June 2018
Extended life for aged hearts
Videos
It is a vicious cycle that makes a weak heart become even weaker. Now there is hope with a new drug for the treatment of heart failure. ETH researcher Dr. Joshua Abd Alla shows in the video how it works.
A roadmap for St. Gallen’s energy system
St. Gallen will invest CHF 65.5 mio. in the extension of its district heating system. The ETH Enerpol framework provided critical input for the decision making process. Ndaona Chokani, head of the project, explains.
Virtual rails for drones
Videos
Imagine the film set of an action scene with several camera drones capturing the motion picture simultaneously from different angles. What could be prone to collisions with other drones or actors is kept in perfect control by a new navigation algorithm. Watch the video.
Cutting-edge technology for skin
ETH Pioneer Fellows Marcel Gort and Manuel Heckhorn of RapidGraft developed “TeD” – an innovative Tissue engineering Dermatome. It helps extracting skin samples three times faster and furthermore much safer.