October

How about having your personal coach and physical therapist with you at all times? ETH Spin-off VAY trains computers to measure and analyze human motion by using a regular camera and artificial intelligence.

Artificial pumps run at constant speed – no matter if the patient sleeps or exercises. This mismatch can lead to a life threatening failure of the pump system. The Zürich Heart Group has developed integrated sensors and algorithms that control the pump speed according to the patient’s need.

Load-bearing, lightweight and now also recyclable: researchers led by Professor Paolo Ermanni were presented with the Spark Award in recognition of an innovative process for production of sustainable composite materials. ETH Zurich awarded the prize to their promising invention, with this year marking the tenth time the award has been given.

Clean water is very valuable and – in many parts of the world – an increasingly rare commodity. The ETH spin-off Oxyle AG provides a novel wastewater-treatment-system that eliminates persistent and toxic organic micro pollutants.