A new building material developed at Empa is about to be launched on the market: “memory-steel” can not only be used to reinforce new, but also existing concrete structures. When... Read more
Water could form the basis for future particularly inexpensive rechargeable batteries. Empa researchers have succeeded in doubling the electrochemical stability of water with a special sali... Read more
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 suc... Read more
Researchers from Empa and the University of Geneva have developed an initial prototype of a solid sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy. Phones, laptops, electric cars – ba... Read more
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 unp... Read more
One step ahead towards the artificial heart An artificial heart would be an absolute lifesaver for people with cardiac failure. However, to recreate the complex organ in the laboratory, one... Read more
A new weapon in the fight against osteoarthritis? Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and the Norwegian research institute SINTEF are pursuing a new approach to treating osteoarthritis. This is... Read more
Moving things with a wave of the hand: thanks to Empa technology this dream could soon become real. A sensor made of piezo-resistive fibers integrated in a wristband measures wrist movements... Read more
Empa researchers have succeeded in developing an environmentally friendly ink for 3D printing based on cellulose nanocrystals. This technology can be used to fabricate microstructures with o... Read more
Can thermal solar energy be stored until wintertime? Yes, this is possible, using a cheap material like sodium lye. Within a European research consortium Empa scientists and their colleagues... Read more
High-performance lithium ion batteries face a major problem: Lithium will eventually start to run out as batteries are deployed in electric cars and stationary storage units. Researchers fro... Read more