Sep 19, 2024 | Production of solar fuels
The ETH spin-off Synhelion has recently inaugurated the world's first industrial plant for the production of solar fuels in Germany. The heart of the plant contains a piece of Empa technology: Together with Synhelion,...
Sep 17, 2024 | Successful Open Lab Days
Last Saturday, Empa and Eawag opened their doors to the public. Around 7000 guests visited the campus in Dübendorf, exchanged ideas with the researchers and learned how the research of today is shaping the world of...
Sep 16, 2024 | Empa and EPFL establish a joint research lab
Empa researcher Mirko Kovac has been Professor of Sustainability Robotics at EPFL's School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering since September 1. The professorship and the associated Laboratory of...
13-set-2024 | Verso una catena del valore delle batterie sostenibile e competitiva in Europa
Il consorzio SOLiDIFY di Horizon 2020, composto da 14 partner europei, ha sviluppato una batteria allo stato solido litio-metallo ad alte prestazioni. Il prototipo di batteria, prodotto in un laboratorio di batterie...
10-set-2024 | A shaker for construction research
Multi-storey timber buildings are extremely popular. To prevent them from being damaged by strong winds or earthquakes, sufficient bracing must be provided in the supporting structure. Computer calculations provide the...
Sep 5, 2024 | Open Lab Day at Empa in Dübendorf
How does this actually work – research? What are scientists developing in their labs? And what is it like to be a researcher, scientist or engineer? Answers to these questions and more will be provided at Empa's Open Lab...
2-set-2024 | Opera d'arte “Per non perdersi”
Nel campus dell'Empa e dell'Eawag a Dübendorf, l'artista Julian Charrière ha creato un'installazione con massi di diversa origine, dimensione e composizione. Le pietre sono collegate da cunei di pietra metallica che...
Aug 29, 2024 | STEP2: New NEST unit inaugurated
A digitally manufactured staircase that winds its way up to the second floor. A wafer-thin, perforated concrete ceiling that absorbs sound. Floor and wall materials made from recycled waste. The latest unit in the NEST...
Aug 27, 2024 | New leadership for department Engineering Sciences
The Empa Directorate has appointed Peter Richner's successor in his role as Head of Department. Energy and building technology expert Matthias Sulzer will take over as Head of Department Engineering Sciences as of...
Aug 26, 2024 | The singing Tesla coil
A Tesla coil that makes music besides flashes of lightning? No problem for Silvio Müller and Yanis Strüby, apprentice physics laboratory technicians at Empa. With their singing Tesla coil, they won both the jury and the...
Aug 23, 2024 | Buildings as carbon sinks
With its new research initiative Mining the Atmosphere, Empa is proposing nothing less than a paradigm shift: from a CO2-emitting to a CO2-binding society. The greenhouse gas is to be used as a valuable material – for...
21-ago-2024 | Nuovo metodo di misurazione
Ricercatori dell'Empa, dell'Università di Bristol e dell'Organizzazione olandese per la ricerca scientifica applicata (TNO) hanno analizzato le emissioni del potente gas serra HFC-23 derivanti dalla produzione di Teflon...
Aug 19, 2024 | The Empa summer camp 2024
The first week of summer vacation in Zurich is summer camp time at Empa! The 20-plus slots for the children of Empa employees were once again in great demand and quickly booked out. In various workshops, the children...
Aug 15, 2024 | Manikins - Sensor technology for the well-tempered office
Thanks to sensor technology and mathematical modeling, smart dummies provide new insights into how workplaces can be brought to a comfortable temperature in an energy-efficient way and how to prevent patients from...
Aug 13, 2024 | Open Lab Day in Dübendorf
On Saturday, 14 September 2024, Empa will host an Open Lab Day at its new research campus in Dübendorf. Visitors can experience research up close, meet scientists, marvel at pioneering technologies in the NEST and move...
Aug 9, 2024 | Construction completed
The joint campus of Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf has grown by three buildings in the past three years. These offer employees and guests more comfort, attractiveness and security – and provide significantly more space for...
Aug 5, 2024 | 30 years of Empa in Thun
Within 30 years, Empa in Thun has developed into an internationally renowned center for materials technology with a unique research infrastructure. Recently, the Thun campus celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Jul 31, 2024 | Construction for DroneHub gets off the ground
Starting in early July, the latest NEST Unit at the Empa and Eawag research and innovation building, the DroneHub, has begun to take shape. Its cage, separating the research facility from the environment, is already...
Jul 30, 2024 | «Aerogel Architecture Award 2024»
On July 12, the Aerogel Architecture Award was presented for the fourth time on the Empa campus. A total of six projects were awarded in the categories “Realized Solutions” and “Student Projects”. They all show...
Jul 25, 2024 | Improving the resilience of energy systems in the Global South
Under the leadership of Empa scientist Mashael Yazdanie, an international research team is investigating ways to better plan for climate-resilient energy systems in the Global South. Focusing on the case study of Accra,...