December 2022
Featuring the best of ETH Zurich in the news and media from journalists around the globe.
Empathy is the Key to Being a Better Pet Owner, Finds Study
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Neuroscience News, 21 December 2022, external pageHuman Empathy Makes Us Better at Understanding Animal Soundscall_made
Glowscape: an interactive display of light and color
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3D Print.com, 27 December 2022, external page3D Printing News Unpeeled: LocLab and Hexagon, SpaceTech and Glowscapecall_made
NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science
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Gizmodo, 21 December 2022, external pageRest in Peace, InSight: Scientists Pay Tribute to the Mars Landercall_made
Yahoo News (UK), 21 December 2022, external pageRest in Peace, InSight: Scientists Pay Tribute to the Mars Landercall_made
Smithsonian Magazine, 21 December 2022, external pageWhat NASA’s Retired InSight Lander Taught Us About Marscall_made
SciTech Daily, 29 December 2022, external page“Dead Bus” – NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After 4 Years on Red Planetcall_made
A golden sandwich that demists your windscreen
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AZO Nano (interview), 22 December 2022, external pageResearchers Present an Antifogging Nanoparticle Coatingcall_made
Producing fertilizer without carbon emissions
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Canadian Mining, 21 December 2022, external pageResearchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizercall_made
ETH Zurich’s new antifogging coating turns light into heat
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Engadget, 12 December 2022, external pageA nano-thin layer of gold could prevent fogged-up glassescall_made
ExtremeTech, 13 December 2022, external pageScientists Develop Transparent, Sun-Activated Coating That Prevents Glass Foggingcall_made
Futurity, 14 December 2022, external pageGold coating could mean end to foggy glassescall_made
The Next Web, 12 December 2022, external pageSwiss scientists figured out how to stop your glasses from fogging upcall_made
Gizmodo, 13 December 2022, external pageAn Invisible Layer of Gold Could Be the Secret to Glasses That Never Fog Upcall_made
Yahoo!, 13 December 2022, external pageAn Invisible Layer of Gold Could Be the Secret to Glasses That Never Fog Upcall_made
ZME Science, 15 December 2022, external pageNew ultrathin gold coating can make your glasses defog themselvescall_made
CNBC Television Broadcast, 14 December 2022, external pageAn invisible gold coating may prevent eyewear from foggingcall_made
Oxyle’s tech uses water movement to remove pollutants
ETH Zurich spinoff, Oxyle has, so far, raised $7.4 million in capital since it was founded in 2020. The startup’s customers include companies in the pesticide, chemical, textile pigments, electronics and pharmaceutical sectors that are regulated by strict discharge limits. Its wastewater treatment was developed five years ago by co-founder and CEO Dr. Fajer Mushtaq during her doctoral research at ETH Zurich.
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Forbes, 14 December 2022, external pageHow Oxyle Plans To Rid The World’s Water Of Forever Pollutantscall_made
Tech Crunch, 14 December 2022, external pageOxyle’s tech uses water movement to remove pollutantscall_made
Yahoo!, 14 December 2022, external pageOxyle’s tech uses water movement to remove pollutantscall_made
Seismic Waves Reveal Surprising New Information About Mars
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FocusTechnica, 7 December 2022, external pageSeismic Waves Reveal Surprising New Information About Marscall_made
The Earth Has a Microbiome — And It Needs Help
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Sentient Media, 7 December 2022, external pageThe Earth Has a Microbiome — And It Needs Helpcall_made
Energy Efficiency – A Ten Point Action Plan
Industrial power trains are used in numerous applications to convert electrical energy into motion. The main elements of an industrial electric power train are the motor, variable speed drive and the application itself, such as a pump, fan or compressor. external pageThe potential for power train efficiency is vast, says Professor Johann Kolar, head of the Power Electronic Systems Laboratory team at ETH Zürich, the Swiss federal institute of technology, as over half of the energy input into industry is used by such devices.call_made
Underground Cables Are Taking the Planet’s Pulse
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Knowable Magazine, 22 November 2022, external pageFiber optics take the pulse of the planetcall_made
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