Dec 18, 2013 | EmpaNews 43 published
Around half of the energy demand in Switzerland is generated by buildings and every year ten tons of construction materials per capita are being used up. If we want to import fewer fossil fuels and reduce raw material...
18 déc. 2013 | «Technology Briefing» à l’Empa
La recherche sur les matériaux au service du sport: comment les matériaux et les techniques de fabrication modernes peuvent servir dans le domaine du sport pour produire des articles de sport encore plus légers, plus...
Dec 10, 2013 | Ruzicka-Prize 2013 awarded to Maksym Kovalenko
The Ruzicka Prize 2013 has been awarded to Maksym Kovalenko, ETH Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich and Empa scientist. The Ukrainian has been very successful at investigating new nanomaterials for use in electronics,...
04.12.2013 | Heuberger Winterthur Jungunternehmerpreis 2013
133 Start-ups aus der Deutschschweiz mit vielfältigen Geschäftsideen haben sich für den Heuberger Winterthur Jungunternehmerpreis 2013 beworben. Monolitix, ein Spin-off der Empa, schaffte es ins Finale der besten Sechs...
Dec 4, 2013 | Empa invites business leaders to an exchange of ideas
The second event in the Empa Technology and Innovation Forum (ETIF) series offered the opportunity for a refreshing exchange of ideas among the leading figures in the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering...
29.11.2013 | Nominiert für den Umweltpreis Schweiz 2014
Eine Fachjury hat aus 75 Eingaben in der Kategorie «Innovation» drei Projekte für den Umweltpreis der Schweiz 2014 nominiert, darunter das Empa-Projekt «Aerogel-Dämmputz». Überzeugt haben der hohe Grad an Innovation,...
Nov 26, 2013 | EmpaNews 42 published
Empa physicist René Rossi conducts research into the clothing of the future. What is it supposed to do? What is feasible? And how can 1.8 square meters of human skin be used to transfer data? One of the projects aiming...
Nov 22, 2013 | Swiss Technology Award for a project with Empa participation
On Wednesday a Project with participation of the Empa was honored with the SWISS TECHNOLOGY AWARD in the «Sustainable Leader» category. The jury was convinced by a new product from SANITIZED AG that inhibits the...