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Institution: ETH Zurich has come to symbolise excellent education, groundbreaking basic research and applied results that are beneficial for society as a whole. Founded in 1855, it today offers researchers an inspiring environment and students a comprehensive education as one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. ETH Zurich has more than 16,000 students from approximately 80 countries, 3,500 of whom are doctoral candidates. More than 400 professors teach and conduct research in the areas of engineering, architecture, mathematics, natural sciences, system-oriented sciences, and management and social sciences. ETH Zurich regularly appears at the top of international rankings as one of the best universities in the world. 21 Nobel Laureates have studied, taught or conducted research at ETH Zurich, underlining the excellent reputation of the institute.
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2015
13 Nov 2015
New low-cost battery could help store renewable energy
Storing electric power for days when the air is still or when the sun goes down remains a challenge, largely due to cost.21 Sep 2015
Optoforce Ltd
13 Aug 2015
AtlantikSolar unmanned aerial vehicle endurance record
Two weeks after having demonstrated AtlantikSolar's first 24-hour flight, the fixed-wing team of ETH Zurich's Autonomous Systems Lab reached another milestone:11 Aug 2015
Charging an electric vehicle in five minutes in the future
The UFCEV (Ultrafast Charging of Electric Vehicles) station, developed by Empa, ETh Zurich, EPF Lausanne and Bern University of Applied Sciences, is said to charge an electric vehicle in just 5 minutes.14 Jan 2015
Glass for battery electrodes
Chemists and materials scientists have developed a type of glass that can be used as an electrode material in lithium-ion batteries - likely making a vast improvement in these batteries' capacity and energy density.2014
14 Oct 2014
Sunflower energy brings solar power to remote locations
The system can concentrate the sun's radiation 2,000 times and convert 80 percent of it into useful energy to generate 12 kilowatts of electrical power and 20 kilowatts of heat on a sunny day — enough to power several average homes.15 Aug 2014
My car drives, parks and charges itself for me
The V-CHARGE consortium, comprising six partners from four countries, is working on a fully automated parking - and charging - system for electric cars at public car parks.25 Mar 2014
Antimony nanocrystals for batteries
The hunt is on - for new materials to be used in the next generation of batteries that may one day replace current lithium ion batteries.2013
12 Sep 2013
New method for harvesting energy from light
Researchers have demonstrated a new mechanism for extracting energy from light, a finding that could improve technologies for generating electricity from solar energy and lead to more efficient optoelectronic devices used in communications.27 Aug 2013
Improvement in the performance of plastic solar cells
Scientists have spent decades trying to build flexible plastic solar cells efficient enough to compete with conventional cells made of silicon.6 Aug 2013
Disorder improves performance of plastic solar cells
Scientists have spent decades trying to build flexible plastic solar cells efficient enough to compete with conventional cells made of silicon.9 Apr 2013
Tin nanocrystals for the battery of the future
Scientists have now developed a nanomaterial which enables considerably more power to be stored in lithium ion batteries.22 Feb 2013
Flisom raises funding to ramp up 15 MW flexible CIGS production plant
Flisom has raised a substantially large investment to further develop its technology and build a production plant with an annual capacity of 15MW in Switzerland.18 Feb 2013
Flisom raises funding to ramp up 15 MW flexible CIGS production plant
Flisom has raised a substantially large investment to further develop its technology and build a production plant with an annual capacity of 15MW in Switzerland.31 Jan 2013
Optotune AG
Found in 2008 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich, where Manuel Aschwanden, the CEO, developed this technology together with the Nanotechnology Group. Optotune are a material manufacturer and component or device manufacturer. The core competence lies in the optoelectromechanical design of optical systems, in the understanding of materials and in the control of accurate and clean manufacturing processes. They produce the dielectric in-house and have own formulations for the electrodes.2012
17 Aug 2012
Spintronics for energy efficient computing
Researchers discover possibility to use the spin for processing logical operations, both fast and energy-efficiently.2011
21 Jun 2011
Integrating Electronics into Woven Textiles
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
16 Jun 2011
Much Bigger e-mobility picture revealed
Electric vehicle parts are not evolving: they are changing completely. Sometimes, the traction battery will be replaced by a supercapacitor or supercabattery and the dumb skin of the vehicle by smart skin. Energy harvesting and range extenders are new key enabling technologies and AC motors are often replacing DC motors. This is an industry in ferment.2 Jun 2011
Swiss researchers flexible solar cells new world record
Record efficiency of 18.7% for flexible CIGS solar cells on plastics12 May 2011
Intense interest in energy harvesting for electric vehicles
Two forthcoming events in Germany reflect the intense interest in energy harvesting for electric vehicles. Energy Harvesting Europe 21-22 June covers many forms of harvesting for other applications as well and drills into the technology, investment and other aspects of harvesting in general. On the other hand Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air in Stuttgart 28-29 June is entirely vehicle oriented.