigo CC controls, digital building management, ETH Zurich, Matthias Rebellius, Prof. Dr. Arno Schlueter, research facility, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Xcelerator, ZCBS Lab, Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) El Museo Suizo del Transporte ha inaugurado una nueva exposición, “¡Experimenta la energía!” en su “Casa de la Energía” especialmente diseñada en Lucerna. La exposición tiene como objetivo promover el diálogo intergeneracional sobre la Estrategia Energética 2050 … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bertrand Piccard, Brigitte Buchmann, Christian Bach, combustible sintético, Conferencia Powerfuel, Empa, Energía, EPFL, ETH Board, ETH Zurich, Experience Energy!, Exposición, hidrógeno, House of Energy, Martin Candinas, movilidad, Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, Swiss Museum of Transport
(IN BRIEF) The Swiss Museum of Transport has opened a new exhibition, “Experience Energy!” at its purpose-built “House of Energy” in Lucerne. The exhibition aims to promote cross-generational dialogue on the Energy Strategy 2050 and has been created in collaboration … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bertrand Piccard, Brigitte Buchmann, Christian Bach, Empa, ENERGY, EPFL, ETH Board, ETH Zurich, exhibition, Experience Energy!, House of Energy, hydrogen, Martin Candinas, mobility, Paul Scherrer Institute, Powerfuel Conference, PSI, Swiss Museum of Transport, synfuel
Independent report highlights 10 actions to help industrial users improve their energy efficiency right now Improving energy efficiency will reduce energy bills and emissions substantially in the short- to mid-term, without compromising productivity Industry is the world’s largest consumer of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Alfa Laval, automation, climate change, Cloud, coal, cost of energy, DHL Group, electricity, electrification, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency Movement, ETH Zurich, greenhouse gas emissions, IEA, International Energy Agency, Kevin Lane, Microsoft, natural gas, REPORT, smart building solutions, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Tarak Mehta
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 11-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that NEST’s unit HiLo (High Performance – Low Emissions) project has won the prestigious Swiss architecture award in the category … Read the full press release
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) DÜBENDORF, 11-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, el instituto de investigación suizo para la ciencia y la tecnología aplicadas a los materiales, ha anunciado que El proyecto HiLo (High Performance – Low Emissions) de la unidad de NEST … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that its researchers in collaboration with clinical partners (Cantonal Hospital and the Geriatric Clinic in St. Gallen) are working on … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Alzheimer, Alzheimers disease, cognitive motor fitness games, confusion, dementias, diagnosis, Dividat AG, Empa, ETH Zurich, exergames, Forgetfulness, Kerstin Kündig, Michael Bürgisser, mild brain disorders, mild cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative, neuropsychological tests, Patrick Eggenberger, researchers, sensor belt, Simon Annaheim
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) DÜBENDORF, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, el instituto de investigación suizo de ciencia y tecnología de materiales aplicados, ha anunciado que sus investigadores, en colaboración con socios clínicos (Cantonal Hospital y la Clínica Geriátrica de St. Gallen) … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Alzheimer, cinturón sensor, confusión, demencias, deterioro cognitivo leve, Diagnóstico, Dividat AG, Empa, enfermedad de Alzheimer, ETH Zurich, exergames, investigadores, juegos de acondicionamiento motor cognitivo, Kerstin Kündig, Michael Bürgisser, neurodegenerativo, Olvido, Patrick Eggenberger, pruebas neuropsicológicas, Simon Annaheim, trastornos cerebrales leves
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 20-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that a software tool aimed at supporting fleet managers in transforming truck fleet to low-CO2 powertrains jointly developed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Audi, biodiesel trucks, biogas, biogas trucks, BMW, Bosch, Christian Bach, CO2 emissions, CO2 savings, Continental, Daimler, decarbonization, eLCAr, ELECTRIC, Electric car, electric trucks, electric vehicles, Empa, ETH Zurich, freight transports, greenhouse gas emissions, HERE, hydrogen, hydrogen trucks, Intel, logistics, low-CO2 powertrains, Migros, myclimate, navigation software, powertrain systems, renewable energy, route planning, SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers, software, Tencent Group, truck fleet, Trucks
