ETH News for Industry
Here you get the latest news and videos about ETH projects relevant to industry (newsletter, external pageLinkedIn). Contact: Industry Relations
ETH Industry Day: Hands-on research and innovation
Events
The ETH Industry Day on 21 November 2024 is a unique opportunity to gain insight into ETH research and its application in the industry. This year, it will take on a new dimension as part of Open-i at the Zurich Convention Center. The first highlights are confirmed, and registration for the event is now open.
Home-based Alzheimer’s therapy
- Industry Projects
- Videos
Electrical stimulation of specific brain regions is a promising treatment for neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's. Since everyone's brain is unique, stimulation caps need to be custom-made for each patient. Researchers at Bottneuro and ETH are addressing this challenge by developing automated design and manufacturing processes for the caps.
Trouble-free solar power production
- Industry Projects
- Sustainability
- Videos
Many faults in photovoltaic systems occur slowly and are difficult to detect, such as soiling or shading due to vegetation growth. EKZ and the Swiss Data Science Center have developed algorithms to detect them early and prevent loss of energy production.
Digital twins for the machine industry
- Innosuisse project
- Industry Projects
What is a digital twin, what can it do, and what requirements does it have to meet to be of practical use in the machine industry? ETH researchers and three companies investigated these questions and came up with some surprising results.
A rainbow on your wrist
- Industry Projects
- Videos
Many fascinating colour effects in nature or in soap bubbles are based solely on the microstructure of the surface. Oris and inspire have developed laser technologies that bring this concept to the watchmaking industry.
Human-robot teamwork
- Industry Projects
- Videos
How can robots and humans work together? ETH Zurich and Microsoft researchers use mixed reality devices to make human-robot interaction simple and intuitive. This will allow robots to learn from interactions with humans and perform more complex tasks.
Revolutionising computer tomography with photon counting
- Innosuisse project
- Industry Projects
Computer tomography (CT) is indispensable in modern medicine, but CT scanners could achieve so much more with better imaging and less X-ray exposure. In a project with industrial partner ams International AG, ETH researchers are testing new materials for the promising photon counting method.
Make an impact with your presentations
Entrepreneurship
The challenge of presenting is to engage and inspire the audience, but that is easier said than done. ETH spin-off Showzone has created an AI-powered presentation app that helps deliver presentations with success.
Snow data from space
- Industry Projects
- Videos
Measuring snow depth is difficult and can only be done in a few places. But how can accurate snow depth data be obtained for entire countries? ETH researchers and the company ExoLabs have developed a method that uses data from space.
Redirecting immune cells against cancer
Entrepreneurship
ETH spin-off Engimmune Therapeutics has developed technologies to engineer T-cell receptors (TCRs) which are part of immune cells. Guided by machine learning, the technologies enable the development of TCR drugs that specifically target solid tumours. This emerging therapeutic approach is scalable and less costly than other modalities such as cell therapies.