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Departement Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik / Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich. mavt.ethz.ch
Daniel Ahmed, Professor of Acoustic Robotics for Life Sciences and Healthcare at D-MAVT, and his team have developed a new type of artificial muscle. The silicone membranes respond to ultrasound thanks to microbubbles.
Potential applications range from drug delivery to cardiac patches.
Potential applications range from drug delivery to cardiac patches.
ETH Zurich researchers create ultrasound-controlled #Artificial #Muscles with microbubbles for future #Medical and technical uses. Read the article here: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Daniel Ahmed, Professor of Acoustic Robotics for Life Sciences and Healthcare at D-MAVT, and his team have developed a new type of artificial muscle. The silicone membranes respond to ultrasound thanks to microbubbles.
Potential applications range from drug delivery to cardiac patches.
Potential applications range from drug delivery to cardiac patches.
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The #Energy #Science Center at ETH is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Executive Director Christian Schaffner takes a look back at the Center’s beginnings, the key moments, and the current challenges. He also explains why the upcoming Energy Week is more than just a professional event.
“Energy challenges can only be tackled by working together”
The Energy Science Center at ETH Zurich is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Executive Director Christian Schaffner sits down with us to take a look back at the Center’s beginnings, the key moments, a...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Congratulations to Filippo Coletti, Professor of Experimental Fluid Dynamics at D-MAVT, on being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)! He is recognized for his fundamental contributions to the understanding of particle-laden turbulence.
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APS Fellowship for Filippo Coletti
Filippo Coletti, Professor of Experimental Fluid Dynamics at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) at ETH Zurich, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Congratulations to Filippo Coletti, Professor of Experimental Fluid Dynamics at D-MAVT, on being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)! He is recognized for his fundamental contributions to the understanding of particle-laden turbulence.
Read more: ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
Read more: ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
Big congratulations to Vincent Lou for receiving the D-MAVT “Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award” for the spring semester 2025! 🏅 He is recognized for his dedication to the Bachelor‘s course “Analysis II”.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Big congratulations to Vincent Lou for receiving the D-MAVT “Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award” for the spring semester 2025! 🏅 He is recognized for his dedication to the Bachelor‘s course “Analysis II”.
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Big congratulations to Lauryn Schilling for receiving the D-MAVT “Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award” for the spring semester 2025! 🏅 She is recognized for her dedication to the Bachelor‘s course “Thermodynamics III”.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Big congratulations to Lauryn Schilling for receiving the D-MAVT “Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award” for the spring semester 2025! 🏅 She is recognized for her dedication to the Bachelor‘s course “Thermodynamics III”.
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Big congratulations to Robert Malate for receiving the D-MAVT “Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award” for the fall semester 2024! 🏅 He is recognized for his dedication to the Master‘s course “Real World Robotics”.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Big congratulations to Robert Malate for receiving the D-MAVT “Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award” for the fall semester 2024! 🏅 He is recognized for his dedication to the Master‘s course “Real World Robotics”.
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Marco Gigantino, former doctoral student in Professor Emeritus Aldo Steinfeld’s group @ethz.ch , has been appointed Assistant Professor @ucl.ac.uk. He starts in London in October 2025.
Research: sustainable hydrogen, CO₂ capture, energy storage.
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Research: sustainable hydrogen, CO₂ capture, energy storage.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Marco Gigantino, former doctoral student in Professor Emeritus Aldo Steinfeld’s group @ethz.ch , has been appointed Assistant Professor @ucl.ac.uk. He starts in London in October 2025.
Research: sustainable hydrogen, CO₂ capture, energy storage.
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Research: sustainable hydrogen, CO₂ capture, energy storage.
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Huge thanks to Charbel Farhat (Stanford) for an inspiring Aurel Stodola Lecture 2025 at ETH Zurich.