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 18-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that the researcher Mickael L. Perrin plans to build tiny power plants from graphene nanoribbons that can generate electricity from … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Eccellenza Professorial Fellowships, electricity, electricity generation from heat, Empa, ERC Starting Grants, ETH Zurich, generate electricity, graphene nanoribbons, Michel Calame, Mickael L. Perrin, nanoribbons, Nanoscale lab, nanotechnology, Quantum dots, quantum heat engine, quantum heat engines, RESEARCH, Roman Fasel, SNSF, Swiss National Science Foundation, Thermoelectric generators, tiny power plants
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Barry Callebaut Group (SWX: BARN), Switzerland-based cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer, has announced the company, for the first time, made the CDP’s prestigious A List as a leader in corporate action and transparency … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged Barry Callebaut, carbon reduction, CDP, CDP Forests stamp, CDP global climate leader, chocolate, climate reduction efforts, corporate environmental transparency, deforestation, EcoVision Lab, environmental disclosure, ETH Zurich, fight against deforestation, forest protection, Forever Chocolate, Pablo Perversi, Paul Simpson, sustainability, sustainable chocolate, transparency
9 out of 10 construction businesses predict a skills crisis by 2030, with 81 percent saying they will introduce robots in the next 10 years, while safety and the environment both catalysts for accelerating investment in robotics. (PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 17th International Architecture – La Biennale di Venezia, 3D printing, ABB Robotics, architects, automation, Autovol, climate change, construction, construction businesses, construction industry, digital tools, environmental impact, ETH Zurich, Intelligent City, labor shortage, MAEID, modular homes, reduces waste, robot welding application, Robotic automation, robotic automation solutions, robotics, robots, Sami Atiya, Schindler Lifts, Skanska, skills crisis, skills shortage, sustainability, timber roof supports, Ulf Håkansson, urbanization
The new immunotherapy will be tested in humans as soon as possible (PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 8-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Zurich researchers have announced a study that is showing how hematopoietic stem cells from a healthy donor can help … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged acute leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, Alexander Simonis, AML, Antonia M. Müller, blood stem cells, bone marrow, Burkhard Becher, C. Matthias Wilk, Cancer, cancerous hematopoietic stem cells, CAR-T, chemotherapy, Chiara F. Magnani, Christian Münz, Dario Neri, Donal McHugh, ETH Zurich, genetic modification, hematology, Hematopoietic stem cells, immunotherapy, Jonathan D. Kiefer, Juliane Friemel, leukemia, Maries van den Broek, Markus G. Manz, Markus Manz, Nicolás Nuñez, Norman F. Russkamp, oncology, platelets, radiotherapy, red blood cells, Renier Myburgh, Surema Pfister, transplant, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, white blood cells
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 20-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse is today commemorating the 200th anniversary the birth of Alfred Escher. What Alfred Escher has achieved back in the 19th century continues to have a lasting impact on Switzerland as an economic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, News, Pharma & Biotech, Small Business, Switzerland
Tagged automation, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital AG, Didier Denat, Elios Elsener, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs' Day, ETH Zurich, fintech, Fotokite, medtech, robotics, Startups, Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, Swiss Venture Club, Switzerland Global Enterprise, venture capital
ZURICH, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Switzerland is becoming drier, hotter and less snowy, and will struggle with heavier rainfall in the future – these are the conclusions reached by climate researchers from MeteoSwiss and ETH Zurich. Today, they presented the Climate … Read the full press release
Alessio Figalli, Professor of Mathematics at ETH Zurich, was awarded the Fields Medal today for his outstanding contribution to mathematical research. The medal is to mathematics what the Nobel Prize is to natural sciences. ZURICH, 03-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — This is … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Switzerland
Tagged Alessio Figalli, Awards, ETH Zurich, Fields Medal, Lino Guzzella, mathematical research, mathematics, medal, natural sciences, nobel prize
More power without any additional lines Laufenburg, Switzerland, 05-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The modernisation of the power grid is yet to be realized in many places. The main reason for that is the lack of acceptance for new power lines. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged electricity, ENERGY, ETH Zurich, hybrid overhead lines, hybrid_overhead_lines, power, power_grid, Swissgrid, transmission
