Projects of the ZHAW Departement Life Sciences and Facility Management
In the project database you will find all current projects in chronological order in descending order of time. Specific projects of the ZHAW can also be found via the search engine.
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Improving the living conditions of sweet chestnuts in urban areas
The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) has rarely been used as an urban tree to date. In the course of climate change, it is likely to be a ‘winner’ on the northern side of the Alps (Zimmermann et al. 2014). It also has various characteristics that make it interesting as an urban tree species. Due to its ...
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Zipp & Scan
The aim of the project is to collect important key figures for both the Zippsafe company and hospitals by carrying out applied accompanying research, which prove the savings of the introduction of Zipp & Scan. In addition, further market potential is to be determined by means of the case study based on the ...
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RobotCare – User experience in development of service robots for elderly care
Objectives of the project: Establish a systematic dialogue between the technology developers and researchers and the elderly/healthcare institution stakeholders (including medical, care, and service personnel, management, patients, and their families) in both regions and develop a suitable international community ...
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Sustainable Carotenoids from Microalgae
Development of methods for the sustainable production of carotenoids from microalgae. Strengthening the existing partnership with the Iranian project partner.
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Low-Tech Resource-oriented Water Treatment Solutions for Off-grid Communities
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Decoding of flavour properties of selectecd cocoa liquors
Cocoa liquors with flavour properties will be investigated by the methodologies of the Sensomics apporach and Sensory evaluation. The results of the investigation will be used for process and product development.
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Fostering Biodiversity Footprint Management Along Value Chains (BioPrint)
Preparatory phase BioPrint is an inter- and transdisciplinary research collaboration with the overarching purpose to improve the management of biodiversity footprints of product groups as well as individual products along value chains. Currently, biodiversity impact assessments take a top-down modelling approach ...
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National Competence Center of Research Catalysis
Within the National Competence Centre of Research (NCCR) Catalysis (Phase II), we will work on the following two topics: Algorithm-aided directed evolution of biocatalysis Biocatalytic C-H functionalization of sustainable building blocks
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VegChangeCH – A comprehensive picture of anthropogenic changes in the vegetation of Switzerland
Preparatory Phase Proposal for the Project "VegChangeCH – A comprehensive picture of anthropogenic changes in the vegetation of Switzerland"
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Developing a farmers’ happiness index with smallholder coffee and tea farmers in Sri Lanka and India
The project aims to develop a Farmers' Happiness Index with smallholder coffee and tea farmers in Sri Lanka and India using a participatory approach. This tool will systematically assess the factors that influence farmers' well-being and help policy makers focus on areas where improvements are needed. The final ...
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Imaging of CAR macrophage efficacy
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Site development Viererfeld/Mittelfeld Bern
A pioneering urban neighbourhood is to be created in Viererfeld/Mittelfeld in the city of Bern. The large residential and commercial area is to be sustainable and pioneering in terms of ecological standards, with mixed-use housing and mobility also playing an important role. The aim of the project is to develop the ...
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ChirpNet: AI Grasshopper Biodiversity Monitoring
We are developing a cutting-edge Deep Learning model tailored to efficiently classify Orthoptera (grasshoppers) sounds captured by smartphones in outdoor settings. This advancement promisesrapid and sustainable biodiversity monitoring through citizen science initiatives.
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More efficient cleaning of glass containers labeled with self-adhesive labels
The objective of the project is to develop a process that has the potential to result in more efficient cleaning of glass containers labeled with self-adhesive labels. This should lead to more resource-efficient and cost-effective washing processes. The aim is to increase the share of containers in the circular ...
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Digitising Environmental Impacts using Geospatial Analytics
Biodiversity loss and water scarcity are increasing at an unprecedented rate. Small and large companies in agriculture, extractive and other industrial sectors have the greatest negative impact on ecosystems and water. Governments, international regulators, trade associations, non-governmental organizations and the ...
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Drone Detection Prototype
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Elucidation of aroma compounds in hemp
In the frame of this project the aroma-active compounds will be investigated in selected hemp varieties by means of the Sensomics methodologies. Further quantification assays will be developed allowing the fast quantification of important hemp odorants.
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From Toilet to Field: Ecological Sanitation & Soil Regeneration in Guatemala
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Radio Signal Unsupervised and Transfer Learning
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Review of Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Inventory models for Food Side Stream Utilisation and Valorisation Pathways