2019

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.