May 19, 2011 | Swiss researchers boost efficiency of flexible solar cells to new world record
Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have further boosted the energy conversion efficiency of flexible solar cells made of copper indium gallium (di)selenide (also...
May 9, 2011 | Taking a close look at the eco-balance of coffee capsules
Exactly how environmentally friendly are the various capsule systems and other ways of making coffee? Empa researchers have taken a close look at the ecological balances of the various systems currently in use. The...
28.04.2011 | Jahresmedienkonferenz des ETH-Rats in Bern
Die Empa und die anderen Institutionen des ETH-Bereichs betreiben Spitzenforschung zu erneuerbarer Energie, Energieeffizienz und Grosskraftwerken. Damit liefern sie Grundlagen für energiepolitische und ökonomische...
Apr 26, 2011 | Empa’s successful new CTI project
Researchers at Empa, in cooperation with textile designer Annette Douglas and silk weavers Weisbrod-Zürrer AG, have developed lightweight, translucent curtain materials, which are excellent at absorbing sound. This is a...
Apr 12, 2011 | Empa researchers use electron beams for chemical reactions
Electron microscopes use focussed electron beams to make extremely small objects visible. By combining the instrument with a gas-injection system material samples can be manipulated and surface structures measuring only...
Apr 6, 2011 | Empa opens laser centre in Thun
On 7 April 2011, in the presence of its Director, Gian-Luca Bona, and the Mayor of Thun, Raphael Lanz, Empa’s new laser centre, which houses the only UV laser facility of its kind in the world, was opened in Thun. The...
Mar 29, 2011 | Publication of the first Swiss Cleantech Report
Environmentally friendly technologies are becoming increasingly important to Switzerland as an economic and research hub. A new study has revealed that Swiss companies in all sectors are investing substantial sums in...
Mar 24, 2011 | Novel electrode for flexible thin-film solar cells
Conventional silicon-based rigid solar cells generally found on the market are not suitable for manufacturing moldable thin-film solar cells, in which a transparent, flexible and electrically conductive electrode...