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...
Dec 14, 2022 | Collecting solar energy from both sides
Bifacial thin film solar cells based on copper indium gallium diselenide or CIGS can collect solar energy from both their front and their rear side – and thus potentially yield more solar electricity than their...
Dec 13, 2022 | New study: Energy Future 2050
With a new project, Energy Future 2050, the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies VSE together with Empa shows based on various scenarios what Switzerland's energy supply could look like by 2050. Take-home message:...
Dec 9, 2022 | ETH Board appoints Lorenz Herrmann
The ETH Board appointed Lorenz Herrmann as a new member of the Empa's Directorate at its meeting on 7-8 December 2022.
Dec 8, 2022 | Surfaces with antiviral properties
Using a new analytical method, Empa researchers have tracked viruses as they pass through face masks and compared their failure on the filter layers of different types of masks. The new method should now accelerate the...