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Medical technology

A sensitive drill

Nov 29, 2022 | Hearing-impaired people whose auditory nerve is still intact can often be helped with a cochlear implant. But inserting the implant into the inner ear is not without risks, as facial nerves can be damaged in the process. Empa researchers have develop...
Open Research Data Management (ORD)

Consortium wins funding for project on ORD practices

Nov 24, 2022 | A consortium with researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Empa and ETH Zurich has won funding of almost CHF1.3 million for a three-year project on open and reproducible materials science research. The project is part of the initiative of ...
Wearables for healthcare

Stylish sensors to wear

Nov 23, 2022 | With sensors that measure health parameters and can be worn on the body, we do let technology get very close to us. A collaboration between Empa and designer Laura Deschl, sponsored by the Textile and Design Alliance (TaDA) of Eastern Switzerland, sh...
 
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