ANYmal, the quadrupedal robot from Prof. Marco Hutter's group, can climb and jump like an animal. It is intended to be used in the future for inspection or search and rescue operations in rough terrain.
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12.08.2016
Cover page of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Prof. Sotiris Pratsinis team made the cover page of the Journals of Materials Chemistry B, Volume 4, Issue 32, 28 August 2016.
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Dr. Umang Jivanlal Maradia, former doctoral student in Prof. Konrad Wegeners group, has received the HILTI Award 2016 for his doctoral thesis "Meso - Micro EDM".
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18.08.2016
Super stair-climbers
They have big ambitions: nine students from ETH Zurich and ZHdK are preparing to take on developers from renowned manufacturers and universities from around the world with their "Scewo" wheelchair at the Cybathlon.
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29.07.2016
Students win iCAN international contest
ETH students Ricarda Nebling and Pius Theiler from Prof. Christofer Hierold’s group and Adrian Sarbach from EPFL won first prize with their project µWINDfon at the iCAN, an international student contest for innovative ideas held between 6 - 8 July 2016 in Paris. µWINDfon is an innovative anemometer for evaluating smaller windpower sites that is significantly cheaper and easier to handle than existing systems.
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29.07.2016
Lattice structure absorbs vibrations
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a lattice structure capable of absorbing a wide range of vibrations while also being useful as a load-bearing component – for example, in propellers, rotors and rockets. It can absorb vibrations in the audible range, which are the most undesirable in engineering applications.
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27.07.2016
Collegium Helveticum Fellowship
The Board of Trustees of the Collegium Helveticum has elected Prof. Petros Koumoutsakos as a Fellow of the Collegium Helveticum for a period of 4 years as per 1 October 2016.
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12.07.2016
2016 ASME Solar Energy Graduate Student Award
Simon Ackermann, from Prof. Steinfeld's group, is the recipient of the 2016 ASME Solar Energy Graduate Student Award for his Doctoral Thesis: “Redox Kinetics and Transport Phenomena of Reticulated Porous Ceria”. He was presented with the award plaque, along with a $1000 check, at the banquet of the ASME Power & Energy Conference, June 28, in Charlotte, USA.
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