Empa Quarterly – our Research Magazine
What are the hot topics in research and technology? What is Empa’s role in all of this? How are inventions from the lab turned into innovations that succeed in the market? Empa Quarterly, our magazine for research and innovation, provides answers to these questions with interviews, portraits and exciting reports from our labs.
# 88 / July 2025 / Focus: Surfaces and Interfaces
Totally superficial? You bet! What might be a bit of a character flaw in a person is actually a good thing in materials science. Because, chemically speaking, it's what happens on the surface that counts. A sound understanding of surfaces and interfaces enables everything from better electronics to more robust bridges. Whether it's biological compatibility in implants, antibacterial coatings in hospitals, or catalytic processes in the production of synthetic fuels – surfaces are crucial to all of these.
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# 87 / April 2025 / Focus: Medical technologies
Focusing on people: In the Research Focus Area Health, Empa researchers are developing pioneering solutions for the medicine of tomorrow – precisely where “conventional” materials meet living ones, i.e. cells and tissue. There are polymers that light up when there is an infection with certain germs, tiny gold particles against cancer or “nanozymes” that help mothers with complications during pregnancy without harming the foetus – and much more.
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