Cooperation
STEP2: A new NEST unit is taking shape
TechTransfer
Empa
Construction is underway, once again, at the research and innovation building NEST. The new unit goes by the name of STEP2. Over the past three years, project partners from various disciplines have developed innovations with high market potential, which will be implemented in a real-world construction project for the very first time.
Concrete as CO2 trap – right at the plant
Research
Empa
After their production, which emits a lot of carbon dioxide, cement-based building materials such as concrete absorb the climate gas again – a process that takes decades and can hardly be controlled. What if it could be accelerated to protect the climate? Empa researchers are collaborating with numerous partners in an elaborate project to find a solution that already takes place in the concrete production plant. Initial results are encouraging.
Closer partnership between ETH Zurich and the United Nations
Politics
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich and the United Nations have confirmed their desire to work together more closely by signing a memorandum of understanding. The partnership is intended to support the development of technology-based social innovations for addressing global challenges.
Increased deep sleep benefits your heart
Research
ETH Zurich
Stimulating the brain with gentle sounds during deep sleep significantly enhances cardiac function, according to a new study. This discovery could have implications not only for cardiovascular diseases but also for competitive sports, among other areas.
Predictions of the effect of drugs on individual cells are now possible
Research
ETH Zurich
Experts from ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the University Hospital Zurich have used machine learning to jointly create an innovative method. This new approach can predict how individual cells react to specific treatments, offering hope for more accurate diagnoses and therapeutics.
Bringing SwissFEL light to industrial users
TechTransfer
PSI
Pharmaceutical companies have a lot to gain from using light from X-ray free electron lasers (XFELS) to study protein structures, but a barrier is throughput. The Cristallina experimental station at SwissFEL, which recently opened its first call for structural biology users, promises to change that. In an interview, John Beale, who is responsible for macromolecular crystallography at Cristallina, explains how.
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