Aug 29, 2023 | Empa spin-off BTRY
The Empa spin-off BTRY wants to revolutionize rechargeable batteries: Their thin-film batteries are not only safer and longer-lasting than conventional lithium-ion batteries, they are also much more environmentally...
Aug 24, 2023 | Empa Sommercamp 2023
Zu Beginn des Sommer 2023 durften 21 Kinder am traditionellen Empa Sommercamp teilnehmen. In verschiedenen Workshops erlebten die Kinder einen Einblick in die Welt der Ingenieure und Materialforscherinnen. Dabei kam der...
Aug 22, 2023 | Co-lead: René Rossi and Manfred Heuberger
Empa's research department Materials meet Life will in future be managed in the form of a co-lead: René Rossi and Manfred Heuberger will jointly head the department and will represent the department as co-heads in Empa's...
Aug 22, 2023 | Recycling the non-recyclable
Empa researchers have developed an epoxy resin that can be repaired and recycled, in addition to being flame-retardant and mechanically strong. Potential applications range from coating for wooden flooring to composites...
Aug 17, 2023 | Switzerland hosts major events on the governance of mineral and metal resources
Climate change discussions often overlook the central role played by the excessive extraction and use of natural resources. The topic, however, will be the central focus of two events being hosted back-to-back in Geneva...
Aug 16, 2023 | Accelerating research
The shortage of skilled workers is particularly pronounced in technical professions. Empa supports and promotes talented individuals at all levels, be it during their apprenticeship, studies, academic career or when...
Aug 15, 2023 | Researchers contact single graphene nanoribbons
Graphene nanoribbons have outstanding properties that can be precisely controlled. Researchers from Empa and ETH Zurich, in collaboration with partners from Peking University, the University of Warwick and the Max Planck...
Aug 10, 2023 | Call for proposals “Sustainable Fuels and Platform Chemicals”
A decision has been made on the call for proposals “Sustainable Fuels and Platform Chemicals”: The reFuel.ch consortium led by Empa will receive project funding.
Aug 8, 2023 | Dorina Opris
At Empa, Dorina Opris is researching how to synthesize complex electroactive polymers for robotic components, sensors or batteries – a promising project that the European Research Council (ERC) is currently funding with...
Aug 3, 2023 | Aerial robotics
The SailMAV drone can fly and sail on water due to its foldable wings. Its special design also allows it to record wildlife behavior, as animals do not perceive the drone as a hostile intruder.
Jul 27, 2023 | International Chemistry Olympiad
Mentors of the 55th International Chemistry Olympiad paid a visit to Empa and Eawag and got to know the two research institutes in lab tours and lectures.
Jul 25, 2023 | Quantum technology
Bruno Schuler and his young team are embarking on an ambitious research project: He will selectively generate defects in atomically-thin semiconductor layers and attempt to measure and control their quantum properties...
Jul 20, 2023 | New EU policy measures based on Empa research
New vehicles are responsible for around ten percent of plastic demand in the EU, and the automotive sector is the number one consumer of raw materials like aluminum, magnesium, platinum group metals, and rare earth...
Jul 13, 2023 | Building for the future
The future Empa and Eawag campus is set to become an inspiring space for new ideas and innovation, also with a view to environmentally and climate-friendly construction of the future. The buildings and facilities are...
Jul 10, 2023 | Global regulations disregarded
Researchers from Switzerland and China have studied the global trade in highly hazardous chemicals subject to a global treaty – the Rotterdam Convention. The results are sobering: Nearly half of the total trade volume of...
Jul 7, 2023 | Biosensorik und Monitoring
Die ETH Zürich, die Empa, das Kantonsspital St.Gallen (KSSG), die Universität St.Gallen (HSG) sowie der Kanton St.Gallen planen bis zum Jahr 2025 die Errichtung einer gemeinsamen Professur der ETH Zürich und der Empa in...
Jul 6, 2023 | Empa research campus co-operate
The new co-operate research campus of Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf is nearing completion. To mark the opening next year, a new work of art is to give the campus its "face". Lausanne-based artist Julian Charrière won the...
Jul 4, 2023 | Bio-display
Is it possible to 3D print biodegradable sensors and displays? Researchers from Empa's Cellulose & Wood Materials laboratory have developed a cellulose-based material that allows just that. The mixture of hydroxpropyl...
Jul 3, 2023 | Lasers and LEDs in the nanometer range
An international team of researchers led by ETH Zurich and with the participation of Empa has created an antenna for light sources on a chip using an unusual placement of a semiconductor material. In the future,...
Jun 27, 2023 | Launch of Circular Building Charta
When twelve of the biggest builders in Switzerland commit themselves to circular economy, it has an effect. Today, too many raw materials are still irretrievably lost in construction. If fewer non-renewable raw materials...