Jul 5, 2010 | Empa researchers «design» therapeutic coatings of silver
Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles. Tailor-made films can be generated through a...
Jun 28, 2010 | TA-SWISS Study on the potential for biofuels in Switzerland
An interdisciplinary team headed by Empa researcher Rainer Zah has been studying the sustainability of second generation biofuels and has calculated how much fuel might be saved in Switzerland through the use of these...
Jun 22, 2010 | Mirko Roš Award
John F. Mandell, Professor Emeritus at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Montana State University in Bozeman, USA, received the award for his most valuable and sustained contribution to materials...
Jun 20, 2010 | Empa study on fuel consumption due to car air conditioning systems
Automobile air conditioning systems do not run “free of charge”. In fact in the hot parts of the world they can account for up to thirty per cent of fuel consumption. Even in Switzerland, with its temperate climate, the...
Jun 17, 2010 | Process for manufacturing nanoelectronic “mini-circuits” developed
The tale begins with a feasibility study on the manufacture of colored fluorescing thin films for optical safety applications. An EU project on the development of novel gas sensors followed. In the meantime, Empa...
Jun 8, 2010 | Empa Science Apéro devoted to «the King of Sports»
For months now players and teams have been preparing intensely for the World Cup through physical and mental training, and analysis of opponents’ tactics. However, a footballer’s “working clothes” also play an important...
04.06.2010 | Nano! Nutzen und Visionen einer neuen Technologie
Nanoprodukte sind dabei, zahlreiche Marktsegmente zu erobern. Wie bei allen neuen Technologien stellt sich die Frage: Welche Risiken birgt «Nano»? Ist es etwa gesundheitlich bedenklich, Produkte mit Nanopartikeln zu...
Jun 3, 2010 | 43rd Science Apéro on Earthquake Security in Switzerland
Although the risk of a severe earthquake occurring in Switzerland is regarded as being only moderately probable, history shows that the possibility exists. What is more – very few buildings in this country are built in a...