Tag Archives: ETH Zurich

Researchers Develop Refined Mammography Method for Improved Breast Cancer Detection

(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

Siemens équipe le Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab de l’ETH Zurich avec des technologies de construction numériques de pointe

(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

Siemens equips ETH Zurich’s Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab with cutting-edge digital building technologies

(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

Swiss Museum of Transport y Empa colaboran en “Experience Energy!” exhibición

(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

Swiss Museum of Transport and Empa collaborate on “Experience Energy!” exhibition

(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

New report: 10 actions industry can take right now to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions

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

NEST’s unit HiLo (High Performance – Low Emissions) project wins prestigious Swiss architecture award in the category Digitization

(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

El proyecto HiLo (High Performance – Low Emissions) de NEST gana el prestigioso premio de arquitectura suizo en la categoría Digitalización

(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

Researchers at Empa, the Swiss research institute, developed new diagnostic tool that can detect the first signs of neurodegenerative changes using a sensor belt

(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

Investigadores de Empa, el instituto de investigación suizo, desarrollaron una nueva herramienta de diagnóstico que puede detectar los primeros signos de cambios neurodegenerativos usando un cinturón sensor

(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

German navigation software firm HERE acquires software tool for fleet managers developed by Migros and Empa

(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

Empa: Researcher to make small power plants from graphene nanoribbons that can generate electricity from heat

(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

Barry Callebaut makes the CDP’s prestigious A List as a leader in corporate action and transparency on deforestation

(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

ABB Robotics introduces new robotic automation solutions to improve safety, affordability and sustainability in the construction industry

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

University of Zurich researchers announce novel immunotherapy against leukaemia

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

Credit Suisse holds the first-ever Swiss-wide day dedicated to the entrepreneurship

(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

ETH Zurich and MeteoSwiss: Switzerland becomes drier, hotter and less snowy, and will struggle with heavier rainfall in the future

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

ETH Zurich Professor Alessio Figalli awarded the Fields Medal for his outstanding contribution to mathematical research

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

ETH Zurich and Swissgrid: hybrid overhead lines increase the transmission capacity

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

ETH Zurich researchers developed new robotic method for digital timber construction

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