Nov 2, 2011 | How do green algae react to carbon nanotubes?
Nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), which are found in an ever-increasing number of products, are ending up more and more frequently in our surroundings. If and how they affect aquatic ecosystems are questions...
27.10.2011 | Vorbildprojekt des Textilverbandes Schweiz TVS und der Empa
Der Leitfaden «Nano Textiles» soll Unternehmen der Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie den sicheren Zu- und Umgang mit der Nanotechnik erleichtern. Denn nur wer zuverlässig sichere und innovative Produkte herstellt, hat im...
Oct 25, 2011 | Pure luxury – thanks to Empa technology
True luxury has only one color – gold. A nanometer-thin layer of pure gold now lends ties and pocket handkerchiefs that authentic gold sheen, thanks to a new Empa-developed process. The yarn, which is coated using a...
Oct 24, 2011 | New process for manufacturing nanocellulose recognized with the Empa Research Award
For some time now nanocellulose has been at the focus of a good deal of industrial and scientific interest as a novel biomaterial. Potential applications range from the creation of new kinds of commercially useful...
Oct 11, 2011 | Award-winning Microscopic Images
When Empa researchers receive prizes, it is usually to honour their scientific work. However, the photographs from the scanning electron microscope, taken by Siddhartha Pathak during his postdoctoral time at Empa in...
10 oct. 2011 | Le train de mesures de la CTI contre le «franc fort» – l’Empa et le CSEM offrent leur aide aux innovateurs
Le train de mesure contre le «franc fort» décidé récemment par le Parlement suisse était le thème principal de la manifestation «Smart textiles» qui s’est déroulée le 30 septembre à l’Empa. La branche textile suisse,...
Sep 28, 2011 | EmpaNews 36 published
For 75 years Empa has been conducting wood research. Despite (or perhaps expressly because of) this long history, wood is a material with a bright future. It is not just a construction material made from renewable...
23.09.2011 | Förderplattform für die Ostschweiz
«Startfeld», die Plattform zur Förderung von Innovationen und Unternehmensgründungen in der Ostschweiz, wird neben dem Empa-Gebäude in St.Gallen ein eigenes Domizil erhalten. In einem Wettbewerb hat die Jury kürzlich ein...