Nov 16, 2010 | 11th Empa Textile Conference presents “New Raw Materials for Textiles”
Nothing escapes the attention of research and development scientists, and now is the turn of industrial garments and household textiles! Manufacturers can now take advantage of new raw materials, fibers and membranes,...
Nov 15, 2010 | Magazine for Research and Innovation
Empa has taken off – from 7 to 8 July, the “Solar Impulse” aircraft successfully made its first night flight, and the pilot, André Borschberg, was “wrapped up” almost completely in Empa technology. His suit, designed for...
Nov 8, 2010 | Empa researchers clarify reaction pathway to fabricate graphene-like materials
Graphene is a promising material for tomorrow’s nanoelectronics devices. Precise and upscaleable methods to fabricate graphene and derived materials with desired electronic properties are however still searched after. To...
3 nov. 2010 | Publication de la SATW sur le rôle des métaux rares pour les technologies d’avenir
Notre société est dépendante de métaux rares comme jamais: téléphones portables, écrans plats, appareils photo numériques, automobiles et centrales éoliennes seraient aujourd’hui quasiment irréalisables sans ces matières...