HILTI Award 2016
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".
ANYmal, the quadrupedal robot
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.
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.
Microrobots – The next generation of operations
Researchers from Prof. Bradley Nelson’s group have developed new microrobots that could be used inside the human body to deliver drugs and perform medical operations.
Solar Impulse travels around the world
"Solar Impulse 2" has travelled around the world in 16 months and thus demonstrates that solar energy and other renewable energies are an alternative. Prof. Konstantinos Boulouchos in an interview with SRF.