News
2024
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VentureKick 40,000 CHF prize for Ionic Wind Technologies spin-off
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Keynote speech at the Thurgauer Technology Tag on “From flower to fork” - Digital twins for optimization of food production processes and food supply chains
- Keynote speech at COMSOL Day on Food Engineering on Augmenting Insights into Fresh-Food Supply Chains via Digital Twins, Mobile Apps, and a Virtual Lab
2023
- Release of Operators Manual for Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant
- Feature in COMSOL News on Forecasting Fruit Freshness with Simulation Apps
- Theresa and Sofia won the SDG pitch organized by ETH4D, showcasing our passive cooling blanket concept.
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Feature in COMSOL News on Forecasting Fruit Freshness with Simulation Apps
2022
- Press release. Thijs Defraeye appointed as Special Professor at Wageningen University & Research
- Keynote speech at COMSOL Day on Food Engineering on Modeling insights into cooling and drying of plant-based foods
- Press release on VCCA launches in Nigeria.
- Mobile App: Empa and BASE release the first version of Coldtivate mobile app
- Press release. Fighting Food Waste, Economic Insecurity, and Climate Change Through Virtual Cold Chain Application
- Press release. A digital twin for citrus fruits, Avatar against food waste
- Empa Quarterly article. CHARCOAL COOLING BLANKET FOR FRUIT AND VEGGIE STORAGE
- Press release. Low tech solutions, Charcoal cooling blanket for fruit and veggie storage
- Press release. Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant & Factsheet
- Press release. Reducing food insecurity in Nigeria
- Press release. YourVCCA Launches Interactive Map to Identify Cold Room Locations
2021
- Press release. The simulated patient
- We are an awardee of the data.org Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge
- Press release. Digital twins for cucumber
- Workshop on Machine Learning @ Empa
2020
- Empa Quarterly article: Drying fruit with ionic wind
- Workshop on Computational Statistics @ Empa
- Simulation & Sensing event @ Empa
- Empa Quarterly article: Drying fruit with ionic wind
- Article on digital twins in c't magazine für computertechnik
- Workshop on How to build your digital human twin? on 27 - 28 February 2020 in St. Gallen
2019
- SNF Horizons article on Digital twins in food cold chains
- Join us at Medica on a panel discussion on how digital twins will impact health care.
- Empa Quarterly "Send your avatar to the doctor"
2018
- Invited speaker at the Physics of Drying Conference (5-7 November 2018, France)
- Keynote speaker at the COMSOL Multiphysics Conference (22 - 24 October 2018, Lausanne) - Video Blog
- Keynote speaker at the 10th Citrus Research Symposium (19 - 22 August 2018, South Africa)
- Electrohydrodynamic drying work featured on Science Trends
2017
- Empa Quarterly cover page: Sensor Technology
- Empa News "Travels with apples"
- Coop Zeitung "Clever! Umweltfreundlich verpackt"