Planet Earth as a patient in the toxicology lab

🌍Invisible gases, visible impact: Empa researcher Alina Begley detects tiny, climate-relevant pollutants, building data that informs regulation. Restart Grant support allows her to resume research after maternity leave.
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#womeninscience #empamaterialsscience

Metallic glasses: Empa experiments aboard the ISS

Empa contributes to @esa.int -led research on the ISS. Through THERMOPROP and SESAME, Empa researchers are studying metallic glasses in microgravity and space exposure, strengthening materials science capabilities in orbit and beyond.
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Empa - Communication - NCCR Muoniverse

Muons receive funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation @snsf.ch, led by Paul Scherrer Institut and the University of Zurich, with involvement of Empa researchers.
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#nccr #muoniverse #empamaterialsscience

Wiederwahl Empa Direktorin Tanja Zimmermann - 604 - Communication - Empa

Congratulations to Tanja Zimmermann for being re-elected by the Federal Council as director of Empa 👏
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Empa develops a “stress ECG” for #batteries by monitoring them in operando in the EU Green Deal project HyMetBat – boosting sustainable, high-performance #energystorage for #netzero.
https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/hymetbat
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Polymer cables for MRI applications

Empa researchers and industry partner TI Solutions develop #polymer-based cables that enable #EEG, #ECG & stimulation inside #MRI – without heating or image distortion.
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Towards recycling of fiber composites

Empa researchers develop new kind of #epoxy resin – widely used as coatings, adhesives or as part of fiber-reinforced materials – that can be reprocessed, chemically recycled, is flame retardant and easy to manufacture.
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Goncalo Catarina receives two-year Empa Young Scientist Fellowship for research into the calculation of quantum effects in carbon molecules @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social
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#nanotech #quantummaterials #empamaterialsscience

Induktives Laden - 604 - Communication - Empa What is already common practice for toothbrushes and cell phones will also be used for electric cars in the future: inductive charging without any cables. Together with partners, Empa is investigating the advantages and drawbacks of this technology in everyday life. One step has already been taken:...

No more cables with inductive charging of electric cars. Vehicle batteries may be used as flexible storage devices in the electricity grid. Empa researchers test this approach.
https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/induktives-laden
#electricvehicle #energystorage #empamaterialsscience

Smart sensor tag protects sensitive goods Researchers from Empa, EPFL and CSEM have developed a green smart sensing tag that measures temperature and humidity in real time – and can also detect whether a temperature threshold has been exceeded. In future, this could be used to monitor sensitive shipments such as medicines or food. The sen...

Smart sensing tag developed by Empa, EPFL and CSEM researchers to protect sensitive goods in transit. The tag is completely biodegradable.
https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/greenspack
#greenelectronics #sensortechnology #empamaterialsscience

X-raying a satellite: EURECA examined at Empa

Reduce space junk ➡️ develop reusable satellites🛰️
Empa researchers use x-ray techniques to help optimize satellite design and enable reuse
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#space #reuse #xray #empamaterialsscience

“We need a certain critical mass” From environmental monitoring to future moon bases: Innovative materials, processes, and models are essential for space travel. Lorenz Herrmann, member of Empa's Directorate and Head of the Advanced Materials and Surfaces department, explains how Empa's strengths can benefit the Swiss space industry...

How Empa's strengths help benefit the Swiss space industry: Interview with Lorenz Herrmann, member of Empa's Directorate & Head of the Advanced Materials and Surfaces department.
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#space #switzerland #empamaterialsscience #tech

Omya new NEST partner of Empa

Omya and NEST at Empa enter new partnership for innovative and sustainable building materials. Collaboration results to be incorporated into the newest NEST unit BeyondZero.
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#NEST_EmpaEawag #empamaterialsscience #netzero #co2

Researchers develop living material from fungi

Living material from #fungi developed by Empa researchers – bio-based material is not only biodegradable, tear-resistant and has versatile functional properties. Moreover: it's alive!
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#mycelium #empamaterialsscience