Department of MaterialsAcronym | D-MATL | Homepage | http://www.mat.ethz.ch/ | Country | Switzerland | ZIP, City | | Address | | Phone | | Type | Academy | Parent organization | ETH Zurich | Current organization | Department of Materials | Child organizations | |
Open OpportunitiesqCella, a deep tech startup from ETH Zurich, specializes in innovative materials for resistive heating applications. Their paper-thin, flexible heating mats aim to replace traditional heating wire technology in various products like car seats, clothing, and shoes. They are looking for master's students in Materials Science or Chemistry to contribute to product and material development, tackle research challenges with practical applications, design and conduct experiments, and analyze results. - Chemistry, Engineering and Technology
- Master Thesis, Semester Project
| Natural calcium carbonate is produced through a complex process determined by chemical, biological, physical, and anthropological factors whereas synthetic calcium carbonate is obtained by easy chemical protocols. Although the synthetic approach seems attractive due to the short synthesis time and control over the mineral microstructure, the reactants and products of this reaction can be toxic and thus being an unsustainable process. On the other hand, a bioinspired method based on mineralization induced by soil bacteria emerges as a sustainable alternative to synthesize calcium carbonate in a controlled manner. Biomineralization is a natural process that harnesses the biological and biochemical mechanisms of microorganisms to induce the precipitation of minerals intra or extracellularly. The polymorphs of bacterial-induced calcium carbonate are dictated by the chemical composition of the medium used for the culture of mineralizing bacteria as previously described. Despite biomineralization is already being exploited in the development of applications such as self-healing concrete, bio bricks, bio cement, among others, it remains still challenging to predict the resulting polymorph and control over the structural properties of the calcium carbonate based on the biological feature of the system. - Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering and Technology, Environmental Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Microbiology, Soil and Water Sciences
- Bachelor Thesis, ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Master Thesis, Semester Project
| Natural calcium carbonate is produced through a complex process determined by chemical, biological, physical, and anthropological factors whereas synthetic calcium carbonate is obtained by easy chemical protocols. Although the synthetic approach seems attractive due to the short synthesis time and control over the mineral microstructure, the reactants and products of this reaction can be toxic and thus being an unsustainable process. On the other hand, a bioinspired method based on mineralization induced by soil bacteria emerges as a sustainable alternative to synthesize calcium carbonate in a controlled manner. Biomineralization is a natural process that harnesses the biological and biochemical mechanisms of microorganisms to induce the precipitation of minerals intra or extracellularly. The polymorphs of bacterial-induced calcium carbonate are dictated by the chemical composition of the medium used for the culture of mineralizing bacteria as previously described. Despite biomineralization is already being exploited in the development of applications such as self-healing concrete, bio-bricks, bio cement, among others, it remains still challenging to predict the resulting polymorph and control over the structural properties of the calcium carbonate based on the biological feature of the system. - Biology, Engineering and Technology
- Internship, Master Thesis, Semester Project
| This student project focuses on the preparation of ultraclean graphene spin valve devices for spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscope (SP-STM) experiments. The main aim is to adapt an already optimized preparation recipe by integrating metallic contacts on top, to enable gate-tunable density of states experiments within the STM junction. The project involves hands-on tasks, including device fabrication and performing STM measurements to detect spin-polarized states on the graphene surface locally. - Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Physics
- Bachelor Thesis, Internship, Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project
| Biodegradable implants only stay for a limited time in the body and degrade after they have fulfilled their task. This renders an implant removal surgery unnecessary. This study investigates via electron microscopy and slow strain-rate mechanical testing the underlying mechanisms affecting stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of biodegradable Mg alloys loaded in corrosive environment. - Alloy Materials, Biomaterials
- ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Master Thesis
| In this research project, we will investigate the viscoelastic behaviour of PDMS polymer networks using atomistic simulations. We seek an understanding of the short-time behaviour and want to know the feasibility of explaining and bridging between these atomistic simulations and coarse-grained (Kremer-Grest) studies. - Modeling and Simulation, Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules, Polymers
- Master Thesis, Semester Project
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