ETH News for Industry
Here you get the latest news and videos about ETH projects relevant to industry (newsletter, external pageLinkedIn).
The next generation of product heating
Entrepreneurship
ETH spin-off qCella offers a novel heating technology for products. Heating objects close to people rather than entire rooms, such as car interiors, thus becomes an attractive option. qCella's approach is comfortable, energy-efficient and can be applied to a wide range of products - from shoe soles to aeroplane seats.
Repairing damaged tissues through hydrogel injection
Technology Offers
Hydrogels support tissue regeneration after an accident or illness. Oncay Yasa and Robert Katzschmann have developed sponge-like hydrogels that can be injected through a cannula, thus offering patients a minimally invasive procedure for implantation.
Smart clothing warns against physical exhaustion
- Technology Offers
- Videos
Exhaustion makes us more prone to injury. A group of researchers led by Carlo Menon has developed an electronic yarn capable of measuring body movements. The textile sensor can be integrated into sports or work clothing. It predicts the wearer’s physical exhaustion level and recommends breaks when they are nearing their limit.
No more fogged up lenses
- Entrepreneurship
- Videos
Heated up by sunshine, these specially coated glasses do not fog up in humid conditions. ETH Pioneer Fellows Iwan Hächler and Fabrice Bagnoud strive to get the coating process market-ready and make antifogging lenses accessible to a large consumer market.
Balanced fertilization through field sensors
- Events
- Sustainability
Prof. Máté Bezdek and his team are experts in chemical sensing. They aim to develop sensors for agriculture that enable accurate fertilizing of fields, avoiding over-fertilization and thus help mitigate the emissions caused by agriculture.
Recyclable batteries for tomorrow’s cars
- Entrepreneurship
- Sustainability
Lithium-ion solid-state batteries are the batteries of the future. However, their mass production is still too expensive. ETH spin-off Eightinks is developing a manufacturing technology for the mass production of new battery materials and designs. In addition to the scalability of the technology, the goal is also a complete circular economy for batteries.
Paper-based electrodes for more accurate rapid test
- Technology Offers
- Videos
Rapid tests are convenient, but the lines on the test strip aren’t always easy to interpret. Chih-Jen Shih and Andrew deMello, together with researchers from their groups, have developed a rapid test system incorporating electrically conducting graphene paper. In addition to being inexpensive to fabricate, it is easy to use and as accurate as lab measurements. The test is also suitable for soil, air, or water samples.
Processing documents automatically
- Innosuisse project
- Entrepreneurship
Companies process dozens of customer orders, order confirmations, delivery notes, and invoices every day. ETH spin-off BLP Digital is revolutionising resource planning with an application that saves costs and reduces the potential for errors. Their collaboration with ETH brought the young company a significant step forward.
Industrial VR training
Entrepreneurship
ETH spin-off AtlasVR offers virtual reality (VR) training solutions for industry, enabling the workforce to train independently and efficiently. Thanks to virtual training, a significant amount of resources like raw materials can be saved.
Stimulating the main breathing muscle
- Innosuisse project
- Industry Projects
- Videos
Mechanical ventilation in intensive care causes degeneration of the breathing muscle. STIMIT AG and ETH Zurich pursue a pioneering approach with non-invasive stimulators.