He received the Aurel Stodola Medal for his pioneering work on multiscale modeling & AI in aerospace design.👏
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He received the Aurel Stodola Medal for his pioneering work on multiscale modeling & AI in aerospace design.👏
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Aurel Stodola Medal 2025 awarded to Charbel Farhat
Charbel Farhat has been awarded the 2025 Aurel Stodola Medal by the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) at ETH Zurich. In his lecture, the Stanford professor presented a groundbr...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Huge thanks to Charbel Farhat (Stanford) for an inspiring Aurel Stodola Lecture 2025 at ETH Zurich.
He received the Aurel Stodola Medal for his pioneering work on multiscale modeling & AI in aerospace design.👏
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He received the Aurel Stodola Medal for his pioneering work on multiscale modeling & AI in aerospace design.👏
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Marco Hutter, Professor for Robotics and Intelligent Systems at D-MAVT, is head of the new Robotics and AI Institute (RAI).
He talks about how the center came to life, how he juggles research, teaching, and leadership—and what it all means for ETH students and researchers.
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He talks about how the center came to life, how he juggles research, teaching, and leadership—and what it all means for ETH students and researchers.
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The Robotics and AI Institute (RAI) in Zurich Oerlikon celebrated the opening of its new centre on 15 September.
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“The RAI Institute opens up unique opportunities for both researchers and students”
The Robotics and AI Institute (RAI) in Zurich Oerlikon celebrated the opening of its new centre on 15 September. Marco Hutter, ETH professor of robotic systems and director of the RAI office in Zurich...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Marco Hutter, Professor for Robotics and Intelligent Systems at D-MAVT, is head of the new Robotics and AI Institute (RAI).
He talks about how the center came to life, how he juggles research, teaching, and leadership—and what it all means for ETH students and researchers.
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He talks about how the center came to life, how he juggles research, teaching, and leadership—and what it all means for ETH students and researchers.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
🎉 A warm welcome to 700+ new Bachelor’s and 400+ new Master’s students joining D-MAVT this fall!
We're proud to see more diversity than ever: ~19% women, ~18% w/o Swiss Matura, 40%+ intl Master’s.
Here’s to a great semester ahead!
We're proud to see more diversity than ever: ~19% women, ~18% w/o Swiss Matura, 40%+ intl Master’s.
Here’s to a great semester ahead!
September 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🎉 A warm welcome to 700+ new Bachelor’s and 400+ new Master’s students joining D-MAVT this fall!
We're proud to see more diversity than ever: ~19% women, ~18% w/o Swiss Matura, 40%+ intl Master’s.
Here’s to a great semester ahead!
We're proud to see more diversity than ever: ~19% women, ~18% w/o Swiss Matura, 40%+ intl Master’s.
Here’s to a great semester ahead!
📢 Starting in the fall semester of 2025, D-MAVT will introduce a new lecture series designed for first-semester students. Each week, two professors will present their research areas, offering insights into the department’s broad spectrum of topics and disciplines.
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Behind the Lectures: MAVT Professors Unplugged
New lecture series for first-year students
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September 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 Starting in the fall semester of 2025, D-MAVT will introduce a new lecture series designed for first-semester students. Each week, two professors will present their research areas, offering insights into the department’s broad spectrum of topics and disciplines.
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Join us for the Aurel Stodola Lecture 2025 with Charbel Farhat (Stanford) on multiscale modeling of parachutes for Mars missions.
📅 19 Sep | 15:30
📍 Audi Max, ETH
Apéro after – no RSVP needed.
All information about the event: lnkd.in/eJi5YGik
#MarsMissions #Engineering #SpaceExploration
📅 19 Sep | 15:30
📍 Audi Max, ETH
Apéro after – no RSVP needed.
All information about the event: lnkd.in/eJi5YGik
#MarsMissions #Engineering #SpaceExploration
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Join us for the Aurel Stodola Lecture 2025 with Charbel Farhat (Stanford) on multiscale modeling of parachutes for Mars missions.
📅 19 Sep | 15:30
📍 Audi Max, ETH
Apéro after – no RSVP needed.
