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The innochque project named "Feasibility study on novel tilt-wing control allocation strategy" aims to enhance the Dufour Aero-200 UAV flight control systems by evaluating novel control allocation methods, which improves actuator use, energy efficiency during transition flight. ZHAW will implement,…

The project evaluates the profitability of photovoltaic systems on green roofs in Switzerland. The costs of green roofs and the additional costs for the photovoltaic system are taken into account.

The project investigates how the planned introduction of dynamic feed-in and electricity purchase tariffs will affect the profitability of photovoltaic systems on pitched and flat roofs and on facades in Switzerland.

The global cacao crisis calls for urgent alternatives to secure the future of chocolate production. This project investigates fermentation and fermentation-like strategies for cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) seeds, using controlled non-microbial processes with acids and ethanol to simulate…

Inspired by neuroscience, this AI approach mimics how the brain builds internal world models through interaction. This shift from passive pattern recognition to active learning aims to create more efficient and transparent AI with a deeper, causal understanding, enabling true planning for next-gen…

The SALVE project addresses a key challenge in intralogistics: enabling forklifts and related vehicles to operate autonomously in outdoor environments where current systems fall short. Most existing solutions are limited to indoor warehouses, flat floors, and standard pallets. Logistics operations,…

This Innovation cheque funded market analysis assesses institutional demand, feasibility, and scalability of Pathways+, a social innovation planned with SINGA Switzerland, to prepare a nationwide, science-based B2G model, embedding refugee entrepreneurship into Swiss integration policy.

The “(Sub-)Supplier Collaboration Navigator” offers Swiss companies a strategic lever to achieve greater transparency, resilience, sustainability, or innovation in their multi-level supply networks through targeted collaboration with suppliers and upstream suppliers, depending on their objectives.

This project aims to develop and validate a new class of mechanical metamaterials — perforated shellulars — that combine lightweight architecture with enhanced mechanical resilience. The research will be conducted through a collaboration between Zurich University of Applied Sciences and McGill…

The study experimentally investigates how tibial slope and lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) influence anterolateral knee instability under sport-specific loading conditions.

A comprehensive plan for monitoring and controlling invasive freshwater crayfish in the Piano di Magadino region (TI) is being implemented. The project requires a quantitative review of the effectiveness of the trapping methods used and an in-depth analysis of the monitoring data collected at the…

The aim of the project is to establish the theoretical and conceptual basis for a long-term monitoring project on news literacy among the Swiss population.

The Canton of St. Gallen commissioned the ZHAW Institute of Public Management (ZHAW-IVM) to update the cantonal development monitoring. The development monitoring provides the cantonal government with a data-based foundation for assessing key social, economic and environmental developments in the…

This proof-of-concept provides a uni-directional converter from GS1-based JSON-LD (GS1 WebVocabulary) to AAS formats, enabling semantic interoperability and supporting standardized cross-domain data exchange between supply chain information and digital-twin environments.

Social media blur the boundaries between communication as a representative of an organization and as a private individual. This requires a reflective, self-determined, and professional approach to these media and calls for professional literacy.

In this project by the ZHAW Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, a depth filter layer based on cellulose fibers and various adsorbents is being developed to specifically remove polyfluorinated compounds (PFAS) from drinking water. The efficiency of the depth filter for PFAS is being…