Jul 5, 2010 | Empa researchers «design» therapeutic coatings of silver
Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles. Tailor-made films can be generated through a...
Jun 28, 2010 | TA-SWISS Study on the potential for biofuels in Switzerland
An interdisciplinary team headed by Empa researcher Rainer Zah has been studying the sustainability of second generation biofuels and has calculated how much fuel might be saved in Switzerland through the use of these...
Jun 22, 2010 | Mirko Roš Award
John F. Mandell, Professor Emeritus at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Montana State University in Bozeman, USA, received the award for his most valuable and sustained contribution to materials...
Jun 20, 2010 | Empa study on fuel consumption due to car air conditioning systems
Automobile air conditioning systems do not run “free of charge”. In fact in the hot parts of the world they can account for up to thirty per cent of fuel consumption. Even in Switzerland, with its temperate climate, the...