Technology
New Swiss Alliance for Capacity-building in PeaceTech
Politics
EPFL
EPFL (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) and The Geneva Graduate Institute (formerly IHEID) have signed an agreement to create the Swiss PeaceTech Alliance, which will bring together complementary knowledge needed to build capacity internationally in the field of PeaceTech. The partners are very proud to further announce that the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) has also decided to join the alliance.
SLS 2.0: The upgrade of the large research facility is progressing
Research
PSI
Under the name SLS 2.0, the multi-year project to upgrade the Swiss Light Source SLS is currently under way. From 2025 on, the large research facility SLS will provide research with even more intense X-ray light than before. The first special magnets, which are crucial for achieving this, have now arrived. In addition, the Canton of Aargau has released 9.75 million Swiss francs for the budget.
A transistor from the printer
Research
ETH Board
“Printed electronics” is a growing scientific field in which transistors and other electronic components can be printed on any substrate. Empa has become a leading name in this area. The Coating Competence Center uses the latest printing techniques which enable completely new applications. 
A drone that can both fly and dive
Research
Empa
A new dual drone can both fly and land on water to take aquatic samples and monitor water quality, for example. The drone was developed by researchers at Imperial College London and Empa and recently tested together with researchers at the aquatic research institute Eawag for the first time on Lake Zurich.
Less animal testing thanks to machine learning
Research
Eawag
Eawag researchers are using computer algorithms to predict the toxicity of chemicals to fish. Machine learning can help set priorities for experiments and, in the longer term, enable a tremendous reduction of animal testing.
Virtual world, real threats
TechTransfer
ETH Zurich
Digitalisation offers a wealth of new opportunities – and criminals and hostile states are only too happy to exploit them. Protecting against such attacks requires a broad range of measures.
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