Feb 1, 2019 | Preparatory project for a large-scale European research initiative launched
A sustainable alternative to the fossil-based, energy-intensive production of fuels and basic products of the chemical industry, based solely on solar energy and universally available resources: This is the ambitious...
Jan 29, 2019 | New center for AM in medical technology
3D printing is finding its way into industrial manufacturing. This technology and the increasing digitalization of design and manufacturing processes – keyword "Industry 4.0" – will also play a central role in medical...
Jan 28, 2019 | Empa at the WEF
Guests from business, politics and science met with researchers from the ETH Domain on the occasion of the World Economic Forum in Davos under the motto "Innovations made in Switzerland for Switzerland".
Jan 25, 2019 | "Impact Award" for Empa Project
The University of Geneva presents the first "Impact Award" to a project by researchers from Empa and the University of Geneva, among others. They were honored for a newly developed method of integrating a closo-borate...
Jan 24, 2019 | ETH Medal for Empa Doctoral Student
Every year, ETH Zurich awards medals to outstanding master's and doctoral theses. Fan Fu recently received one of these coveted awards for his doctoral thesis on transparent Perovskit solar cells, which he completed at...
Jan 23, 2019 | Empa spin-off in the ESA BIC program
For the third time now, a spin-off of Empa has been chosen to join the Business Incubator of the European Space Agency ESA. The young company "MIRO Analytical Technologies" by Morten Hundt and Oleg Aseev develops...
Jan 22, 2019 | Insulation for timber houses
Scientists at Empa teamed up with isofloc AG to develop an insulating material made of recycled paper. It is ideal for prefabricated wooden elements and even multistory timber houses, and protects the construction...
Jan 18, 2019 | Chemistry at very small scales
Molecules are usually formed in reaction vessels or laboratory flasks. An Empa research team has now succeeded in producing molecules between two microscopically small, movable gold tips – in a sense as a "hand-knitted"...
Jan 15, 2019 | Nanocellulose for novel implants
Cellulose obtained from wood has amazing material properties. Empa researchers are now equipping the biodegradable material with additional functionalities to produce implants for cartilage diseases using 3D printing.
Jan 8, 2019 | What happens to our ressources?
This year, beautifully wrapped laptops, mobile phones or even new TV sets lay under numerous Christmas trees. They are enthusiastically put into use – and the old electronic devices are disposed of. The e-waste contains...