Parliament's strong support for Switzerland as a research location Politics ETH Board During the summer session, the National Council adopted several interventions related to Switzerland's participation in Horizon Europe. It asked the Federal Council to negotiate with the EU an immediate association with the framework programme and to launch a comprehensive research and innovation programme. Education Policy Research Policy Further Reading Tapping the ocean as a source of natural products ETH Zurich Eawag The genome of 100,000 African species will be decoded Eawag From price shock to independence from fossil fuels ETH Zurich Colour vision ETH Zurich EPFL Innovation Park to expand with a focus on co-creation EPFL Subscribe to our fortnightly newsletter New PET-like plastic made directly from waste biomass Research EPFL EPFL scientists have developed a new, PET-like plastic that is easily made from the non-edible parts of plants. The plastic is tough, heat-resistant, and a good barrier to gases like oxygen, making it a promising candidate for food packaging. Due to its structure, the new plastic can also be chemically recycled and degrade back to harmless sugars in the environment. Environment Pollution Sustainability Faster and smarter Research PSI When large research facilities such as the X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL and the Swiss Light Source SLS are operating at full speed, they produce enormous amounts of data. To interpret the data and use it, for example, to develop new drugs or materials, PSI is now concentrating its expertise in a new research division: Scientific Computing, Theory, and Data. Data Sciences Big Data Machine Learning Aiming at an industry without CO2 emissions Research Empa On 20 June, the Association for the Decarbonization of Industry with representatives from industry, energy suppliers, the financial sector and research adopted a joint strategy with the aim of developing holistic approaches for CO2 cuts in industrial applications that can rapidly be implemented. The focus is on high-temperature processes and logistics. In both cases, hydrogen is to play a central role, albeit with different production processes. Future Innovation Technology The ETH Domain strives to strengthen the competitiveness of Switzerland in the long term and contribute to the development of society through excellence in research, teaching and knowledge and technology transfer. Natural toxins: from the arsenal of a bacterium Research ETH Board Cyanobacteria are ancient organisms. The most varied types of shells without a core, which, at high density in warm waters, can secrete complex substances and also toxins. Some are toxic to both humans and animals. Elisabeth Janssen is on the trail of these natural toxins: applied research, the results of which can be incorporated into water protection or water management.
