They speak about us...
On 19 March 2019 ETH Zurich presented the Spark Award 2019. The award stands for the most promising invention, which was filed for a patent in 2018. The video features the work of Dr Sreenath Bolisetty and Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from the Department of Health Sciences and Technologies as well as Professor Qingrui Zhang from Yanshan University. The presented technology won the Spark Award 2019 for a new membrane which filters fluoride from drinking water and industrial waste water.
More information on http://www.ethz.ch/sparkaward
“Inventing the Future in Zurich” shows how ETH is tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems, and how our scientists are working across many complex fields to create a sustainable future. Watch the feature in full length here.
"A new 18K gold made of plastic”
A new 18K gold made of plastic (only a small selection!)
- external pagehttps://www.msn.com/de-ch/nachrichten/other/der-alchimist-dieser-mann-macht-aus-plastik-gold/ar-BB12HoQDcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.handelszeitung.ch/panorama/der-alchimist-dieser-mann-macht-aus-plastik-goldcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.sciencealert.com/this-18-carat-chunk-of-gold-chunk-is-actually-built-out-of-latexcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200110101037.htmcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/alchemy-_swiss-scientists-make-18-carat--plastic-gold-/45485872call_made
- external pagehttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/an-18-carat-gold-nugget-that-is-made-of-plastic/articleshow/73221066.cmscall_made
- external pagehttps://scienmag.com/an-18-carat-gold-nugget-made-of-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.britishplastics.co.uk/materials/a-new-form-of-plastic-gold-weighs-five-to-ten-times-less-tha/call_made
- external pagehttps://phys.org/news/2020-01-carat-gold-nugget-plastic.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://menafn.com/1099535715/Swiss-scientists-make-18-carat-plastic-goldcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.expatica.com/ch/sw-swiss-scientists-make-18-carat-plastic-gold/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.pressreader.com/india/the-times-of-india-mumbai-edition/20200113/282308207045528call_made
- external pagehttps://www.socialnews.xyz/2020/01/12/researchers-create-lightweight-18-carat-gold-made-of-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://steemit.com/science/@kralizec/18-carat-gold-made-from-plasticcall_made
- external pagehttps://omnexus.specialchem.com/news/industry-news/new-18carat-lightweight-gold-polymer-000220583call_made
- external pagehttp://nanodigestmag.com/an-18-carat-gold-nugget-made-of-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.cnet.com/news/this-astonishingly-lightweight-18-karat-gold-nugget-has-a-secret/call_made
- external pagehttps://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/ez-a1g011020.phpcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/science/scientists-create-18-carat-gold-21270202call_made
- external pagehttps://instoremag.com/this-18k-gold-is-made-with-25-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.novinite.com/articles/202675/Swiss+Scientists+Have+Created+Gold+with+the+Properties+of+Plasticcall_made
- external pagehttps://materialdistrict.com/article/super-lightweight-18-carat-gold-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://semiengineering.com/manufacturing-bits-jan-13-2/call_made
- external pagehttps://curiosmos.com/modern-alchemy-scientists-create-gold-from-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.britishplastics.co.uk/topics/plastic-gold/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.dia-designs.com/swiss-researchers-invent-lightweight-18-karat-gold-thats-mixed-with-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://tipsmake.com/successfully-created-new-18k-ultralight-gold-from-ordinary-plasticcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.smalltechnews.com/archives/60452call_made