All information about the event: lnkd.in/eJi5YGik
#MarsMissions #Engineering #SpaceExploration
📅 19 Sep | 15:30
📍 Audi Max, ETH
Apéro after – no RSVP needed.
All information about the event: lnkd.in/eJi5YGik
#MarsMissions #Engineering #SpaceExploration
Biohybrid robotics: Researchers at ETH Zurich’s Soft Robotics Lab integrated 3D bioprinted muscles and tendons that mimics the natural interface between muscle and bone. Applications? Assistive robotics, prosthetics, lab-grown tissues. Collab @ethz.ch @ibecbarcelona.eu @ub.edu
tinyurl.com/3z75727m
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September 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Biohybrid robotics: Researchers at ETH Zurich’s Soft Robotics Lab integrated 3D bioprinted muscles and tendons that mimics the natural interface between muscle and bone. Applications? Assistive robotics, prosthetics, lab-grown tissues. Collab @ethz.ch @ibecbarcelona.eu @ub.edu
tinyurl.com/3z75727m
tinyurl.com/3z75727m
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Eight spin-offs from D-MAVT have made it into this year’s TOP 100 Swiss Startups, announced by @venturelab.bsky.social. Congratulations and lots of continued success! Special congratulations to Tethys Robotics and Nanoflex Robotics for securing spots in the Top Ten.
Eight spin-offs from D-MAVT have made it into this year’s TOP 100 Swiss Startups, announced by @venturelab.bsky.social. Congratulations and lots of continued success! Special congratulations to Tethys Robotics and Nanoflex Robotics for securing spots in the Top Ten.
Eight D-MAVT spin-offs among TOP Swiss 100 Startups in 2025
Tethys Robotics and NanoFlex Robotics in the top ten
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September 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Eight spin-offs from D-MAVT have made it into this year’s TOP 100 Swiss Startups, announced by @venturelab.bsky.social. Congratulations and lots of continued success! Special congratulations to Tethys Robotics and Nanoflex Robotics for securing spots in the Top Ten.
Eight spin-offs from D-MAVT have made it into this year’s TOP 100 Swiss Startups, announced by @venturelab.bsky.social. Congratulations and lots of continued success! Special congratulations to Tethys Robotics and Nanoflex Robotics for securing spots in the Top Ten.
We congratulate Professor Outi Supponen on receiving an ERC Starting Grant! Her research on cavitation bubbles aims to improve sound-wave-based treatments for conditions such as brain diseases, tumors, blood clots, infections, and kidney stones.
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Outi Supponen receives ERC Starting Grant
Outi Supponen, professor at the Institute of Fluid Dynamics at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) at ETH Zurich, receives a Starting Grant from the European Research Council...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We congratulate Professor Outi Supponen on receiving an ERC Starting Grant! Her research on cavitation bubbles aims to improve sound-wave-based treatments for conditions such as brain diseases, tumors, blood clots, infections, and kidney stones.
Read more at: mavt.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
Read more at: mavt.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
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One of our former focus projects is nominated for the @ethz.ch SPARK Award: students developed a laser-based 3D printer that processes two metals simultaneously. This enables more efficient production of multi-metal parts - especially valuable for aerospace and aviation. 👇
One of our former focus projects is nominated for the @ethz.ch SPARK Award: students developed a laser-based 3D printer that processes two metals simultaneously. This enables more efficient production of multi-metal parts - especially valuable for aerospace and aviation. 👇
Students develop novel multi-metal 3D printing process
Students at ETH Zurich have developed a laser power bed fusion machine that follows a circular tool path to print round components, thereby being able to process multiple metals at once. The system si...
