August

ETH Pioneer Fellow Etienne Jeoffroy and his team have developed a novel insulation material for the construction industry made from ashes. In this interview, we meet Etienne and one of his co-founders Michele Zanini to learn more about his start-up, FenX.

In cooperation with companies like WinGD and research partners like NASA, the ETH Intelligent Maintenance Systems Group is developing new methods for predicting machine failures. Manuel Arias Chao gives an insight into his project that he will present at this year’s Smart Maintenance Conference at ETH Zurich.

The new ETH sabbatical programme in the area of materials and processes is well received by industry. A first participant from Total gives an insight into his stay at ETH Zurich.