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| EPFL spin-off closes the loop on PET recycling |
EPFL spin-off DePoly has developed a method for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at ambient temperature, even when it’s dirty or mixed with other plastics. The firm confirmed the feasibility of its method with a pilot capable of processing 50 metric tons per year. Having recently raised CHF 12.3 million, DePoly is now building a pilot plant with 10 times that capacity.
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Global warming accelerates CO2 emissions from soil microbes
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When Microorganisms decompose organic material in the soil, they actively release CO2 into the atmosphere. This process is called heterotrophic respiration. A novel model shows that these emissions could surge by up to 40 percent by the end of the century – most significantly in the polar regions.
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4000 scenarios for a climate turnaround
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Using an extensive computer simulation of the climate, the global economy and the global energy system, researchers at PSI have been analysing different ways of mitigating climate change, together with colleagues from the US, China, Ireland, Finland and Sweden.
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| How AI technology animates the fire creatures in the latest Pixar movie |
The latest animated film, Elemental, from Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studio was recently released in Swiss cinemas. The film revolves around the fiery Ember, who lives in Element City – a place where fire, water, earth and air beings live. The film is not only made in Hollywood, but also enabled by ETH technology.
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| FireDrone – Unmanned aerial vehicle for extreme temperature environments |
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| The newsletter takes a summer break |
| Your Sciena newsletter on news from the ETH Domain is taking a summer break and will be back on 17 August 2023. The website Sciena.ch will be updated regularly. We wish all our readers a great summer! |
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