2022
Circular economy of medical devices
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- Industry Projects
Recycling disposable medical products is challenging, but pharmaceutical company Janssen found a good partner for this high-risk project in the ETH Feasibility Lab. Thanks to their agile approach, the researchers were able to demonstrate feasibility.
Virtual copy of the real world
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Scanning the environment with a camera and interactively creating a virtual 3D model? ETH researchers receive funding from the Sony Research Award Program to advance their pioneering computer vision methods.
Lightweight with maximum surface area
Entrepreneurship
Metal foams are used in many applications, including cooling and filtration. Start-up Apheros' novel metal foams offer unprecedented properties.
Biosimo produces fossil-free chemicals
- Sustainability
- Entrepreneurship
The carbon used in today’s materials is almost exclusively made from gas, oil, or coal. ETH spin-off and chemical engineering start-up, Biosimo, has developed a sustainable bio-based alternative to produce fossil-free chemicals such as acetic acid.
More power from less energy
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- Sustainability
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The fast-growing electromobility sector needs efficient power solutions. In the European funded project Power2Power, ETH Zurich and Brusa HyPower use improved semiconductors to design onboard chargers for electric vehicles.