Electric city runabout receives new capital
Winterthur – Share your BICAR AG has succeeded in raising fresh capital. The company is developing a three-wheeled electric car in an effort to revolutionize urban mobility. ZHAW researchers are behind the innovative project.
Pinecones inspire innovative shading system
Zurich – An ETH doctoral student at the Institute for Building Materials has developed a shading system that adapts itself independently over the course of the day, without sensors or motors. Using wooden planks, the system resembles the autonomous movement of pinecones.
Public acceptance for self-driving buses
Neuhausen am Rheinfall – People in the canton of Schaffhausen seem to like the self-driving bus that is being piloted in the region, according to a survey. There are now plans to extend Route 12 to the Rhine Falls and continue the trial into the winter.
University centre planned for Chur by 2025
Chur – The canton of Graubünden plans to enhance its competitiveness by opening a university centre. Chur is the proposed site of the new campus, which will attract investment of 125 million Swiss francs if approved.
Empa cultivates complex cell cultures
Dübendorf ZH – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have developed a polymer scaffold for complex cell cultures that could replace animal testing.
Sensirion secures data with blockchain
Stäfa ZH – Temperature sensors from the specialist Sensirion log data with the help of blockchain technology, which safeguards it against manipulation. Startup Modum.io is using Sensirion sensors in the shipment of medication.
Rotterdam hospital places trust in Ascom
Baar ZG – The Erasmus Medical Center has started using the Ascom Healthcare Platform. The Medical Integrated Communications and Information System (MICIS) combines various information streams and connects with Ascom smart devices.
AMZ cleans up at the Formula Student Germany
Zurich – The Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ) scored a double victory at the Formula Student Germany competition with its electric racing cars. Both the eiger and the autonomous gotthard driverless came out on top against the international competition.
Lymphatic vessels promote the spread of cancer
Zurich – Researchers in Zurich have made an unexpected discovery: they came across a new mechanism by which lymphatic vessels promote the spread of cancer. The study is a testament to their successful research project.
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