RETHINKING DESIGN Media Kit
The magenta coloured molecule - part of the design above - was generated by a machine intelligence. Image: ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich Exhibition in Davos 2019
Welcome to the media kit for ETH Zurich research exhibited in the ETH Pavilion in Davos during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019. For an overview of the projects please see the RETHINKING DESIGN exhibition page
Floor is Yours
Functionally Integrated Funicular Floor System
Functionally Integrated Funicular Floors. Image: ETH Zurich, Andrei Jipa
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Functionally Integrated Funicular Floors. Image: ETH Zurich, Andrei Jipa
4D Design
Self-propelled swimming robot and other polymer materials morph into the 4th dimension
Visualisation of a simple mini-submarine with two paddles. ?Visualisation - ETH Zurich/Tim Chen
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Polymer material changes shape expand in warm water. ? ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella
Drug Design
Inside Molecules - Students explore molecular structures with the HoloLens.
Exploring molecules using Microsoft's HoloLens. ? ETH Zurich
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Molecular structures. ? ETH Zurich
Material Design
Intelligent, property changing materials on the cutting edge of science
A Modern Tree
A modern Tree: Aerogels enable the conversion of CO2 into solar fuels with the help of light - a form of modern photosynthesis. ? ETH Zurich / Fabian Matter
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Highly porous, 1g of aerogel has the same surface as two tennis courts. ? ETH Zurich / Fabian Matter
Big Bang in a Multiferroic Crystal
The pattern of electric charges in ErMnO3 (image above) simulates processes that happened in the early universe right after the Big Bang. ? ETH Zurich
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Multiferroic Crystal - SMOonLSAT. ? ETH Zurich
Spectroplast - A Designer's Dream
Silicone skulls. ?Spectroplast
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Silicone lattice. ?Spectroplast
Weakness Illuminated
Structural colour sensors track thermal history of materials. ?ETH Zurich
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Colour sensors identifiy weaknesses in wind turbines and jet engines.
Implant and Forget
Polyurethane hand with finger implants of a biodegradable magnesium-zinc-calcium alloy. ?ETH Zurich
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Bone screws made of a biodegradable magnesium-zinc-calcium alloy. ?ETH Zurich
Reborn from Ashes
Fly ash recycled into a nonflammable foam insulation. ?FenX / Etienne Jeoffroy
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Fly ash recycled into a nonflammable foam insulation. ?ETH Zurich
Soft Chains Stronger than Steel
High performance polyethylene fibres. ?ETH Zurich
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Sprinting Magnetic Memory
Prototype array of magnetic bits. Image: imec Leuven
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Cross-section of a magnetic tunnel junction pillar. Image: imec Leuven
Digitally Fabricated House
Visualisation of the DFAB HOUSE on top of the NEST building near Zurich - a collaborative project between Empa & Eawag with significant contributions from ETH Zurich. The house is fabricated digitally and opens in late February 2019. ?NCCR Digital Fabrication
Further information
- external page DFAB House - web
- Building with Robots - press release
- Images - In situ Fabricator & Mesh Mould
- Robotic timber construction - press release
- Download Robotic Fabrication Lab - Factsheet
- Download Spatial Timber Assemblies - info
- external page Images - Spatial Timber Assembly
- Smart Slab - press release
- external page Images - Smart Slab
- external page Smart Dynamic Casting
- Contact - Linda Seward, NCCR Digital Fabrication Communications Officer
- Professor Fabio Gramazio - bio / contact
- Professor Matthias Kohler - bio / contact
The mobile construction robot In situ Fabricator with a prototype of a steel wire mesh that serves both as formwork and reinforcement for complex shaped concrete walls. This novel building technology is called Mesh Mould. ?Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich
Skaterbots
Skaterbot demonstrates roller-blading. ?ETH Zurich
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SAM - A soft anthropomorphic manipulator. ?ETH Zurich
Game Design
Game Creator App. Image: ETH Zurich / Game Technology Center
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Game design test. Image: ETH Zurich / Game Technology Center
Tastelab Restaurant
Tastelab pop-up restaurant in Davos.
Tastelab - integrating science with food.