Mar 10, 2023 | Two Empa researchers appointed professors at ETH Zurich
The ETH Board has awarded the title of Professor to two Empa researchers: Corsin Battaglia, Head of the Materials for Energy Conversion Laboratory, and Dorina Opris, who leads the Functional Polymeric Materials Group.
Dec 22, 2022 | Award at the «Swiss Innovation Challenge»
The Empa spin-off Perovskia Solar has been awarded second place at the Swiss Innovation Challenge, leaving more than 100 competitors behind. The prizes were presented by Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin. Perovskia Solar...
Dec 20, 2022 | Reason for multi-billion Euro construction damage elucidated
After extensive analyses, Empa researchers found the cause of the concrete scandal in County Donegal, Ireland, where structural damage has been causing red faces and protests for years: Concrete walls of thousands of...
Dec 15, 2022 | A tabletop accelerator facility
EuPRAXIA is the first European project that develops a compact particle accelerator research infrastructure based on novel plasma acceleration concepts and laser technology. An Empa Team led by Davide Bleiner and...