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Success Story of SusCritMat
Mon Mar 2021
Read about the success story of our SusCritMat project on the EIT RawMaterials website and learn about how we came to develop a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Success Story
IRTC-Business workshop summary on "Building resilient economies - the role of policy"
Mon Mar 2021
The IRTC-Business workshop and Round Table on “Building resilient economies - the role of policy” took place via Zoom on November 17, 2020, from 2 am to 6 pm CET. Around 80 registered participants attended the workshop which comprised in a first part presentations from policy-making, industry and re
ESM is now member of iBAT association
Mon Feb 2021
ESM has joined the iBAT association, a Swiss platform for industry and research partners for battery innovations. The association supports and accelerates new innovative ideas to their final products and offers network partners active contribution and participation in the discussions. iBAT facilitat
Material of the Month: Titanium
Tue Dec 2020
Titanium is a strong, grey metal which is highly corrosion resistant and has a high melting temperature. It has a very low density but high strength, it's 45% lighter than steel with the same strength though. Compared to Aluminum, it's 60% heavier, but twice as strong. Titanium is one of the earths
SusCritMOOC Online Evening Course series 2020
Mon Nov 2020
Evening course series on the sustainable management of critical raw materials On October 14, 15, and 16 SusCritMat held an online course series on critical raw materials. The participants gathered insights into three core topics each evening: Criticality, development of future supply and demand sce
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IRTC-Business Session at the UNECE Resource Management Week 2021
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IRTC-Business will co-organize a session on critical raw materials at the UNECE Resource Management Week 2021 with the title “Critical Raw Materials, the driver for the new low-carbon economy: How can we make supply sustainable?” The session will discuss the supply of CRMs and its role to make them a sustainable option for a low-carbon economy. It will take place on April 28, 3-5 pm CET in Geneva and online. In order to join the meeting, please register for the UNECE Resource Management Week 2021 here. You can find the draft program here.
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Since its creation more than 65 years ago, ESM has fostered industrial materials research related to critical elements. Over 2 Mio CHF have been granted to projects in fields where less common elements play a crucial role.
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