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Storing hydrogen is expensive and inefficient. Is it? ETH researchers now show how it can be stored well in iron. Thus, by 2026, one fifth of the Hönggerberg campus's winter electricity needs are to be covered by solar energy. https://lnkd.in/gb-_cSUv

What if we could create high-quality products from the millions of tonnes of plastic waste we produce every year? Well, ETH researchers have just lay the foundations for this to happen. They have succeeded in breaking down long-chain plastic molecules into molecules that can be used as fuels or lubricants. On this basis, suitable chemical catalysts for the recycling process can be developed. https://lnkd.in/eGCVfCSV Involved: NCCR Catalysis, Javier Pérez-Ramírez & Antonio José Martín Fernández, PhD. #Recycling #ChemicalCatalysts #PlasticWaste #Polymers

Watch the BBC video about ETH's Spacehopper. Spencer Kelly visited us in Zurich and wanted to know everything about the #SpaceMission that the little three-legged friend will be going on. 🤖 Video: BBC Related: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, Robotic Systems Lab

Congratulations, ETH Zurich spinoff Oxara, to this great step forward!

From 25 to 27 October, the third CYBATHLON will take place in the Swiss Arena in Kloten, Switzerland. This is the world’s largest competition in which people with disabilities master everyday tasks with the help of newly developed assistive technologies. For this Cybathlon, the six existing disciplines were further developed, and two new ones added: a race with intelligent vision assistive technologies and one with assistant robots. 🥇 For the third time, ETH Zurich is organising the Cybathlon, which aims to significantly advance assistive technologies for people with disabilities. 🥈 Pilots solve everyday tasks in eight disciplines. For the first time, competitions will be held with visual assistants and assistance robots. 🥉 In 2024, the Cybathlon will once again take place in the Kloten stadium, as well as in eight other locations around the world. #cybathlon_2024 #inclusivity #technology #competition #assistivetechnology

Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have succeeded for the first time in using remote control to perform a magnetic endoscopy on a live pig. The researchers controlled the probe from Zurich while the animal was on the operating table in Hong Kong. 💡 Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have had their first success in performing a magnetic endoscopy in Hong Kong from Switzerland. 💡 This breakthrough was made possible by a secure, fast internet connection as well as a magnetic navigation system developed at ETH Zurich featuring a magnetically operated endoscope. 💡 In the future, the technology could enable better surgical care in remote areas – especially for procedures for which no local expertise is available. Text by Christoph Elhardt Involved: Alexandre Mesot Medarde; Michelle Mattille; Quentin Boehler; Nina Schmid; Sean Lyttle; Florian Heemeyer; Shannon Melissa Chan; Philip Wai Yan Chiu; Brad Nelson

🇨🇭🏔️High mountains, deep lakes; small country, big passion🏔️🇨🇭 It was a pleasure to share our innovative food systems research with FAO Director General Qu Dongyu and Swiss Ambassador Krisztina Bende this week during their visit to ETH Zürich. Christian Wolfrum and Martijn Sonnevelt welcomed the FAO delegation, which also included Christian Hofer, Dominique Burgeon, Corinna Hawkes, and Damien Kelly. Bridging fundamental research to applications as well as sharing of knowledge with the public was highlighted. Closer collaboration of the FAO with ETH Zurich was also discussed. The delegation then moved into the atrium of the historic LFW building to talk with researchers: 🍎 Corina Oppliger (Crop Science ETH) and Giovanni Broginni presented research working to accelerate breeding of new varieties of #pulses and #apples in Switzerland and abroad. 🔲 Hélène Iven highlighted bringing science into practice by showcasing the Digit Soil device, which measure parameters important for #soilhealth. 👩🔬 Alexander Mathys, Fabian Abiusi, Agon Besimi, Corina Sägesser, and Maja Lermark Schøn explained their multifaceted work on sustainable #protein sources such as nutritious meat alternatives containing #microalgae and feed based on #insects. 📈 Gregor Perich and Lukas Graf from Terensis showed how their developed interactive dashboard provides real-time information on crop development, risk windows, and crop yield forecasting. 🌱 Nina Buchmann, founding Chair of the World Food System Center, then introduced the Center's varied activities. It was our pleasure to exchange with the delegation, and we hope the visit helps to further strengthen bridges between ETH Zürich and United Nations FAO. Summary of visit at ETH Zürich: https://lnkd.in/dNGpwaHQ #SDGs #foodsystemstransformation #delegations #ETHZurich #Zurich

The SNF awarded 19 #ConsolidatorGrants to researchers from nine institutions, including four from ETH Zurich, totalling CHF 7.4 million. 👏 Article: ETH Zürich Image: Adobe Stock Related: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds SNF, Alexander Barnes, Loïc Pellissier, Chih-Jen Shih, Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zürich

Not all #Pain is the same. Depending on the cause, it requires different therapies. A team led by ETH Zurich has now developed a method that enables physicians to better distinguish between #Physical and #Psychosocial pain. In brief • A new method makes it possible to distinguish and quantify the physical and psychosocial components of pain. • The research team, led by ETH Zurich, developed an index for each of the two components with the help of #MachineLearning. • The new method and the indices are a digital #DecisionMaking aid for physicians in pain #Medicine. Article: Fabio Bergamin Image: Adobe Stock Related: Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), ETH Zürich, Noemi Gozzi, Stanisa Raspopovic

The first German woman to fly to space will be an ETH Zurich alumna. 🚀 Rabea Rogge, who had studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering will be part of the SpaceX mission #Fram2. Her rocket will launch earliest at the end of 2024. Congratulation, Rabea! https://lnkd.in/eKhXz6HM ETH Alumni Association