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...
Nov 1, 2007 | Media communiqué
Empa scientists have carried out a study comparing emission levels from petrol, diesel and natural gas fuelled vehicles. All these types of drives have become “cleaner” over the past few years thanks to advances in...
Oct 31, 2007 | Symposium about poisons in dwelling areas at the University of Zurich on November 8, 2007
Whether at home or on the job, we all want to feel ourselves well and healthy in buildings and rooms. That this comes as a matter of course something must and can be done. On November 8, 2007, medical researchers as well...
19.10.2007 | Die Empa am 2. Swiss Innovation Forum in Basel
Am Mittwoch, den 17. Oktober, fand im Basler Kongresszentrum das zweite Swiss Innovation Forum statt. Über 700 Entscheidungsträger aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik trafen sich rund um das Thema Innovation und...
Oct 10, 2007 | Improving the efficiency of semiconductor technology
The photovoltaic industry is growing at an annual rate of about 35 per cent. However, this upward trend in the development of environmentally friendly solar power is being hindered by the costs of manufacturing solar...