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September 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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One of our former focus projects is nominated for the @ethz.ch SPARK Award: students developed a laser-based 3D printer that processes two metals simultaneously. This enables more efficient production of multi-metal parts - especially valuable for aerospace and aviation. 👇
One of our former focus projects is nominated for the @ethz.ch SPARK Award: students developed a laser-based 3D printer that processes two metals simultaneously. This enables more efficient production of multi-metal parts - especially valuable for aerospace and aviation. 👇
✈️ 10 years ago, Peter Wild—airline pilot and flight instructor—launched an aviation lecture series at @ethz.ch. Hosted by D-MAVT, the series is now one of the largest of its kind. In his interview, Wild explains how the course connects students with the aviation industry.
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The lecture series on aviation began over ten years ago. Today, it is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Lecturer and initiator Peter Wild explains how it all began and how the course paves the way for students to enter the profession.
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“We’re not just training people, we’re connecting them with the aviation industry”
The lecture series on aviation began over ten years ago. Today, it is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Lecturer and initiator Peter Wild explains how it all began and how the course paves the...
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August 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
✈️ 10 years ago, Peter Wild—airline pilot and flight instructor—launched an aviation lecture series at @ethz.ch. Hosted by D-MAVT, the series is now one of the largest of its kind. In his interview, Wild explains how the course connects students with the aviation industry.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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D-MAVT at ETH Zurich is contributing to the Next-gen Bioengineers programme with Roche; At the recent retreat, it was highlighted for work on organoids, microfluidics, and gene therapy, showing how mechanical engineering is driving progress in biomedicine.
At their annual retreat, fellows of the
@ethz.ch & #pRED #teamIHB #Roche | #NextGenBioeng programme showcased how organoids, CRISPR screens & spatial omics are reshaping translational #bioengineering. A hub of ideas, data & new collaborations🚀 > u.ethz.ch/1gMXI
@ethz.ch & #pRED #teamIHB #Roche | #NextGenBioeng programme showcased how organoids, CRISPR screens & spatial omics are reshaping translational #bioengineering. A hub of ideas, data & new collaborations🚀 > u.ethz.ch/1gMXI
August 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
D-MAVT at ETH Zurich is contributing to the Next-gen Bioengineers programme with Roche; At the recent retreat, it was highlighted for work on organoids, microfluidics, and gene therapy, showing how mechanical engineering is driving progress in biomedicine.
Many molecules are chiral: they occur as left- and right-handed versions. A team around Romain Quidant (Nanophotonic Systems Lab, D-MAVT) has developed a method to visualize the "handedness" of nanoscale structures, opening up possibilities for biology and material science.
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How do left-handed and right-handed molecules differ? Researchers at ETH Zurich are using a new imaging method to visualise what was previously only measurable as an average, opening up new possibilities for biology and materials science.
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Left-handed or right-handed? Nanostructures identified by light
How do left-handed and right-handed molecules differ? Researchers at ETH Zurich are using a new imaging method to visualise what was previously only measurable as an average, opening up new possibilit...
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August 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Many molecules are chiral: they occur as left- and right-handed versions. A team around Romain Quidant (Nanophotonic Systems Lab, D-MAVT) has developed a method to visualize the "handedness" of nanoscale structures, opening up possibilities for biology and material science.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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A research team from ETH Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich, led by Prof. Robert Katzschmann (Soft Robotics Lab, D-MAVT) and Prof. Omer Dzemali (USZ), has developed a cardiac patch designed to not only seal but also heal damaged heart tissue.
Full article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Full article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
August 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A research team from ETH Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich, led by Prof. Robert Katzschmann (Soft Robotics Lab, D-MAVT) and Prof. Omer Dzemali (USZ), has developed a cardiac patch designed to not only seal but also heal damaged heart tissue.
Full article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Full article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
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Chronic wounds are burdening healthcare systems with billions of dollars in costs every year. Börte Emiroglu ,
@ethmavt.bsky.social, is developing a new product: a selective, sponge-like hydrogel that reduces inflammatory signals and actively promotes healing.
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@ethmavt.bsky.social, is developing a new product: a selective, sponge-like hydrogel that reduces inflammatory signals and actively promotes healing.
