Nanotechnology
EU: Ban on titanium dioxide dye in food possible
Brussels (dpa) - Chewing gum, sweets and other foods will probably have to do without the widely used white dye titanium dioxide in 2022. EU... More
New guide available on classifying and labelling titanium dioxide
The guide helps companies and national authorities understand how mixtures containing titanium dioxide (TiO2) need to be classified and labelled following its classification as carcinogenic... More
Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds
Sunlight was once thought to only fragment plastics in the marine environment into smaller particles that chemically resemble the original material and persist forever. However,... More
Toxicity testing on the placenta and embryo
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on an existing... More
Study Analyzes Mechanisms Behind Bacterial Resistance to Ag Nanoparticles
Antimicrobials find their use in destroying or slowing down the growth of viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms. The misuse and overuse of antimicrobial agents are... More
Testing on the Limmat to combat plastic in the oceans
This summer, students from ETH Zurich will test various technologies on the Limmat for the automatic removal of waste. The Autonomous River Cleanup project is... More
Nanoscientists Honoured by European Inventor Award
European Patent Office honours Robert Grass and Wendelin Stark, professors of chemical engineering for their research in DNA encapsulation. Their invention enables the storage of... More
The biodegradable battery
The number of data-transmitting microdevices, for instance in packaging and transport logistics, will increase sharply in the coming years. All these devices need energy, but... More