Winners of the 2023 Spark Award (l-r): Walter Caseri, Marco D’Elia and Mirko Magni with Vanessa Wood, ETH’s Vice President for Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations. (Photograph: Oliver Bartenschlager / ETH Zurich)
Winners of the 2023 Spark Award (l-r): Walter Caseri, Marco D'Elia and Mirko Magni with Vanessa Wood, ETH's Vice President for Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations. (Photograph: Oliver Bartenschlager / ETH Zurich) More effective, reusable and self-repairing: a new kind of corrosion protection developed by the researchers Marco D'Elia, Walter Caseri, Mirko Magni und Markus Niederberger has been honoured with ETH Zurich's Spark Award 2023. The innovation offers excellent market potential and could significantly slow down the deterioration of buildings and vehicles. by Inken De Wit This year, the expert jury immediately reached a unanimous decision: from among the five inventions nominated for the Spark Award 2023, the whole panel chose the novel corrosion protection developed by researchers from the Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials. "This technology represents a critical improvement for corrosion protection and also advances the circular economy," said Vanessa Wood, ETH Vice President for Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations, at yesterday's ward ceremony in the Audi Max. The material is reusable, can repair damaged areas itself and offers great market potential. Surprised winners.
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