4 juin 2009 | Chaire commune à l’EPFZ et à l’EPFL
Lors de sa séance des 2 et 3 juin 2009, le Conseil des EPF, l'organe de direction stratégique et de surveillance du Domaine des EPF, a créé une chaire commune de photonique à l’EPF de Zurich et à l’EPF de Lausanne et a...
May 26, 2009 | New fields of application for lightweight construction elements
Tensairity elements made of air filled membrane assemblies, rods and cables have already made a name for themselves in the construction world as extremely light yet strong load-bearing structures. But is this new...
May 25, 2009 | New bridge design gains recognition
The “bowstring bridge,” which visitors cross to enter the Empa Administration Building in Duebendorf, has been awarded a commendation in the “Wood Prize Switzerland 2009” competition, one of forty wooden structures to be...
May 14, 2009 | Chiral processes on surfaces
Catalysts do function, despite the fact that not all the chemical reactions (and partial reactions) which occur are fully understood, including those which take place during the treatment of automobile exhaust. If...