Without industrial CO2 |
The Association for the Decarbonization of Industry has set itself the goal of developing approaches for CO2 reduction in industrial processes. Empa researcher Christian Bach represents Empa as a founding member. |
Synthetic methane |
Synthetic energy carriers are carbon-neutral and make renewable energy transportable and storable. But the production involves rather high energy losses. Empa researchers have developed a new reactor concept for methanation. |
Best of both worlds |
Lorenz Herrmann è a capo del Dipartimento Materiali Avanzati e Superfici dell'Empa da circa sei mesi. In questa intervista ci spiega quali sono le aree in cui vorrebbe fare progressi con i nuovi materiali. |
Birth of a crystall |
Crystal structures can be created not only from atoms and ions, but also with superlattices - fascinating building blocks that are 100 times larger and have hardly any attraction to each other. |
Joining the nanoworld |
Electronic components are becoming smaller, more complex and more powerful – this calls for new solutions for joining them. An Empa team is developing nanostructured joining materials for the next generation of microelectronics. |
NEST Podcast |
The future of construction |
Recipe for transition |
We need to transform our energy system. It will be anything but easy. But a lot is up to us, says Peter Richner, energy expert and Empa's deputy director. After all, many technologies are readily available, but have been (under)utilized thus far. |
Green devices |
Can ecologically sustainable components for the electronics industry be produced from cellulose fibers? Empa researcher Thomas Geiger is part of a multinational EU project called Hypelignum". Its goal: biodegradable electronics. |
Against heat waste |
With energy prices soaring, heating costs will inevitably rise in this winter. The Empa spin-off viboo has developed an algorithm that makes it possible to operate even older buildings with around 25 percent less energy – whithout losing user comfort. |
NET ZERO research |
NET ZERO - a core topic of the four research institutes of the ETH Domain. Peter Richner, Deputy Director of Empa, speaks at PSI's Energy Briefing 2022 about NET ZERO research (Video in German). |