Sep 2, 2025 | Boost for international battery research
Researchers at Empa, together with international partners, have published the largest open battery dataset to date in a new data format. The data from Empa's Aurora robot platform sets new standards for quality,...
Aug 27, 2025 | Materials science meets medicine
What happens to titanium implants once they are inside the human body? Why are they sometimes rejected or even break? Empa researcher Martina Cihova is exploring these questions at the interface between implants and...
Aug 26, 2025 | Ameet Aiyangar appointed by the University of Bern
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bern has appointed Empa's researcher Ameet Aiyangar as titular professor with effect from August 1, 2025.
Aug 22, 2025 | Molecular “string lights” with a quantum twist
Empa researchers have succeeded for the first time in binding organic porphyrin molecules with functional metal centers to a graphene nanoribbon with atomic precision. The resulting hybrid system is magnetically and...
Aug 21, 2025 | Sweat provides information about longevity and resilience
People want to stay healthy and active for as long as possible. But how young and resilient is our body actually? Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa, Caltech and the University Hospital Basel now want to make our biological...
Aug 19, 2025 | Health research based on innovative materials
René Rossi, Co-Head of Empa's Materials meet Life department and the Research Focus Area Health, explains in an interview what is special about research in the health sector at Empa, what this has to do with materials...
Aug 14, 2025 | High-accuracy atomistic modeling of amorphous materials
Amorphous aluminum oxide is often used in the form of protective thin films and membranes. However, what happens at the atomic level in the material is poorly understood. Thanks to innovative experiments and machine...
Aug 11, 2025 | Breakthrough in Pregnancy Safety Testing
The 2024 Young 3Rs Investigator Award has been awarded to Empa researcher Manon Murdeu for her outstanding work in advancing human-relevant alternatives to animal testing. Her innovative research in reproductive...
Aug 7, 2025 | New head of Empa's laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics: Jakob Schwiedrzik
Engineer, mechanics expert, bone researcher, materials scientist: Jakob Schwiedrzik has a multifaceted research profile. For several months now, he has been at the helm of Empa's Laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics....
Aug 4, 2025 | Empa Summer Camp 2025
This summer, 24 curious children had the opportunity to take part in the traditional Empa summer camp. In interesting and fascinating workshops, they immersed themselves in the world of engineers and materials...
Jul 30, 2025 | Revolutionizing energy technology
Supercapacitors, or supercaps in short, are fast, powerful energy storage devices. They complement the relatively slow (dis-)charging batteries in numerous applications ranging from electric cars to industrial machines...
Jul 24, 2025 | Ultra-thin yet strong against noise
Empa researchers have developed innovative sound absorbers made of mineral foams. Not only are they significantly thinner than conventional materials, they can also be designed specifically for different frequencies....
Jul 17, 2025 | Outstanding Achievement Award
At the SATW members' meeting, Lars Sommerhäuser was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award for his many years of outstanding commitment. As a driving force in the field of advanced manufacturing and as a bridge...
Jul 14, 2025 | Solving the energy trilemma
We need to make our energy system more sustainable – but what is the best way to achieve this? In order to plan the energy supply of the future, policymakers need sound facts and figures. Science already provides...
Jul 10, 2025 | New study on chemicals in plastics published in Nature
To curb global plastic pollution and to make plastics safer and more sustainable, countries are currently negotiating a global treaty. A new study published in Nature provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of...
Jul 9, 2025 | Sustainable energy planning
The city of Dübendorf and Empa are joining forces to send a strong signal for climate protection: The Colouring Dübendorf research project is working with the local population to investigate what a sustainable and...
Jul 8, 2025 | X-ray analytics in motion
Shoulder instabilities are difficult to diagnose as they usually only occur when the shoulder joint is in motion. A time-resolved 3D analysis now makes it possible for the first time to precisely capture these dynamics....
Jul 2, 2025 | Rare flying squirrel species inspires robotics
African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native rainforest habitats. Researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and...
Jun 30, 2025 | Award-winning concrete to save the climate
Empa is one of the winners of the Building Award 2025. A team from Empa's Concrete and Asphalt lab was recognized for its CO₂-storing concrete – a promising approach to significantly curbing emissions in the construction...
Jun 27, 2025 | "Zukunfts(K)reise" published as a book
What could a sustainable life for everyone look like? Together with schoolchildren and the St. Gallen University of Teacher Education, Empa researchers have published a children's book on circular economy that aims to...