Sustainability
The Sustainability Portal reveals the breadth of the local network
TechTransfer
EPFL
Under a joint UNIL-EPFL-IMD initiative coordinated by the Enterprise for Society (E4S) and CLIMACT centers, a new online directory shows over 330 experts performing innovative, sustainability-oriented R&D within the three schools.
Ocean acidification in coloured stripes
Research
ETH Zurich
Our oceans are acidifying rapidly. Climate researchers from ETH Zurich are now illustrating these chemical changes with colour-coded stripes. Global observations of ocean acidification over the last four decades serve as the basis.
Neighbors can influence your decision to buy solar panels
Research
EPFL
An EPFL study carried out in Vaud Canton has shed light on the factors that can prompt people to buy solar panels. It found that having neighbors with solar panels plays a significant role, alongside more well-known influences, such as our social circle.
A change of perspective
Research
ETH Zurich
Strategy games developed by ETH Zurich ecologists bring different stakeholders to the table. By shifting people’s perspectives, they create a win-win situation for environmental protection.
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more deadly
Research
ETH Zurich
The risk of fatal heatwaves has risen sharply over the past 20 years. In the future, such extreme weather will become more frequent and heat-related excess mortality will increase. Europe will be particularly affected, as ETH Zurich researchers show.
Made from waste instead of trees
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
The start-up Treeless Pack produces cellulose with microorganisms - entirely without wood. The cellulose can be used to produce paper, packaging material or composites for the construction industry in a resource-saving way.
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