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Fiberglass, Pyrolysis, Composite material, Epoxy, Composite materials, Boeing 787

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Cleantech startups take a big step towards market entry

The second edition of the Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact initiative, offering a CHF 85,000 grant to each team, culminated in a demo day with six start-ups presenting their solutions for recycling composite materials, efficient heat storage, and foam production from biowaste. The ...

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Cleantech startups take a big step towards market entry

Cleantech startups take a big step towards market entry

The second edition of the Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact initiative, offering a CHF 85,000 grant to each team, culminated in a demo day with six start-ups presenting their solutions for ...

CHF 100'000 to boost Composite Recycling vision

CHF 100'000 to boost Composite Recycling vision

Coming from the EPFL Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC), Composite Recycling has come up with a pyrolysis process to recycle and reuse composite materials from ship ...

CHF 100’000 from FIT for Composite Recycling and its circular economy solution

CHF 100’000 from FIT for Composite Recycling and its circular economy solution

Cet outil a été conçu pour identifier non seulement les startups prometteuses dans le domaine du digital, mais aussi les entrepreneurs talentueux qui seront en charge de créer les emplois ...

Light, strong, and affordable

Light, strong, and affordable

Through his ETH Pioneer Fellowship, Christoph Schneeberger is developing a process that enables more efficient production of fibre-​reinforced plastics. During his doctoral studies at the ...

Boat building: what will yachts be made from in the future?

Boat building: what will yachts be made from in the future?

The end of GRP? Sam Fortescue shines a light on boat building jargon and looks at past, present and future boat building materials

The circular economy and renewable energy: how can wind energy be made even more sustainable?

The circular economy and renewable energy: how can wind energy be made even more sustainable?

Marcello Colledani, a professor at Milan’s Politecnico University, and Otto Lundman, CEO and co-founder of the Swedish company Modvion, analyze the innovative prospects for the wind energy ...

Blade recycling: a top priority for the wind industry

Blade recycling: a top priority for the wind industry

Wind turbines already have a recyclability rate of 85% to 90%. Making turbines 100% recyclable is a top priority.

Innovator of the Month Interview with CompPair

Innovator of the Month Interview with CompPair

Innovator of the Month Interview by Gianmarco Gatti and Alvaro Charlet.   CompPair is an up and coming Swiss startup led by Amaël Cohades, developing composite materials with healable and ...

Agilyx sees PS recycling as real ‘game changer’.

Agilyx sees PS recycling as real ‘game changer’.

Petrotahlil - Chemical recycling technology company Agilyx sees polystyrene (PS) recycling as a true game changer, changing the perception of the plastic from

SI Tech4Impact Initiative – Call for Proposals 2021

SI Tech4Impact Initiative – Call for Proposals 2021

Are you working on an innovative project that can help tackle society’s most pressing economic, societal and environmental needs? Switzerland Innovation in collaboration with EPFL ...

Space Café WebTalk with Dr Gaetan Petit: Can space do more for Earth?

Space Café WebTalk with Dr Gaetan Petit: Can space do more for Earth?

By Luisa Low During this week’s SpaceCafé, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with L