A Blog of the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
How does borosilicate glass, the material used to lock away high-level radioactive waste, hold up after not just months, but decades in water? Our new study, led by the University of Montpellier and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA, Marcoule) tracks a simplified glass (CJ2) from 7 days to 27 years and […]
(Funded by ETH Zürich Leading House Asia to promote Swiss and Thai research collaborations) Project Description and Objectives Air quality in airplane cabins is vital due to the presence of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can affect passengers’ and crew members’ health (known as Aerotoxic Syndrome). These VOCs, originating from sources like exhaust gases […]
Overview Airborne pollutants can have negative physiological impacts on passengers and crew members in the short- and long-term, hence aircraft cabin air quality is very important to human wellbeing. Due to their detrimental effects on human health, volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, also known as VOCs and SVOCs, must be eliminated from the cabin air. […]
