Innovation
Charcoal cooling blanket for fruit and veggie storage
TechTransfer
Empa
In developing countries, storing agricultural produce is often difficult: Heat and drought cause fruits and vegetables to spoil quickly. A "cooling blanket" from Empa's Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles in St. Gallen could provide a solution.
Virtual world, real threats
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
Digitalisation offers a wealth of new opportunities – and criminals and hostile states are only too happy to exploit them. Protecting against such attacks requires a broad range of measures.
Black holes as noise traps
Research
Empa
Anyone who lives in an old building with wooden floors knows the problem: Even if the neighbors from above glide across the floor with graceful elegance, it sounds as if you were living under a bowling alley. Impact sound is a challenge even for the most modern wooden buildings. Scientists at Empa are now tinkering with a solution.
Climeworks raises CHF 600 million
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
ETH spin-off Climeworks is specialised in technology that filters CO₂ directly from the air. The company secured CHF 600 million in investment in its latest equity round, allowing it to invest in new large-​scale air capture facilities.
Automatically filter and block cookies
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
Cookie consent banners only appear to give users control over their data. So researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a browser extension that uses machine learning to recognise and block unnecessary cookies.
ETH graduates reinvent the user manual
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
No sooner had David Shapira and Kordian Caplazi finished their studies than they set about creating a start-up. Rimon develops virtual user manuals for industrial companies, enabling users to quickly and intuitively learn how to operate complex machines with the aid of AR glasses.
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