News 2016

Dec 22, 2016 | Keeping tabs on aging process
Switzerland’s overhead power lines are showing signs of old age and can be damaged by power surges. But how long will they actually last? Empa researchers have developed a tool to keep tabs on the aging process. This...
Dec 15, 2016 | Empa know-how for the «Magic Tent»
As of December 12th the All-in-One sleep system developed by «Polarmond», a start-up company, is ready to hit the shelves. Thanks to its special humidity management feature and sophisticated temperature regulation,...
Dec 13, 2016 | Scarves and watches made with Empa technology
The gold thread developed at Empa is having extensive repercussions. Hot on the heels of a dessous collection being refined with the new technology, scarves and luxury watches are now also available. A long journey for...
Dec 8, 2016 | «Swiss Resources Forum» at Empa
Over 100 participants gathered on December 1, 2016 at the Empa AKADEMIE in Dübendorf to discuss the need for a resource revolution in Switzerland.
Dec 8, 2016 | Production time reduced
Aerogel is the perfect material for many insulation purposes. It is heat-resistant up to 600 degrees, ultralight, non-toxic – and provides excellent thermal insulation. Only its complicated and expensive production...
Dec 7, 2016 | New treatment methods for blood poisoning
Magnets instead of antibiotics could provide a possible new treatment method for blood infection. This involves the blood of patients being mixed with magnetic iron particles, which bind the bacteria to them after which...
Dec 2, 2016 | Innovations involving research and private sector cooperation
In the summer of 2017, the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich will open its doors at Dübendorf airfield – and thus very close to Empa. The park provides a new platform for research, development and innovation, and aims...
Dec 2, 2016 | «Debiopharm-Inartis 2016 Challenge» won by EPFL-Empa Team
Working together with a research team from the EPF Lausanne, Empa scientists Giuseppino Fortunato, Anne Géraldine Guex and René Rossi have been awarded the «Debiopharm-Inartis Challenge» 2016 prize for their «Hello Mask»...
Nov 25, 2016 | Swiss Technology Award 2016
Congratulation! Yesterday "Mesh Mould", a partner project of NEST, won the Swiss Technology Award 2016 in the category "Inventors" at the 11th Swiss Innovation Forum in Basel. The award ceremony was attended by around...
Nov 23, 2016 | 5,000+ visitors since opening of NEST
NEST, the modular research and innovation building by Empa and Eawag, is teeming with life. Since it opened its doors in May 2016, over 5,000 visitors have flocked to see the building. The first users have set up their...
Nov 17, 2016 | Empa team solves engineering dilemma
Macroscopic crystal structures can absorb unwanted vibrations or filter noise – without any electronics or electricity whatsoever. They can be lighter and more solid than previous conventional insulating material and can...
Nov 16, 2016 | Empa PhD Symposium 2016
Am Montag, 14. November, fand der diesjährige Empa-DoktorandInnentag statt. Dieses alljährliche Symposium bietet jungen Forscherinnen und Forschern eine Bühne und die Gelegenheit, Rückmeldungen von erfahrenen Forschern...
Nov 11, 2016 | Nationaler Zukunftstag
Einmal mehr hat die Empa ihre Türen und Tore für alle interessierten Kinder geöffnet. Im Rahmen des Nationalen Zukunftstages besuchten mehr als 100 Schülerinnen und Schüler die Empa in Dübendorf und in St. Gallen.
Nov 11, 2016 | Empa-Spin-off im Start-up-Programm der ESA
An der ETH Zürich startete vor wenigen Wochen das Schweizer Business Incubation Center der Europäischen Raumfahrtbehörde ESA. Im «ESA BIC Switzerland» werden gezielt Jungunternehmen mit Bezug zu Raumfahrttechnologien...
Nov 9, 2016 | Green chemistry fights fire
The Empa Innovation Award 2016 went to chemist Sabyasachi Gaan and his team. The researchers were recognized for the development of new, non-toxic and environmentally friendly fireproofing agents for the production of...
Nov 1, 2016 | Kanton Zürich
Die Finanzdirektion des Kantons Zürich passt die steuerlichen Bestimmungen für Start-ups an und sorgt dafür, dass junge Unternehmen und ihre Investoren auch in steuerlicher Hinsicht gute Bedingungen vorfinden. An den...
Oct 28, 2016 | Erfolgreiche Start-ups und Partner der Empa
Zwei Start-ups der Empa und ein Partner im modularen Forschungs- und Innovationsgebäude NEST von Empa und Eawag stehen im Finale des diesjährigen «Swiss Technology Award», die wichtigste Auszeichnung für Innovation und...
Oct 27, 2016 | New Omega Speedmaster with Empa ceramic bezel
Empa researchers have pulled off a masterstroke of ceramics research: as of now, a dark-red ceramic bezel adorns a Swiss luxury watch – a world premiere and stunning example of top-flight materials science.
Oct 26, 2016 | Former radio transmitter site
A new measurement station for air pollution monitoring has been opened in Beromünster, Canton Lucerne, the first since 1990. The measurement station, operated by Empa and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment is...
Oct 17, 2016 | Nanostructures against antibiotic resistance
Several peptides have an antibacterial effect – but they are broken down in the human body too quickly to exert this effect. Empa researchers have now succeeded in encasing peptides in a protective coat, which could...
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