- external pagehttps://insights.globalspec.com/article/13294/plastic-based-gold-is-up-to-10-times-lighter-than-traditional-goldcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/tv/35864call_made
- external pagehttps://www.somagnews.com/scientists-produce-new-gold-form-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/this-astonishingly-lightweight-18-karat-gold-nugget-has-a-secret/ar-BBYPZCgcall_made
- external pagehttps://oxibuzz.com/science/18-carat-gold-made-from-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.mbs.news/2020/01/researchers-make-18-carat-nugget-from-plastic-video-2.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://lestermartinjewelers.thejewelerblog.com/swiss_researchers_invent_lightweight_18_karat_gold_that_s_mixed_with_plastic.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.newsbreak.com/news/0Notyd6w/scientists-make-super-light-18-carat-gold-with-plasticcall_made
- external pagehttps://en24.news/2020/01/modern-alchemy-create-a-type-of-gold-from-plastic.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://thedailycoin.org/2020/01/12/scientists-create-18-carat-gold-nugget-made-of-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/researchers-create-lightweight-18carat-gold-made-of-plastic/1706463call_made
- external pagehttps://www.newsgram.com/researchers-create-lightweight-18-carat-gold/call_made
- external pagehttps://news24online.com/news/researchers-create-lightweight-18-carat-gold-made-plastic-ebc4bcbc/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.nagpurinfo.in/news/researchers-create-lightweight-18-carat-gold-made-of-plasticcall_made
- external pagehttps://kalingatv.com/miscellany/researchers-create-lightweight-18-carat-gold-made-of-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://headtopics.com/pk/3980108971151168460-10683321call_made
- external pagehttps://www.longroom.com/discussion/1756191/an-18-carat-gold-nugget-made-of-plasticcall_made
- external pagehttps://abudhabi-news.com/English/7668145/This-astonishingly-lightweight-18-karat-gold-nugget-has-a-secret---CNETcall_made
- external pagehttps://pressfrom.info/us/news/science-and-technology/-377002-this-astonishingly-lightweight-18-karat-gold-nugget-has-a-secret.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://newatlas.com/materials/lightweight-gold-plastic-pure/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.mining.com/scientists-create-18-carat-gold-nugget-made-of-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.netindia123.com/articles/showdetails.asp?id=3488354&n_date=20200112&cat=Sciencecall_made
- external pagehttps://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/news24online-epaper-newsonline/researchers+create+lightweight+18+carat+gold+made+of+plastic-newsid-158876200call_made
- external pagehttps://www.futurity.org/plastic-gold-metal-alloys-2254122/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news2/newsid=54342.phpcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.notimerica.com/ciencia-tecnologia/noticia-oro-ligero-18-quilates-gracias-matriz-plastico-20200110144421.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.quimica.es/noticias/1164398/una-pepita-de-oro-de-18-quilates-de-plastico.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://biotechmagazineandnews.com/adelgazan-el-oro-de-18-quilates/call_made
- external pagehttps://mundo.sputniknews.com/ciencia/202001121090111272-alquimia-moderna-crean-un-tipo-de-oro-a-partir-de-plastico/call_made
- external pagehttps://codigocosmico.com/ciencia/crean-una-pepita-de-oro-de-18-quilates-de-plastico/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.fayerwayer.com/2020/01/oro-usando-plastico-cientificos/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.inovacaotecnologica.com.br/noticias/noticia.php?artigo=ouro-18-quilates-feito-plastico&id=010160200113#.XiFRgsgzaUkcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.mundiario.com/articulo/sociedad/cientificos-logran-crear-tipo-oro-partir-plastico/20200116040815173387.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.worldenergytrade.com/index.php/m-news-metals/63-news-oro/5955-cientificos-europeos-desarrollan-un-nuevo-tipo-de-oro-a-partir-del-plasticocall_made
