A research team from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa) has illustrated the potential of high-performance insulating materials. Thinner materials such as aerogels already pay for…
A self-learning algorithm developed at Empa can be integrated into intelligent thermostats via a cloud connection. This allows you to look into the future and control the room temperature with…
A team from Empa uses artificial intelligence to analyze the CO2 emissions of the Swiss car fleet. Thanks to the new method, databases around the world will be comparable.
The future fund of the Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) has received funding from the Ernst Göhner Foundation. They should enable a research project for new types of concrete.
The Federal Materials Testing and Research Institute (Empa) is setting up a research campus in Dübendorf. Among other things, a heat storage facility in the ground is to be tested…
In the NEST building of the Empa and Eawag research institutes, new technologies, materials and systems in the construction and energy sectors are tested and further developed under real conditions.…
The facades of the NEST research building in Dübendorf have been decorated with photovoltaic modules that represent a work of art. The innovative solution was developed by the Lucerne University…
Researchers at the Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) have set a new record with CIGS solar cells on flexible polymer film. They were able to raise their efficiency close to…
The Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) has broken down the most efficient way to renovate existing buildings in Switzerland. If the measures developed were taken, emissions from the building stock…
Forschende der Eidgenössischen Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) haben mit Partnern aus der Industrie einen innovativen Dämmsteg zur Wärmedämmung an Fenstern entwickelt. Dabei kommt auch ein Schaumstoff aus wiederverwerteten PET-Flaschen zum…
The Federal Materials Research and Testing Institute (Empa) and the Eawag water research institute have given the go-ahead for the construction of new buildings on their research campus in Dübendorf.…
Empa researchers have recorded the entire material and energy flows in Switzerland. According to this, 87 million tons of material are required for the Swiss economy every year. Consumer behavior…
Construction of the new office unit called Sprint begins in the modular research and innovation building of Empa and Eawag. The unit on the first floor in the NEST will…
At Empa, research is being carried out into a method of binding road surfaces using twine instead of bitumen. The stones of the driving surface should be stabilized by a…
Students at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences have designed innovative photovoltaic modules for the facade of the NEST research building. The winning designs were chosen in a competition.
The Empa spin-off Siloxene wants to offer a multifunctional material component. This can be used to specifically improve the properties of adhesives, coatings and fillers.
Energie 360 ° is testing a patented storage solution for excess solar energy together with RAG Austria. Solar power is to be converted into hydrogen and stored underground together with…
Lidl Switzerland wants to make its branches more energy efficient and sustainable. To do this, the retailer is working with the Federal Materials Testing and Research Institute (Empa).
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