Jun 9, 2020 | Hello Mask
Scientists of Empa and EPFL have developed a fully transparent surgical mask that will soon be produced on an industrial scale. The new startup HMCARE will market the masks and has already raised CHF 1 million to develop...
Jun 4, 2020 | Alternative cement recipes
Cement production has to drastically reduce its environmental footprint. Empa researchers are, therefore working on alternative cement recipes that cause significantly fewer emissions or can even bind the greenhouse gas...
Jun 2, 2020 | Quantum entanglement in graphene nanostructures
Graphene triangles with an edge length of only a few atoms behave like peculiar quantum magnets. When two of these nano-triangles are joined, a "quantum entanglement" of their magnetic moments takes place: the structure...
May 29, 2020 | Against Food-Waste
If different types of vegetables and fruits are stored together, they influence each other in the ripening process. This is due to ethylene, which is emitted by some plant-based foodstuff and accelerates ripening. To...