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Intelligent wound dressing controls inflammation
Chronic wounds are a major medical challenge, burdening healthcare systems with billions of dollars in costs every year. Pioneer Fellow Börte Emiroglu is developing a new product: a selective, sponge-...
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July 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Chronic wounds are burdening healthcare systems with billions of dollars in costs every year. Börte Emiroglu ,
@ethmavt.bsky.social, is developing a new product: a selective, sponge-like hydrogel that reduces inflammatory signals and actively promotes healing.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
@ethmavt.bsky.social, is developing a new product: a selective, sponge-like hydrogel that reduces inflammatory signals and actively promotes healing.
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Prof. Daniel Ahmed’s team trains microrobots to navigate the human body using ultrasound, AI & simulation. This work paves the way for non-invasive medical applications like targeted drug delivery and microsurgery. @erc.europa.eu
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From virtual worlds to medical applications: microrobots learn to autonomously navigate blood vessels
Imagine a microrobot navigating the vessels of the human brain by learning from its own “dreams”. Researchers led by Daniel Ahmed, Professor of Acoustic Robotics for Life Sciences and Healthcare at ET...
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June 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Prof. Daniel Ahmed’s team trains microrobots to navigate the human body using ultrasound, AI & simulation. This work paves the way for non-invasive medical applications like targeted drug delivery and microsurgery. @erc.europa.eu
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Can buildings help fight climate change?
Researchers from D-MAVT and D-ARCH developed a new 3D-printable, living building material. The bacteria actively removes CO₂ from the air and converts it into biomass to lower the carbon footprint of buildings and infrastructure.
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Researchers from D-MAVT and D-ARCH developed a new 3D-printable, living building material. The bacteria actively removes CO₂ from the air and converts it into biomass to lower the carbon footprint of buildings and infrastructure.
Read more: lnkd.in/gRSAqPwG
It sounds like an architect's and a civil engineer's dream. But it's the result of interdisciplinary research at ETH Zurich.
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A building material that lives and stores carbon
Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photosynthetic cyanobacteria grow inside it, forming biomass and solid minerals and thus binding...
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June 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Can buildings help fight climate change?
Researchers from D-MAVT and D-ARCH developed a new 3D-printable, living building material. The bacteria actively removes CO₂ from the air and converts it into biomass to lower the carbon footprint of buildings and infrastructure.
Read more: lnkd.in/gRSAqPwG
Researchers from D-MAVT and D-ARCH developed a new 3D-printable, living building material. The bacteria actively removes CO₂ from the air and converts it into biomass to lower the carbon footprint of buildings and infrastructure.
Read more: lnkd.in/gRSAqPwG
Congratulations to the recipients of the ETH Medal and the Willi Studer Prize from the D-MAVT class of 2025! The awards were presented at the master's graduation ceremony.
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ETH Medal and Willi Studer Prize 2025
As part of this year’s Master's graduation ceremony on 12 June 2025, the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) honored the achievements of its graduates. Fourteen graduates were aw...
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June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations to the recipients of the ETH Medal and the Willi Studer Prize from the D-MAVT class of 2025! The awards were presented at the master's graduation ceremony.
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Swiss Vascular, a spin-off from #ETHZurich, creates ultra-realistic silicone brain-vessel models from MRI/CT data. They enable safe training for complex interventions, reduce animal testing, and support medical ethical and research.👏🏻
#MedTech
#MedTech
The ETH spin-off Swiss Vascular has developed anatomically exact silicone models of cerebral vessels. This reduces animal testing and improves medical training for complex medical interventions. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Practising medicine on a lifelike silicone model
An ETH spin-off, Swiss Vascular, has developed anatomically exact silicone models of cerebral vessels. Through this development, researchers will not only reduce the amount of animal experimentation r...
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June 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Swiss Vascular, a spin-off from #ETHZurich, creates ultra-realistic silicone brain-vessel models from MRI/CT data. They enable safe training for complex interventions, reduce animal testing, and support medical ethical and research.👏🏻
#MedTech
#MedTech