- external pagehttps://www.anguillesousroche.com/insolite/alchimie-moderne-les-scientifiques-creent-de-lor-a-partir-de-plastique/call_made
- external pagehttps://olhardigital.com.br/noticia/cientistas-criam-ouro-a-partir-de-plastico/95285call_made
- external pagehttps://www.lapatilla.com/2020/01/14/increible-cientificos-logran-crear-un-tipo-de-oro-a-partir-de-plastico-fotos/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/de-lor-18-carat-ultra-leger-cree-a-base-de-plastique_fr_5e1dc4b1c5b650c621e56a92call_made
- external pagehttps://fatosdesconhecidos.ig.com.br/entenda-como-foi-possivel-transformar-plastico-em-ouro-18-quilates/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.galileonet.it/non-oro-luccica-plastica-18-carati/call_made
- external pagehttps://fr.news.yahoo.com/l-apos-or-18-carat-160707200.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWxleS5hbHRtZXRyaWMuY29tL2RldGFpbHMvNzM4MzM3MjcvbmV3cw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACA_TrutnzI9sRpSmJEEp4H9pJX0Cfyw3bXWhliM61fckt795vhO8sa-ar21kMTn8oK7A6h_VJ3BYb0_kpujBo5unyrLRiN4WG6thIXqH5vKtiUZgvt36zxMuj36l6evd6187WCJV_9TlppeoTD4xMNgaGCbuk4hjmLmkXtiwJZecall_made
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- external pagehttps://news.trubus.id/baca/34672/keren-ilmuan-berhasil-ciptakan-emas-18-karat-yang-terbuat-dari-plastikcall_made
- external pagehttps://kopalniawiedzy.pl/zloto-plastik-18-karatow-zegarek-bizuteria-ETH-Zurich,31320call_made
- external pagehttps://www.interez.sk/vedci-vytvorili-lahke-zlato-pomocou-plastu-je-5-az-10-nasobne-lahsie-a-ma-siroke-vyuzitie/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.tovima.gr/2020/01/16/science/xrysos-18-karation-apo-plastiko/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/materialwissenschaften/ein-18-karat-nugget-aus-plastik.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.chemie.de/news/1164398/ein-18-karat-nugget-aus-plastik.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.scinexx.de/news/technik/gold-leichtgewicht-mit-18-karat/call_made
- external pagehttps://apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/story/2000113209478/leichtes-18-karat-gold-mi-materialeigenschaftencall_made
- external pagehttps://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/leben/forschung-technik/eth-forscher-entwickeln-fuenf-bis-zehnmal-leichteres-18-karat-gold-136209298call_made
- external pagehttps://www.watson.ch/wissen/schweiz/628436856-eth-entwickelt-leichtgold-mit-18-karatcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.ingenieur.de/technik/fachbereiche/nanotechnologie/leichtgold-aus-plastik-hergestellt/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.spektrum.de/news/echtes-gold-in-superleicht/1698306call_made
- external pagehttps://www.focus.de/wissen/natur/gold-leichtgewicht-mit-18-karat_id_11545098.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.git-labor.de/news/aus-der-wissenschaft/ein-18-karat-nugget-aus-plastikcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.tagblatt.ch/newsticker/schweiz/eth-forscher-entwickeln-funf-bis-zehnmal-leichteres-18-karat-gold-ld.1184319call_made
- external pagehttps://www.blick.ch/news/edelmetall-eth-forscher-entwickeln-fuenf-bis-zehnmal-leichteres-18-karat-gold-id15697573.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.cash.ch/news/eth-forscher-entwickeln-fuenf-bis-zehnmal-leichteres-18-karat-gold-1459784call_made
- external pagehttps://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Schweiz/Vermischtes/sda/329187/eth-forscher-entwickeln-funf-bis-zehnmal-leichteres-18-karat-goldcall_made
- external pagehttps://idw-online.de/de/news729764call_made
- external pagehttps://www.kijkmagazine.nl/science/legering-gemaakt-van-goud-en-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttps://gfcnieuws.com/wetenschappers-creeren-lichtgewicht-materiaal-van-18-karaats-goud-uit-plastic/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.shoeket.com/nieuwsbericht/31989/call_made
Amyloid Templated Gold Aerogels (only a small selection!)
