Dec 14, 2006 | Empa-Medtech development transferred to industrial partner
Multiple sclerosis is an incurable nervous disease which causes paralysis in many sufferers. However thanks to early diagnosis and modern medical treatment and support many MS patients are still able to lead a...
Dec 12, 2006 | Materials research symposium in honor of retiring Empa Board Member Walter Muster
Thirty five years ago Walter Muster commissioned Empa’s first scanning electron microscope, in order to be able to investigate materials with the highest possible resolution. Today the institute has about a dozen...
Dec 6, 2006 | 9th Empa Textile Conference on Functional Fibers
They lead light and electricity, are smell-reducing and biocompatible – the functional fibers, much sought after in medicine, industry, fashion and sport. Until they are, however, ready for commercial application, some...
01.12.2006 | Dank molekularer Selbstorganisation zu regelmässigen Nanostrukturen
Schon seit geraumer Zeit untersuchen PhysikerInnen, wie Oberflächen beschaffen sein müssen, damit sich Moleküle darauf in bestimmten Mustern anordnen. Ihr Ziel: Die Moleküle sollen auf der präparierten Oberfläche...
Nov 22, 2006 | Empa scientist awarded Josef Umdasch Research Prize
Everyone is talking about the greenhouse effect, and how to counteract it by removing environmentally damaging carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A computer model developed by Empa researcher Klaus Richter in...
16.11.2006 | Zu Besuch in der Empa-Abteilung «Beton & Bauchemie»
«Profitieren Sie von unserer Fachkompetenz in der Betontechnologie» hiess es in der Einladung, welche die Empa Mitte September verschickte. Gefolgt sind ihr rund 30 Interessierte, die sich über das Leistungsspektrum der...
15.11.2006 | 31. Empa-Wissenschaftsapéro
Schnelle, futuristische und teure Autos in Einzelproduktion und eine massive Reduktion von Treibstoffverbrauch und Schadstoffemissionen widersprechen sich scheinbar. Doch am jüngsten Empa-Wissenschaftsapéro zeigten drei...
Nov 14, 2006 | Empa researchers investigate synthetic additives for high performance concrete
In co-operation with industry, Empa investigates polymers, which improve the flow characteristics of concrete. Molecules with a size of only a few nanometers can improve the quality of exposed concrete and open up new...