ETH News
All stories by Stéphanie Hegelbach, freelance author
Smart socks that alleviate pain
News
Diabetes leads to nerve damage in half of all people affected, starting in the feet. The smart sock from ETH spin-off MYNERVA helps sufferers feel the ground again when walking and alleviates their chronic pain.
Minute witnesses from the primordial sea
News
Researchers at ETH Zurich have been able to measure - for the first time - how the amount of dissolved organic carbon in the sea has changed over geological time. The results reveal that our explanations of how the ice ages and complex life forms came about are incomplete.?
Trimming waste in fast fashion
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- Globe magazine
By digitalising their supply chains, start-up Labwear Studios is able to manufacture fashion labels and garments in small quantities, thereby helping to combat overproduction in the fashion industry.
Knowledge grows through sharing
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- Globe magazine
In a real-world lab in Jurapark Aargau, researchers and the local community are testing out ideas for a sustainable future. Here, knowledge flows both ways.?
Towering feat in an alpine village
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- News
- Globe magazine
ETH Zurich has fabricated the world’s tallest 3D-printed structure. With the construction of the White Tower in Mulegns, researchers hope to bring innovative technologies to commercial maturity.