Dec 20, 2007 | Initial discussions on the «NanoSafe Textiles» theme held at Empa
Nanotechnology offers the textile and clothing industry great opportunities for developing innovative products and expanding into new markets. This is only true, however, if the new technologies represent no health risk...
Dec 6, 2007 | SATW and Empa begin discussions on the ethical aspects of converging technologies
In the modern scientific world the traditional boundaries between individual disciplines are becoming less and less distinct. In a truly interdisciplinary environment different scientific branches fuse together. This...
21.11.2007 | Empa-Labors mit «Brutkasten»-Funktion
Am 15. November war das Institut für Jungunternehmen IFJ mit einem seiner «Venture Apéros» zu Gast an der Empa. Als Hauptreferent gab Andreas Winistörfer, ein ehemaliger Empa-Forscher und inzwischen erfolgreicher...
Nov 14, 2007 | The Future Construction platform encourages innovation in the Swiss civil engineering sector
In Switzerland the construction, operation and maintenance of buildings, as well as their renovation, should in future involve the release of as little CO2 as possible. On the initiative of Peter Richner, the head of the...