Nov 29, 2017 | Breakthrough in nanoelectronics
Transistors based on carbon nanostructures: what sounds like a futuristic dream could be reality in just a few years' time. An international research team working with Empa has now succeeded in producing nanotransistors...
Nov 23, 2017 | New generation of solid state batteries
Researchers at Empa and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed a prototype of a novel solid state sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy and with improved safety.
Nov 21, 2017 | Jugendliche fit für die Zukunft machen
Über 60 Jugendliche erhalten im Innovationszentrum Startfeld Einblick in die faszinierende Welt der Start-ups und lernen neue Berufsbilder kennen. Mit dabei ist auch die Empa mit dem Forschungsfeld «Smart Textiles» – das...
Nov 16, 2017 | True colors meet minimization
Red-sensitive, blue-sensitive and green-sensitive color sensors stacked on top of each other instead of being lined up in a mosaic pattern – this principle could allow image sensors with unprecedented resolution and...
Nov 14, 2017 | Strategic Focus Area launched
Industry and science are searching for answers to the challenges of digitization – including in production. In order to supply Switzerland with the necessary expertise for the future, the ETH Domain initiated the...
Nov 14, 2017 | Empa Research Award 2017
In the future, new designer alloys for aerospace applications can be manufactured using the 3-D laser melting process (Additive Manufacturing). Pioneering work in this field was provided by Empa researcher Christoph...
Nov 10, 2017 | Nationaler Zukunftstag 2017
Rund 100 Kinder konnten am Nationalen Zukunftstag 2017 in die Welt der Materialforschung an der Empa eintauchen. Der technikinteressierte Nachwuchs besuchte die 16 Workshops an den drei Standorten – und war begeistert.
Nov 10, 2017 | Elastic polymer with piezo-effect
Researchers from Empa have developed a flexible material that generates electricity when stressed. In future, it might be used as a sensor, integrated into clothing or even implanted in the human body, for instance, to...