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Product market fit and requirement for a novel diagnostic device in dermatology and plastic surgery applications
Evaluation of product-market fit & product requirements for a novel skin elasticity measuring device for clinical applications in dermatology and plastic surgery.
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Psychosocial factors in the everyday life of refugee children in collective centers - an explorative analysis
Refugee children and their parents live in a difficult and often stressful health situation. In the study "Psychosocial factors in the everyday lives of refugee children in collective centers", we are interested in what can help children deal with their challenges. The project examines their living situation ...
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Simulation tool for autonomous railway systems
The aim of this project is to design and develop a prototype simulation tool for the project partner to improve products in the field of automated driving. This includes the integration of comprehensive environmental and vehicle dynamics models into a state-of-the-art simulation platform that enables an ...
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Stability of self-organizing net fragments as inductive bias for next-generation deep learning
We recently released "A Theory of Natural Intelligence", proposing a possible key to the emergence of intelligence in biological learners. Goal of this fellowship is to develop a technical implementation of the concept of self-organizing netfragments within contemporary deep artificial neural nets. ...
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Tor Alva - White Tower
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Mixed Reality in plant engineering
MBS (feasibility study): Use of XR (Mixed Reality) in plant engineering. By walking through large plants together in virtual space in the early stages of the development process: shortened process time Reduction of planning errors and time-consuming coordination with international customers Reduction in the ...
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Chinese Zero Emission Buildings with Swiss Know-How (ZEB China)
Reducing the operational energy used to heat and cool buildings in China is key to mitigating climate change, as the building sector is a major emitter of CO2 emissions. Estimating the impact of introducing building retrofit and changes in energy standards for China is challenging due to the size and heterogeneity ...
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TWIICE – Feasibility Evaluation of an Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Service
TWIICE – Feasibility Evaluation of an Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Service.
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Prevention of e-scooter accidents involving young riders
E-scooters have been supplementing the mobility options in Switzerland for some years now. Young e-scooter users may be at particular risk of accidents at night. The aim of the research team is to investigate risky driving behavior and psychological factors in the decision to use e-scooters among young drivers ...
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Benchmarking Plastic Recycling
Developing benchmark indices for plastic-to-oil companies is the aim of this project.
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Corporate responsibility and sustainability management
The Center for Corporate Responsibility (CCR) deals with issues relating to corporate responsibility and sustainability management. To this end, we develop practice-relevant approaches and tools, support companies in the conception and implementation process, and train specialists. The objective is to create an ...
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DAO Radar Switzerland
The goal of the DAO Radar is to provide a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the Swiss DAO ecosystem. Through research, data analysis, and expert contributions, this report aims to increase transparency, promote understanding, and facilitate informed decision-making for stakeholders, including ...
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Digitalization guide for Repair Cafés
Repair Café are events setup to provide people with a place to gather and work on repairing objects of everyday life, such as electronics, mechanical devices, computers, bicycles, and clothing. The digitalization guide for Repair Cafés aimed to make these events more accessible and efficient. Despite challenges ...
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Emission Zero: A sustainable construction simulation game, 1990-2050
Imagine a city somewhere in Switzerland. The year is 1990 and now it's about pursuing sustainable development that aims to achieve emission zero by 2050 at the latest. Where to start? What strategies must and can be used to perhaps achieve this goal beforehand? This city is a simulation within a video game and you ...
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Experimental & Machine learning driven design of stable 2D/3D perovskite solar cells for outdoor applications.
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently attracted considerable research interest due to their remarkable properties and noticeable power conversion e?ciency (PCE) of more than 25.5%. Despite all the advantages, perovskites are highly sensitive to moisture, heat, and irradiation, which result in device ...
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Farm to Table in Toni Areal
The “Farm to Table” project, an initiative of the ZHAW, ZHdK and ZFV, explores the sustainable transformation of the dining hall offering with a comprehensive approach that includes seasonal, regional and balanced food options. This four-week project carried out on the Toni-Areal campus includes a detailed ...
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Integration of water and nutrient cycles in the renovation of a single-family detached home
Although today's drinking water and sanitation system is an achievement from a hygiene perspective, it is not optimal from an ecological and resource-efficient perspective. The building owner Rüegg is planning to renovate a single-family home. In addition to the energy renovation, the water system should also be ...
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Intelligent planning for robot-based manufacturing
The proposed research seeks to merge data-driven methods, symbolic knowledge, and domain expertise to enhance the planning, optimization, and control of industrial robots and processes in robot-based manufacturing. By incorporating sensor data, we can leverage additional information to monitor and control ...
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Novel phage derived antimicrobials
Novel, patentable bacteriophage-based precision antimicrobials are generated. To minimize the risk of failure at the pre-clinical stage, in vivo activity screening in zebrafish embryos is combined with process development, continuous evolution, and phage engineering during early stages of discovery. ...
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Production of Clean Meat using edible scaffolds