Climate Cent Foundation supporting two projects in the Greater Zurich Area
Baar/Kloten - Climate Cent Foundation, the Swiss climate protection foundation, has committed to purchasing CO2 certificates worth around 20 million Swiss francs from two projects launched by companies from the Greater Zurich Area. The technology known as reCO2ver, developed by Sika, allows used concrete to be totally recycled and saves an additional 15 kilograms of CO2 per ton. For its part, zirkulit stores CO2 in concrete granulate.
LatticeFlow develops resilient AI systems with the US Army
Zurich - As part of a three-year cooperation with the US Army, LatticeFlow has established a new approach for the development and deployment of the next generation of highly reliable Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. The company describes this approach for diagnosing AI models as groundbreaking.
Zgraggen Transport using electric milk tanker developed by Designwerk
Winterthur/Attinghausen - Zgraggen Transport has taken delivery of the first fully electric milk tanker from Designwerk, the Winterthur-based electromobility specialists. The transportation firm from the canton of Uri can therefore carry out these tasks on an emissions-free basis and save around 93 tons of CO2 per year in the process.
Inhalis files patent application for compound to treat IPF
Lugano - Inhalis Therapeutics has submitted a patent application for its compound to combat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). As an inhalable drug, INHAL-101 is designed to inhibit the pathogenic elements driven by the disease.
Sevensense and Rapyuta developing autonomous forklifts
Zurich/Tokyo - Rapyuta Robotics from Tokyo is using Visual SLAM in its autonomous forklifts. The proprietary hardware and software package developed by Sevensense enables autonomous robots to navigate with precision and reliability. Both companies are spin-offs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
SwissGPT bringing secure AI to companies
Zurich/Davos - The Swiss start-up AlpineAI is seeking to develop trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for businesses in the form of SwissGPT. To make this vision a reality, leading researchers from Swiss institutions are contributing their expertise.
ETH researchers obtain clean drinking water from fog
Zurich - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have developed a system to condense and purify water from fog. This new technology allows clean drinking water to be produced even in regions subject to heavier atmospheric pollution. Moreover, this method could also make it possible to recover water used in cooling towers
Electrolux now delivering with electric truck from Flux Mobility
Winterthur/Zurich - Since July, Electrolux has been using a converted electric truck from Flux Mobility for its deliveries of household appliances. The start-up develops light commercial vehicles with a commitment to offering the highest range, load capacity and trailer load on the market. There is also an emphasis on digitized vehicles.
Embotech deploys algorithm to optimize ZF cruise control
Zurich/Friedrichshafen - An algorithm developed by Embotech is contributing to greener mobility. It helps to optimize an adaptive cruise control (ACC) system developed by ZF. This facilitates more efficient driving strategies and increases vehicle range by up to 8 percent. The solution is suitable for series production.
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