Sustainability
Biodegradable flip-flops coming soon
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
Biodegradable plastics are very much on trend. But there are still very few sustainable alternatives for products containing foamed plastic. ETH Pioneer Fellow Zuzana Sediva is developing a process that could one day be used to make shoe soles and yoga mats from organic waste.
The new mode of climate governance
Politics
ETH Zurich
The guiding principle for global climate policy is shifting from mistrust to collaboration, says Anthony Patt. Interestingly, nations' answer to the coronavirus can help to clarify how.
Data centers need to consider their carbon footprint
Politics
EPFL
Digital technology is running up against its physical limits. One solution is to build more data centers – but that needs to go hand in hand with a reduction in their carbon footprint.
EPFL tests out self-driving delivery service
Teaching
EPFL
Starting on 12 October, EPFL’s Lausanne campus will serve as a testing ground for a high-tech delivery service that uses a self-driving van. A pioneering initiative that is set to develop further.
Catalyst for sustainable synthesis gas
Research
ETH Zurich
ETH researchers have developed a catalyst that converts CO2 and methane efficiently into synthesis gas – a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This could potentially help to produce sustainable fuels and plastics
New exhibition showcases reuse principles in the built environment
Teaching
EPFL
In order to shrink the construction industry’s vast carbon footprint, architects will need to build recycling and reuse principles into their design process. EPFL’s Laboratory of Elementary Architecture and Studies of Types (EAST) is leading the charge on this front. The lab’s work went on show at the Swiss Biennale of Territory, which opens in Lugano on 1 October.
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