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30.01.2020 | Tünde Kirstein | Industry Projects, Videos, Entrepreneurship

Blockchain for the watch industry

Watch industry

Today, it is difficult to get secure information about the origin and the history of luxury watches. In cooperation with watch manufacturers and retailers, ETH juniors developed a blockchain solution. Now the spin-off company Adresta brings this technology to market.  

23.01.2020 | Sybille Zimmermann | Entrepreneurship

Hades – Artificial Intelligence for urban drainage systems

picture of the inside of a damaged drainpipe

Public sewers worldwide are aging and are thus more prone to defects such as cracks or corrosion. ETH spin-off Hades uses AI to detect these defects in sewer inspection videos automatically.

16.01.2020 | Melanie Johnson | Technology Offer, Videos

Self-deploying stent for heart surgery

Arthur Schlothauser shows the diffenent sizes of stent and catheter

In our aging society, more and more people depend on artificial heart valves. PhD candidate Arthur Schlothauer develops a foldable heart valve, which can be placed in the heart by means of a catheter, thus avoiding the need for invasive surgery.

13.01.2020 | Tünde Kirstein | Industry Projects, Videos

An autopilot for drilling

huge drilling machine

Easy-to-use automated drilling equipment with increased productivity – that is Hilti’s dream. Prof. Melanie Zeilinger and her team make this dream come true.

07.01.2020 | Tünde Kirstein | Videos, Entrepreneurship

Magic robot hand

Magic robot hand

The gripping of small and fragile objects is a big challenge across various industries. ETH Pioneer Fellow Marcel Schuck presents No-Touch Robotics – a magic solution.  

18.12.2019 | Tünde Kirstein | Industry Projects, Videos

3D printed glass

two men inspecting a piece of 3D-printed glass

Univerre wants to reinvent traditional glass production. The Swiss family-run company joined forces with the Complex Materials Group of ETH Zurich and achieved unbelievable results.

11.12.2019 | Sybille Zimmermann

Safe drone flights everywhere

woman sprinting with drone following her

Tinamu Labs wants to revolutionise sports broadcasting by providing safe and precise drone-based multi-camera systems. The ETH spin-off was founded by Tobias Nägeli and his colleagues Samuel Oberholzer, David Lanter and Daniel Meier in 2018. We interviewed Tobias.

05.12.2019 | Melanie Johnson

When every single atom matters

symbolic picture of molecules and laboratory jugs

Oxygen isotopes are extremely useful for tracing molecular processes, but the isotopes are rare and expensive. Prof. Christophe Copéret from the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry explains how his group makes chemistry with oxygen isotopes affordable. The key lies in the efficient synthesis of a small but energetic molecule: hydrogen peroxide.

28.11.2019 | Tünde Kirstein

Tiny defects quickly identified

detail picture of microscope

Finding the smallest defects in materials is a daily task in many industries, but existing tests are destructive or time-consuming. The Optical Nanomaterial Group of Professor Rachel Grange has developed a microscopy solution for fast quality control.

21.11.2019 | Tünde Kirstein | Industry Projects, Videos

Additive manufacturing for future mobility

person filling up car with hydrogen

Swiss manufacturer Nova partnered with inspire and ETH Zurich to develop a new generation of high-pressure valves for hydrogen fuelling stations. Incorporating intelligence into the valve will enable future IoT and industry 4.0 networks.

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