- external pagehttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.v28.3/issuetoccall_made
- external pagehttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lightest-gold-nugget-ever-20-carats-sits-on-a-feather/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2015/11/29/76525564/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomworld-topstoriescall_made
- https://www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2015/11/a-new-form-of-real-gold-almost-as-light-as-air.html
- external pagehttp://www.scinexx.de/wissen-aktuell-19569-2015-11-25.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/materialwissenschaften/eine-neue-form-von-echtem-gold-fast-so-leicht-wie-luft.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3334236/The-gold-s-light-AIR-New-foam-lead-revolution-jewellery.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.wokeji.com/guojipindao/dujiabianyi/201511/t20151126_1960537.shtmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.scientias.nl/nieuwe-vorm-van-goud-is-bijna-zo-licht-als-lucht/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.blick.ch/life/wissen/5-fakten-zu-gold-kaffee-schaum-mit-karat-id4391691.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.sciencenewsline.com/summary/2015112516480012.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.popsci.com/lightest-foam-ever-is-made-goldcall_made
- external pagehttp://mauritaniavox.com/this-gold-nugget-is-lighter-than-latte-foam/call_made
- external pagehttp://es.egg-life.net/article/164636call_made
- external pagehttp://crazychucks.com/news/This+Gold+Nugget+Is+Lighter+Than+Latte+Foamcall_made
- external pagehttp://newstral.com/de/article/de/1009844368/forscher-erschaffen-goldnugget-der-leichter-ist-als-wassercall_made
- external pagehttp://www.ecnmag.com/news/2015/11/new-form-real-gold-almost-light-aircall_made
- external pagehttp://derstandard.at/2000026416123/Forscher-erschaffen-Goldnugget-der-leichter-ist-als-Wassercall_made
"It shines like gold, but..."
From the Einstein mission from Thursday, December 12, 2013, by Sandra Odermatt
Researchers at ETH Zurich can produce ultra-thin, stable gold foils. The "hybrid gold" is a mixture of the precious metal - and milk protein. Color, consistency and conductivity can be varied: an invention that could be of interest to food, electronics or watchmaker ...
More on Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) "external pageAs the gold mixture in the laboratory createdcall_made (only available in German Language)" from December 12, 2013
Amyloid-carbon hybrid membranes for universal water purification (a short selection only)
In English
- https://www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2016/01/highly-efficient-heavy-metal-ions-filter.html
- external pagehttp://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/flint-water-crisis/cheap-cure-flint-scientists-tout-new-fix-tainted-water-n507006call_made
- external pagehttp://www.sciencerocksmyworld.com/new-low-cost-filter-removes-toxic-metals-in-one-pass/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.futurity.org/water-filter-heavy-metals-1096012-2/call_made
- external pagehttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/converted-milk-proteins-clean-pollution-strike-goldcall_made
- external pagehttp://studyportal.xyz/2016/01/27/water-filter-removes-toxic-metals-with-charcoal-and-whey/call_made
- external pagehttps://bloomwaterpurifiers.wordpress.com/category/bloom-ro-water-purifiers/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=45046call_made
- external pagehttps://www.abbexa.com/news/water-purification-a-novel-use-for-amyloidcall_made
- external pagehttps://www.greaterzuricharea.com/en/detail/eth-filters-gold-out-of-water/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.watertechonline.com/researchers-find-converted-milk-proteins-can-purify-water/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/116888/Highly_efficient_heavy_metal_ions_filter_.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://phys.org/news/2016-01-highly-efficient-heavy-metal-ions.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/ez-heh012216.phpcall_made
- external pagehttps://scicasts.com/bio-it/1869-lab-technology/10582-researchers-create-highly-efficient-heavy-metal-ions-filter/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=42422.phpcall_made
- external pagehttp://woodtv.com/2016/01/31/could-new-filter-be-cheap-fix-for-flint-water/call_made
In French:
