Dec 19, 2011 | Towards artificial photosynthesis for solar hydrogen generation
Water splitting in photo-electrochemical cells to yield hydrogen is a promising way to sustainable fuels. A team of Swiss and US scientists now made major progress in developing highly efficient electrodes – made of an...
Dec 8, 2011 | On the road to creating an affordable master instrument
Violins made of wood treated with fungus need not hide their lights under a bushel when compared to a Stradivarius, as a blind test before an expert audience has already suggested. However, these “tonal masterpieces” are...
Dec 2, 2011 | ETH Board appoints new member to Empa’s Board of Directors
At its meeting on 1 – 2 December, 2011, the ETH Board, the strategic management and supervisory body of the ETH Domain, appointed a new member to Empa’s Board of Directors: acting on behalf of Empa Director Gian-Luca...
Nov 28, 2011 | Two new studies in the field of nano(eco)toxicology
In the past decade numerous projects on the risks associated with nanomaterials have been initiated and carried out. In general, they dealt with the subject of how nanomaterials could be used without representing a...
24.11.2011 | «Technology Briefing» an der Empa
Mehr als hundert Gäste aus Architektur und Bauwirtschaft liessen sich an der Empa-Akademie in puncto Leichtbau auf den neuesten Stand bringen. Dabei ging es nicht nur um Holz und Rigips – auch andere – teils...
21 nov. 2011 | Plein feu sur la photovoltaïque
La manifestation d’information «Electricité solaire pour la Suisse» offrait aux spécialistes et au public intéressé un aperçu sur l’avenir solaire dans notre pays. Dans un premier temps, les chercheurs Ayodhya N. Tiwari...
11.11.2011 | Design Preis Schweiz 2011 verliehen
Die Textildesignerin Annette Douglas hat mit dem KTI-Projekt «Schallabsorbierende, lichtdurchlässige und leichte Textilien» einen der begehrten «Design Preise Schweiz 2011» erhalten. Ausgezeichnet wurde sie zusammen mit...
Nov 9, 2011 | The smallest electric car in the world – on the cover of «Nature»
Reduced to the max: the emission-free, noiseless 4-wheel drive car, jointly developed by Empa researchers and their Dutch colleagues, represents lightweight construction at its most extreme. The nano car consists of just...