Apr 26, 2017 | Alarming NOx-emissions in RDE exhaust gas tests
As of October 2017, newly launched car models will have to pass more stringent exhaust gas tests in the EU and in Switzerland. The new test method includes measuring drives in actual traf-fic. Empa already tested...
Apr 19, 2017 | Skin model replaces experiments on humans
The characteristics of human skin are heavily dependent on the hydration of the tissue - in simple terms, the water content. This also changes its interaction with textiles. Up to now, it has only been possible to...
Apr 6, 2017 | Empa spin-off develops innovative fungal product
The St. Gallen-based Empa biotech spin-off, MycoSolutions AG, has developed a new fungal product that improves the soil and controls pest fungi in an environmentally friendly way. Wooden poles remain in use much longer,...
Apr 5, 2017 | Klimaschutzprogramm «ONE TWO WE»
Seit 2013 ist die Empa Partnerin des Klimaschutzprogramms «ONE TWO WE» der SV Group. Seither konnte das Personalrestaurant seinen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz deutlich steigern, wie der vor kurzem veröffentlichte...
Mar 30, 2017 | Empa spin-off accepted for ESA BIC
The ESA BIC Switzerland program is starting its second round with seven additional start-ups. Amongst others, the jury was won over by IRsweep, a spin-off from ETH Zurich and Empa. Using a spectrometer that utilises IR...
Mar 30, 2017 | New addition to the Electron Microscopy Center
At Empa's Electron Microscopy Center, a new transmission electron microscope has recently been used that offers completely new opportunities for the physical and chemical analysis of very small samples. It can be used,...
Mar 23, 2017 | Award-winning NEST
On 22 March 2017 the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA) awarded NEST a prize as part of its "Umsicht – Regards – Sguardi 2017" awards. The modular research and innovation building created by Empa and Eawag...
Mar 22, 2017 | "Camouflage" sensor monitors fruit cargo
On the long journey from the fruit plantation to the retailer's shelf, fruits can quickly perish. In particular, the refrigeration inside the cargo containers is not always guaranteed and existing methods for measuring...