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08.10.2021 Nanotechnology

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

24.09.2021 News (Innovation Society)

1'200 nano-experimental kits for Secondary Schools in Zurich

In the canton of Zurich, high school classes will be experimenting with nanotechnology in the future. Starting this fall, schools will be provided with 1,200... More

24.09.2021 Nanotechnology

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

24.09.2021 Open Innovation

Are the nanoparticles in Covid vaccines capable of harming us?

Again and again, the argument comes up that the currently used Covid vaccines contain nanoparticles. This is true, but is it... More

24.09.2021 Nanotechnology

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

24.09.2021 Nanotechnology

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

24.09.2021 Nanotechnology

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

06.07.2021 News (Innovation Society)

Learning about nano-chemistry - teachers experiment at Vifor Pharma in St. Gallen

Since the 2020 school year, all St. Gallen high schools have been equipped with free "SimplyNano 2" experiment cases as part of the IT education... More