- external pagehttp://www.lemonde.fr/physique/article/2016/01/26/assainir-l-eau-polluee-avec-du-charbon-et-du-petit-lait_4853975_1650706.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.letemps.ch/sciences/2016/01/22/assainir-eau-polluee-charbon-petit-laitcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.laliberte.ch/news-agence/detail/des-chercheurs-de-l-epfz-presentent-un-nouveau-filtre/328425#.Vq6avVLrjMAcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/des-chercheurs-de-l-epfz-présentent-un-nouveau-filtre/41917774call_made
- external pagehttp://www.decisionsdurables.com/charbon-petit-lait-eau-pure/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/un-filtre-a-eau-revolutionnaire-presente-494434call_made
- external pagehttp://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/science-et-techno/assainir-l’eau-polluée-avec-du-charbon-et-du-petit-lait/ar-BBoJnKE?srcref=rsscall_made
In German:
- https://www.ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/eth-news/news/2016/01/filtermembran-angelt-schwermetalle-aus-wasser.html
- external pagehttp://innovationsgesellschaft.ch/uba-veroeffentlicht-factsheet-zu-nanotechnologien-in-der-wasserbehandlung/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.news.ch/Forscher+entwickeln+hocheffizienten+Wasserfilter/686211/detail.htmcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.spektrum.de/news/wie-molkenprotein-wasser-von-schadstoffen-befreit/1396682call_made
- external pagehttp://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/wetenschap/1.2556775call_made
- external pagehttp://www.cleantech.ch/rubriken/mensch-gesellschaft/artikel/news/2016/01/26/eth-filtert-gold-aus-dem-wasser/call_made
In Russian: external pagehttp://www.qwrt.ru/news/3246call_made
In Portuguese: external pagehttp://www.saense.com.br/tag/carvao-ativado/call_made
In Polish: external pagehttp://www.rmf24.pl/nauka/news-mleko-pomoze-w-poszukiwaniu-zlota,nId,2134115call_made
Gold and amyloids fibrils
- external pagehttp://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article117451885/Goldproteine-auf-der-Schokoladentorte.htmlcall_made
- http://www.ethlife.ethz.ch/archive_articles/130618_goldfolie_per/index_EN
- external pagehttp://www.srf.ch/wissen/technik/glaenzt-wie-gold-und-ist-leicht-verdaulichcall_made
- Press release: DownloadDer Spiegel No. 26 from 24.06.2013 (PDF, 1.5 MB)vertical_align_bottom
- external pagehttp://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=25131.phpcall_made
Diagnostic with Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
- https://www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2015/12/diagnostics-with-birefringence.html
- https://www.ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/eth-news/news/2015/12/mit-doppelbrechung-diagnosen-stellen.html
- external pagehttp://www.osa-opn.org/home/newsroom/2015/december/toward_portable_diagnostics_with_birefringence/?feed=Newscall_made
- external pagehttp://www.rdmag.com/news/2015/12/diagnostics-birefringencecall_made
- external pagehttp://www.futurity.org/birefringence-polarized-light-1069032-2/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.azooptics.com/News.aspx?newsID=21930call_made
- external pagehttp://healthmedicinet.com/news/new-rapid-test-can-detect-malaria-parasites-viruses-and-biomarkers/call_made
- external pagehttp://healthmedicinet.com/i/new-rapid-test-can-detect-malaria-parasites-viruses-and-biomarkers-2/call_made
- external pagehttp://healthmedicinet.com/news/diagnostics-with-birefringencecall_made/
- external pagehttp://gizmodo.com/a-quirk-of-physics-could-give-us-a-fast-cheap-way-to-d-1747525096call_made
- external pagehttp://phys.org/news/2015-12-diagnostics-birefringence.htmlcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/ez-dwb121115.phpcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.bionity.com/en/news/156006/diagnostics-with-birefringence.html?WT.mc_id=ca0068call_made
- external pagehttps://scicasts.com/bio-it/1869-lab-technology/10427-researchers-develop-new-diagnostic-method-based-on-birefringence/call_made
- external pagehttp://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=58077call_made
- external pagehttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/304021.phpcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=42106.phpcall_made
- external pagehttp://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2015/12/diagnosing-diseases-birefringencecall_made
- external pagehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211124426.htmcall_made
- Diskussion from www.rts.ch (in French only), about: "external pageRapid detection of viruses, bacteria and parasites with birefringencecall_made"