ZURICH, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from ETH Zurich are using a new method for digital timber construction in a real project for the first time. The load-bearing timber modules, which are prefabricated by robots, will be assembled on the top … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged construction, digital, digital timber construction, ETH Zurich, robot, robotic, timber
Dübendorf, St. Gallen and Thun, 12-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Lithium ion batteries are flammable and the price of the raw material is rising. Are there alternatives? Yes: Empa and ETH Zürich researchers have discovered promising approaches as to how we might … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Switzerland
Tagged battery out of waste graphite, Empa, ETH Zurich, Kostiantyn Kravchyk, scrap metal
ZURICH, 8-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The fourth edition of Scientifica was a resounding success: This weekend, 25,000 visitors had the chance to experience research at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich first-hand. True to its theme of light, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Switzerland
Tagged ETH Zurich, fourth Scientifica, Prof. Christoph Hock, Prof. Detlef Guenther, University of Zurich
Frick, Switzerland, 6-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ETH Zurich, the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) and Swissgrid are inviting interested parties to a discussion on «The grid of the future» on 18 June 2015. The event featuring presentations and a panel discussion will … Read the full press release
These days, technology companies are tapping into the expertise of online open source communities to develop new software. A research group under the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation is examining how companies can boost the motivation of these unpaid … Read the full press release
Professor Eric Mazur uses modern teaching methods in his work at the elite American university of Harvard. The winner of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education sets great store by teamwork and an interactive approach in his classes. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Eric Mazur, ETH Zurich, Harvard Professor, “Assessment: The Silent Killer of Learning”
ETH Zurich and the Wilhelm Schulthess Foundation are set to expand their research and teaching collaboration. ETH Zurich will establish a new chair to study how physical activity affects human physiology and long-term well-being. The Wilhelm Schulthess Foundation is supporting … Read the full press release
ZURICH, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After four years of construction, the time has finally come: the first ETH building from the 2003 master plan will officially open today. The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) and the KOF Swiss Economic … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Education, Real Estate, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ETH Zurich, LEE building, sustainable university buildings
ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The university district in Zurich’s city centre is to be developed further as a location for medical education, research and healthcare. At the beginning of September, the canton, the city and the universities presented the … Read the full press release
ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ETH-Zurich researchers have developed a new approach to measure proteins with structures that change. This could enable new diagnostic tools for the early recognition of neurodegenerative diseases to be developed. Cells regulate protein functions in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ETH Zurich, Paola Picotti, Selected Reaction Monitoring
Zürich, 19-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ETH Zurich researchers from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) in Basel have developed an implantable device that precisely monitors acid build-up in the body for people with diabetes and produces insulin if acidosis becomes … Read the full press release
Biofuel can be produced from wood, too. The key to this is the suitable pretreatment of the plant parts in order to break up the wood structure. Researchers at the Transport Processes and Reactions Laboratory, ETH Zurich, have found and … Read the full press release
Once again, ETH researchers benefit from European Research Council (ERC) grants: four researchers from ETH Zurich receive an ERC Consolidator Grant – a total of almost CHF 9 million – for their projects. Zürich, Switzerland, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — For the very … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, European Union, Investment, Science, Switzerland
Tagged Adrian Perrig, climatic extremes, Daniel Chen, ERC Consolidator Grant, ETH Zurich, ETH Zurich researchers, EU grant, European Research Council (ERC), grant, new Internet architecture, Niklas Beisert, Sonia Seneviratne
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