Tag: ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich researchers engineer bacteria to use methanol to produce products

ETH Zurich researchers engineer bacteria to use methanol to produce products

May 1, 2024 |

In Switzerland, researchers at ETH Zurich have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry from fossil fuels. Bacteria that feed on methanol, known as methylotrophs, are at the centre of these efforts. Containing […]

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ETH Zurich researchers have engineered bacteria in the lab to efficiently use methanol

ETH Zurich researchers have engineered bacteria in the lab to efficiently use methanol

April 26, 2024 |

In Switzerland, ETH Zurich said that a group of its researchers have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry from fossil fuels, ETH Zurich said. Researchers explained that methanol can be synthesized from […]

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ETH Zurich resedarchers find straw and hemp building materials enhance reno sustainability

ETH Zurich resedarchers find straw and hemp building materials enhance reno sustainability

March 21, 2024 |

In Switzerland, ETH Zurich researchers can now reveal the most effective renovation strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions: replace fossil- fuel heating systems and harness the potential of bio- based building materials like straw and hemp. They developed a model that uses AI to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and costs and also takes into account […]

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ETH Zurich removing CO2 from the atmosphere with new method

ETH Zurich removing CO2 from the atmosphere with new method

February 20, 2024 |

In Switzerland, researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a new method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. It involves molecules that become acidic when exposed to light. Their new process requires much less energy than conventional technologies. Scientists are exploiting the fact that in acidic aqueous liquids, CO2 is present as CO2, but in alkaline […]

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