Open Innovation
Old tires converted to new outdoor pants
Polyamides based on chemically recycled tires form the basis for new, robust outdoor... More
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… plastic?
A new technique allows the detection of tiny plastic particles in snow, rain and even... More
The "Crispr/Cas" for the chemical industry
After a successful career in research at Empa, Matthias Koebel has now ventured into the private sector and founded the start-up Siloxene. The young entrepreneur... More
Your body is a power plant
The technology developed by the ETH spin-off Mithras Technology wouldn’t be out of place in a science fiction movie: the user’s own body heat powers... More
3D-printed bioresorbable airway stent
An ETH Zurich research team is using 3D printing to produce a new type of bioresorbable airway stent. This could greatly simplify the future treatment... More
Elimination of microplastics in wastewater directly at the source of generation
A team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades... More
Tiny robots made of metal and plastic
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that allows them to create micrometer-sized machines in which several materials are interwoven in complex ways. Such... More
As easy as playing Lego: Clean way to convert carbon dioxide waste into useful industrial products
Chemical engineers at UNSW Sydney have developed a new technology to convert harmful carbon dioxide emissions into chemical building blocks to produce useful industrial products... More