Apr 18, 2018 | ArtSci Exhibition at ETH Zurich
How can the magic of scientific discoveries in the lab be conveyed to a broad audience? The exhibition “ArtSci2018” at ETH Zurich from 22 April to 6 May will focus on the beauty and relevance of research results. Two...
Apr 17, 2018 | From high school graduate to Empa researcher
An e-bike fueled with hydrogen instead of electricity? No, this is not a utopia, but reality: industrial gas specialist Linde has developed a hydrogen pedelec equipped with a compact fuel cell instead of the usual...
Apr 12, 2018 | First european database for secondary raw materials
In January 2018 the first pan-European database for secondary raw materials, including many “critical” ones, went online. Ever since, we have known more about which raw material depots reside in cars, batteries and...
Apr 11, 2018 | Wound-healing sensors
A novel bandage alerts the nursing staff as soon as a wound starts healing badly. Sensors incorporated into the base material glow with a different intensity if the wound’s pH level changes. This way even chronic wounds...