Nov 1, 2013 | «Technology Briefing« on surface analysis
Material analysis is a broad field which utilizes a wide range of different methods, and deciding which one is the most appropriate for a particular problem is often difficult, even for the experts. The one-day meeting...
Oct 28, 2013 | Empa’s Successful Business Incubator
The glatec development association has been successfully running a ‘Business Incubator’ at Empa in Dübendorf for five years. At present there are twelve young companies that have taken up tenancies at glatec, tackling...
Oct 24, 2013 | An idea becomes reality
The recent Empa spin-off Monolitix AG specialises in compliant mechanisms. These are frictionless and wear-free and are also lighter, more hygienic and cheaper than conventional joint mechanisms. They have an enormous...
Oct 21, 2013 | Empa participating in «ADMACOM», a major new EU project
On 1st October a large-scale EU project called «ADMACOM», in which Empa is taking on a significant role, kicked off. The aim is to find out how components (such as aircraft parts) which are manufactured using a...