12 mai 2014 | Les filtres à particules catalysés
La voie vers un air plus propre passe par les filtres à particules et les technologies de réduction catalytique des oxydes d’azote. Cette voie est toutefois semée d’embuches, comme le montre la discussion actuelle au...
May 6, 2014 | Empa technology aboard the Rosetta space probe
In March 2004, the Rosetta orbiter was launched into space to analyse and observe the nucleus and environment of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Among the equipment on board were highly complex metal ceramic sensors...
Apr 30, 2014 | Miracle cure made from plants
A new, absorbable material from Empa wood research could be of assistance in future oil spill accidents: a chemically modified nanocellulose sponge. The light material absorbs the oil spill, remains floating on the...
Apr 29, 2014 | Environmentally friendly production method for transparent conductive films
Transparent conductive films are now an integral part of our everyday lives. Whether in smartphones, tablets, laptops, flat screens or (on a larger scale) in solar cells. Yet they are expensive and complex to...