12.12.22

ICAS 2022 Congress Paper Published

"Localization of Interrogators with a 1030/1090 MHz Spectrum Monitoring System" has been presented by Michael Jäger at the ICAS 2022 Congress held in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 4 - 9, 2022.

30.11.22

DICOM router project: more efficient use of medical image data

Medical institutions use the DICOM data standard to exchange their medical image information. Until now, however, medical professionals have been unable to access the data in a targeted and efficient manner. A platform developed by ZHAW researchers…

10.11.22

Researching Together for a Healthy Diet

Agroscope and Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW are stepping up their cooperation in food research and have signed a memorandum of understanding. The aim is to conduct joint and complementary research on good nutrition. Both partners will…

06.10.22

Rieter and the Johann Jacob Rieter Foundation Sponsor Professorship for Artificial Intelligence at the ZHAW

The Rieter Group is constantly expanding its technology leadership. Together with the Johann Jacob Rieter Foundation, the company is therefore supporting a new Endowed Professorship for Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the ZHAW School of…

19.09.22

Tradable gas allowances for gas savings and cost reduction

A market-based solution to save gas and reduce payments to supplier countries.

14.09.22

“The experiences and needs of persons with disabilities in using paratransit services”

People with disabilities still do not receive equal treatment when it comes to using public transport and often have to resort to calling on so-called paratransit services.  In an interdisciplinary article published in the “Disability and Health…

12.09.22

Hydropower reserve by means of tradeable obligations

Within the context of rising electricity prices, the storage reserve that the federal government wishes to procure via an auction will likely be very expensive. In the following article, we propose an alternative instrument for procuring this…

30.08.22

ZHAW chemistry student wins Lab Science Award for his Bachelor's thesis on identifying new enzymes

Chemistry student Kevin Yar received the Lab Science Award 2022 for his Bachelor's thesis. The award is presented by the Toolpoint for Lab Science association and is endowed with CHF 8,000. Yar’s thesis addresses the search for new enzymes that could…

29.08.22

IHB research project on the intangible heritage of the Lake Constance region

The research project investigated the living traditions that lie within the area of conflict between mobility, immobility and social change, placing a focus on the bearers of this heritage. The project results can be accessed in the form of…

29.08.22

IEEE SENSORS Conference Paper Accepted

"Sensor Fusion of 3D Time-of-Flight and Thermal Infrared Camera for Presence Detection of Living Beings" will be presented by Moritz Oppliger at the 2022 IEEE SENSORS conference , to be held in Dallas, Texas USA from Oct 30 - Nov 2, 2022.

20.07.22

Skills training in Virtual Reality – pilot test with students in Central Tanzania

Virtual Reality (VR) learning exercises are recognized to boost motivation of students and to be highly scalable. In Central Tanzania, the organization for development Helvetas and the ZHAW conducted a pilot study with electrical engineering students…

08.07.22

ZHAW Managers Survey 2022: The Results

The third edition of the ZHAW Managers Survey deals with the impact of the Ukraine war on Swiss companies.

07.07.22

Technical Hand-Over of CWIS-II at NASA/JPL, California

The ISC develops the data acquisition and controling software for the new CWIS-II imaging spectrometer and is responsible for the complete system integration.

06.07.22

Sexualised violence against children and young people: associations want more support for their prevention efforts

Sports and leisure clubs in the canton of Zurich attach great importance to preventing the sexual exploitation of children and young people. As shown by a study carried out by the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, however, there is…

06.07.22

The first RRI Policy Brief is ready

Findings from the RRI audits and results from the DELPHI survey

17.06.22

What makes nearshoring successful? Your opinion matters!

The SML Center for Global Competitiveness examines the success factors of IT-Nearshoring as part of the new edition of the ZHAW Nearshoring Index.

15.06.22

More efficient tuberculosis diagnosis thanks to a simple breath test

Tuberculosis is the world's second deadliest infectious disease after Covid-19. To combat this disease effectively, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for more efficient testing methods. A research team at the ZHAW, in collaboration with…

09.06.22

CEE lead Regina Betz on the 2022 energy research talks in Disentis, Switzerland

The "Energy Research Talks Disentis" are hold on a yearly basis and enable an international and interdisciplinary exchange between researcher on various energy subjects, thus making a valuable contribution to the energy transition. However, the…

09.06.22

The CEE is part of three consortia that have won the current round of SWEET calls

SWEET – “SWiss Energy research for the Energy Transition” – is a funding programme of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). SWEET’s purpose is to accelerate innovations that are key to implementing Switzerland’s Energy Strategy 2050 and…

09.06.22

The CEE at the ECEEE Summer Study

Five days intensive networking and exchange at the european council for an energy efficient economy (eceee)'s 2022 summer study in Hyères, France. The CEE's Regina Betz and Nina Boogen presented their research.