Clean air is becoming a key factor in choosing a location
Microplastics do not simply remain on the roadside or in water bodies. The wind carries the finest particles through the atmosphere and disperses them across the whole of Switzerland. A…
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Thun Nord doesn’t just build apartments
Thun Nord was set to evolve from an industrial and military area into a diverse neighborhood. Now, the federal government is setting a new guideline: the military base’s land will…
When Ecology Becomes a Return on Investment
Sustainable construction is often seen as an expensive luxury rather than a smart investment. A new study using the Empa and Eawag campus parking garage as an example shows the…
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Schaffhausen Is Becoming a Laboratory for the Future
Climate change, resource scarcity, and the energy crisis are taking a toll on society. An international research team sees robotics as an untapped lever for change. In the journal *Nature…
Four Times the Service Life for Old Steel Beams
A crack in a steel component usually means either a costly replacement or continuing to use it at the risk of danger. Empa researchers are now pointing to a third…
Electrolysis rethought
Green hydrogen is seen as the key to the energy transition, but remains expensive to produce. The materials used in electrolyzers in particular drive up costs. Empa researchers are developing…
New findings on the stability of steel under the influence of hydrogen
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are investigating the mechanisms that lead to the hydrogen embrittlement of steel. Their findings will be used to…
Wooden computer mouse
Electronics on the compost heap. What sounds utopian has been pioneered by Empa researchers with their new, wood-based printed circuit board. As part of the HyPELignum project, they have created…
Lighter and stronger: new generation of network arch bridges
The German border bridge over the Oder near Küstrin has a supporting structure that essentially consists of 88 carbon hangers. These were developed with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials…
New plant in Dübendorf produces renewable methane
The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has put the move-MEGA methanisation plant into operation. This is intended to improve the power-to-gas process by means of sorption-enhanced…
Precise timing for perfect thin films
Empa researchers have developed a process that enables piezoelectric thin films to be produced in high quality and at low temperatures on insulating substrates for the first time. This new…
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Empa wins bridge builder
Matthias Sulzer has headed the Department of Engineering Sciences at Empa since January 2025 and has now been appointed to the Directorate. With his experience in industry and research, he…
DroneHub in NEST
The opening of the "DroneHub" in Empa's NEST research building marks the start of a new era for autonomous robotics. Next-generation drones and robots are being developed here to repair…
Empa succeeds in implementing a quantum model
The exact replication of the Heisenberg model by Empa researchers marks a significant advance in quantum research. Using innovative nanographenes, complex quantum interactions could be precisely investigated, opening up new…
Researchers develop commercially viable salt batteries for safe energy storage
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are working on optimising salt batteries. Unlike lithium-ion batteries, these are non-flammable and can therefore be used in…
Successful expansion of the “co-operate” research campus in Dübendorf
Empa and Eawag have modernised their research campus in Dübendorf with the completion of three new buildings. The extension, known as "co-operate", provides space for innovative research and strengthens collaboration…
Empa repurposes old asphalt
Dübendorf ZH - Die Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) hat die Wiederverwertbarkeit von altem Asphalt aus Deponien im Strassenbau untersucht. Tests in Uster ZH und auf dem Lukmanierpass haben ergeben,…
Until the chemistry is right
At Empa, Dorina Opris is researching how to synthesise complex electroactive polymers for robotic components, sensors or batteries - a promising project that the European Research Council is currently funding…