ETH News
All stories by Michael Keller, Corporate Communications
Strengthening the Swiss electricity grid with copper and brains
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A secure supply of electricity from renewable energies can only succeed if we also modernise the grid infrastructure. At the Energy Science Centre (ESC), ETH researchers are looking for smart ways to make the electricity grid fit for the energy transition without expensive expansion.
Mining rare earth metals from electronic waste
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ETH researchers are developing a process inspired by nature that efficiently recovers europium from old fluorescent lamps. The approach could lead to the long-awaited recycling of rare earth metals.