March

Too much fluoride in our drinking water can cause fluorosis, the hardening of the teeth and bones. Professor Raffaele Mezzenga and his team have developed a new membrane, which efficiently removes the harmful fluoride from water.

On Pi Day, March 14^th (3/14 - representing the first three digits of Pi), the ETH ieLab (Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab) held its fourth annual 3Pi competition. Ten ETH start-ups presented their Pioneer Pi Pitches (in 3.14 minutes per pitch, of course!) to over 100 attendees.

Do you know how to make a perfect cheese fondue? ETH researcher Pascal Bertsch investigated this question scientifically and gained fundamental insights that are relevant for industry.