Engineering
ETH students place second in tunnelling competition
Teaching
ETH Zurich
Swissloop Tunneling, a team of students from ETH Zurich and other universities, has won second place in a tunnelling competition hosted by Elon Musk in Las Vegas. Their tunnelling machine has also won the Innovation & Design Award.
Research with animals, a necessity for scientific progress
Research
EPFL
EPFL Summer Series: How science works. Despite the many advancements in developing innovative alternative methods, animal testing still plays an important role in biological and medical research, enabling scientists to make key new discoveries. At EPFL, performing high-quality research is a priority for scientists, as is taking proper care of the mice, rats and fish in the facilities.
Changes in colour indicate deformations
Research
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich researchers have developed a new type of laminate that changes colour as soon as the material is deformed. This way, the materials researchers can kill two birds with one stone: a lightweight composite material that inspects itself.
Water resources: defusing conflict, promoting cooperation
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
The EU funded project DAFNE has developed a methodology for avoiding conflicts of use in transboundary rivers. The model-based procedure allows for participatory planning and cooperative management of water resources. The aim is now for the DAFNE methodology to be implemented in other regions of the world.
A 3D printer made entirely at EPFL
Teaching
EPFL
EPFL students have made a high-performance 3D printer that can print structures measuring just a few microns across.
Pumped to assist the heart with an artificial aorta
Research
EPFL
Scientists from EPFL and University of Bern have successfully implanted – in vivo – their first artificial tubular muscle that augments the aorta and assists cardiac function in pumping blood. Based on these results, the Werner Siemens Foundation has provided the green-light for granting an extra 8 million CHF over 8 years to develop artificial muscles for human disorders.
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