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ETH Domain News
May 25, 2023
 
 
 
https://www.sciena.ch/en/research/It-all-comes-down-to-the-last-atom.html
“It all comes down to the last atom”
Empa researchers have developed novel materials made of carbon that exploit quantum effects to exhibit previously unattainable electronic and magnetic properties. The Werner Siemens Foundation is providing the CarboQuant project with a grant of CHF 15 million. Graphene, nanotechnology and quantum science are now widely used at Empa.

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Graphic on the net zero target. (Photo: Adobe Stock)
Switzerland’s path to the net-zero target
Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050: Switzerland can only achieve this ambitious goal if science, business, politics and society all work together. The six institutions of the ETH Domain have pooled their expertise, with PSI as the Leading House, to form the Swiss Centre of Excellence on Net-Zero Emissions (SCENE), in order to support the country’s decarbonisation.

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Edda Aradottir, CEO Carbfix is showing Swiss President Alain Berset two rock samples, on without CO2 injection (down) and with CO2 injection (up), during a visit of a pilot project lead by ETH Zurich called DemoUpCARMA. (Photograph: Hordur Sveinsson / Carbfix)
Why the Swiss are shipping CO2 to Iceland
Swiss President Alain Berset toured the Carbfix plant in Iceland and visited the facilities where the pilot project "DemoUpCARMA" is implemented. The project aims at injecting and storing CO2 in the Icelandic underground. Marco Mazzotti, project coordinator and ETH Zurich professor, explains why Swiss CO2 is being shipped all the way to Iceland.

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https://www.sciena.ch/en/tech-transfer/new-inspection-drone-uses-wind-to-lengthen-flight-times.html
New inspection drone uses wind to lengthen flight times
Elythor, an EPFL spin-off, has developed a new drone whose wing shape can adapt to wind conditions and flight position in real time, reducing the drone’s energy consumption. What’s more, the position of the wings can change, allowing the drone to fly vertically or horizontally. These features make it a perfect candidate for inspecting power plants.

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Fabrizio Fidati (left) and Francesco Iberite. © EPFL / Alain Herzog
Amputees feel warmth with their missing hand
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NextGuide – The smart cane for the blind and visually impaired
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