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Quiz: Research and development with industry

ETH often works with industry on new technology and research. ETH Industry eWeek 2020 and this quiz show you how it's done.

by Tünde Kirstein und Michael Walther

Our quiz series takes you on an exciting tour through research and teaching at ETH Zurich. In this instalment, we present projects and solutions that the university has developed in collaboration with industry.

The examples in the quiz will feature at ETH Industry eWeek 2020 from 21 - 24 September. At this event, ETH Zurich showcases new research results, outstanding spin-off companies and joint projects with businesses. For the first time, the event will take place entirely online. Each day of ETH Industry eWeek 2020 is dedicated to a specific research field. After the presentations, professors and entrepreneurs answer questions from participants via live chat.

Quiz: Research and development with industry

  1. Question 1 of 6
    A single cell

    1. Why do ETH researchers and the company Nanosurf measure the mass of cells?

    • ✓ Correct Using cell balances, the researchers in Professor Daniel J. Müller's group investigate what happens to the mass of a cell when it is attacked by flu viruses or other pathogens. Nanosurf wants to manufacture a robust, easy-to-use instrument for researchers and thus make the ETH technology more widely usable. Watch this video for more: (Image: Micronaut.ch / ETH Zürich / Uni Basel)

    • ✘ False Using cell balances, the researchers in Professor Daniel J. Müller's group investigate what happens to the mass of a cell when it is attacked by flu viruses or other pathogens. Nanosurf wants to manufacture a robust, easy-to-use instrument for researchers and thus make the ETH technology more widely usable. Find out more (Image: Micronaut.ch / ETH Zürich / Uni Basel)

  2. Question 2 of 6
    The MTC-Swiss Voice Assistant

    2. Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) and ETH Zurich have created the Swiss Voice Assistant. Which Swiss dialects can it speak?

      • ✓ Correct The voice assistant, jointly developed by SRF and ETH Zurich, already speaks Bernese, Basel and Zurich German, and is being expanded to include other dialects. The project originated in the Media Technology Center (MTC), where researchers and industry partners work together on future media technology. More information (Image: ETH Zürich / MTC)

      • ✘ False The voice assistant, jointly developed by SRF and ETH Zurich, already speaks Bernese, Basel and Zurich German, and is being expanded to include other dialects. The project originated in the Media Technology Center (MTC), where researchers and industry partners work together on future media technology. More information (Image: ETH Zürich / MTC)

    • Question 3 of 6
      Various glass objects

      3. ETH researchers have developed a 3D printing technology for glass. What applications are they working on with the company Univerre?

        • ✓ Correct In 2019, ETH researchers from the Complex Materials group led by ETH Professor André Studart succeeded for the first time in manufacturing glass objects using a 3D printer. As a basis for this, they developed a special resin. So far, they have used it to manufacture objects with complex structures about the size of dice. Together with Univerre, they are testing applications in microfluidics and whether jewellery and even personalised drinking bottles can be manufactured in this way. More information (Image: Group for Complex Materials / ETH Zurich)

        • ✘ False In 2019, ETH researchers from the Complex Materials group led by ETH Professor André Studart succeeded for the first time in manufacturing glass objects using a 3D printer. As a basis for this, they developed a special resin. So far, they have used it to manufacture objects with complex structures about the size of dice. Together with Univerre, they are testing applications in microfluidics and whether jewellery and even personalised drinking bottles can be manufactured in this way. More information (Image: Group for Complex Materials / ETH Zurich)

      • Question 4 of 6

        4. What's behind the name Nexus-e?

          • ✓ Correct Nexus-e is a platform that combines various existing energy system models, which allows it to reflect technological, social, economic, and political factors. ETH Zurich is developing Nexus-e together with various industry partners. More information

          • ✘ False Nexus-e is a platform that combines various existing energy system models, which allows it to reflect technological, social, economic, and political factors. ETH Zurich is developing Nexus-e together with various industry partners. More information

        • Question 5 of 6

          5. How many spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich in 2019?

            • ✓ Correct In 2019, 30 new spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich, more than ever before. A striking number of the ETH spin-offs founded in 2019 are dedicated to the development of sustainable materials. More information

            • ✘ False In 2019, 30 new spin-offs were founded at ETH Zurich, more than ever before. A striking number of the ETH spin-offs founded in 2019 are dedicated to the development of sustainable materials. More information

          • Question 6 of 6

            6. Which ETH technology or invention does not exist?

              • ✓ Correct ETH researchers have developed technologies to produce fuel from sunlight and CO2 from the ambient air, to give chocolate a colourful shimmer and to transport small parts using ultrasound. Together with industry partners, they are working on much more. News and contact

              • ✘ False ETH researchers have developed technologies to produce fuel from sunlight and CO2 from the ambient air, to give chocolate a colourful shimmer and to transport small parts using ultrasound. Together with industry partners, they are working on much more. News and contact

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