(IN BRIEF) Researchers from ETH Zurich and Empa have developed a new fire-retardant and recyclable building material made from sawdust and the mineral struvite, using an enzyme derived from watermelon seeds to control the binding process. The innovation offers a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged building materials innovation, circular economy, CO2 reduction, composite materials, construction research, Empa, ETH Zurich, fire protection, fire retardant materials, green construction, material science, mineral binder, Polytechnic University of Turin, Researchers Transform Wood Waste into Advanced Fire Retardant Material Supporting Low Carbon and Reusable Construction, sawdust recycling, struvite, sustainable construction, watermelon enzyme, wood waste
(IN BRIEF) Empa research facilities are set to appear on Switzerland’s future banknotes after the Swiss National Bank selected a winning design concept created by the agency Emphase Sàrl. The new currency series will follow the theme “Switzerland and its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Anna Ettlin, atmospheric research, construction and energy technologies, Empa, Empa Buildings Featured in Winning Concept for Switzerland’s Next Banknote Series, Empa Research Sites to Appear on Switzerland’s Future Banknotes Following Swiss National Bank Design Competition, Emphase Sàrl, Fabienne Kilchör, Jungfraujoch research station, Mirjam Schwaller, Monte Rosa Hut, NEST research building, New Swiss Banknote Series to Highlight Empa Research Facilities as SNB Advances Future Currency Design, Sébastien Fasel, SNB, Swiss banknote series 2030s, Swiss currency design, Swiss design competition, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Swiss innovation and research, Swiss Mittelland, Swiss National Bank, Switzerland and its altitudes theme, Switzerland banknotes
(IN BRIEF) Empa researcher Inge Herrmann has secured 8 million Swiss francs in funding from the Werner Siemens Foundation to develop SonoGuard, a novel system designed to detect and treat complications after surgery. The five-year project aims to create an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Balgrist University Hospital, Benjamin Suter, biomedical research, Empa, ETH Zurich, gastrointestinal surgery, hydrogel patch, implant infections, Inge Herrmann, medical technology, postoperative monitoring, sepsis prevention, SonoGuard, SonoGuard Project at Empa Receives Major Funding to Develop Early Warning System for Surgical Complications, surgical complications, Switzerland research funding, ultrasound contrast agent, University of Zurich, Werner Siemens Foundation, Werner Siemens Foundation Supports Empa SonoGuard Project for Early Detection of Surgical Complications
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers and industry experts have analyzed the challenges involved in commercializing emerging solar cell technologies and concluded that earlier collaboration between research institutions and industry is essential for success. The study examined CIGS and perovskite thin-film solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CIGS solar cells, Empa, Empa Analysis Shows How Research and Industry Cooperation Can Accelerate Solar Technology Innovation, energy technology development, Innosuisse, Internet of Things, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Nature Energy, New Empa Research Explores Commercialization Challenges for Perovskite and CIGS Solar Technologies, Perovskia Solar, perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, renewable energy research, silicon solar cells, solar innovation, solar technology commercialization, sustainable energy, tandem solar cells, thin film solar cells
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have developed a novel bridge retrofitting system that integrates ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete with iron-based shape memory alloy reinforcement to strengthen aging concrete bridges. When activated by heat, the smart steel generates internal prestressing forces that close … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Science, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged aging bridges, Angela Sequeira Lemos, bridge rehabilitation, cemsuisse, Christoph Czaderski, construction innovation, Empa, Empa Research Advances Practical Use of Memory Steel for Durable Cost Effective Renewal of Concrete Infrastructure, Fe SMA, fiber optic sensors, infrastructure renewal, Innosuisse, New Retrofitting Technology Targets Aging Bridges With Simplified High Performance Structural Reinforcement, prestressing technology, re fer, reinforced concrete, shape memory steel, Smart Material Innovation Combines UHPFRC and Fe SMA to Deliver Self Prestressing Concrete Strengthening System, smart materials, structural engineering, UHPFRC, ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete, University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) EMPA is highlighting the work of postdoctoral researcher Alina Begley for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, showcasing her long-term atmospheric screening that detects both known and previously unidentified climate-relevant gases using an advanced analytical … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Management, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged air pollution, Alina Begley, ALPINAC software, atmospheric research, climate gases, climate regulation, desflurane, Dübendorf, Empa, EMPA Highlights How Cutting-Edge Atmospheric Research is Strengthening Climate Regulation and Supporting Women Scientists, environmental monitoring, gas chromatography, greenhouse gases, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, machine learning in chemistry, maternity leave, non-targeted atmospheric compounds, ozone layer, Restart Grant, sevoflurane, time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Women in Science
(IN BRIEF) Empa is conducting advanced research into metallic glasses through a series of experiments aboard the International Space Station in collaboration with the European Space Agency, aiming to better understand their properties and improve industrial production methods. Metallic glasses, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged amorphous metals, Antonia Neels, Center for X-ray Analytics, Damien Terebenec, electromagnetic levitation, Empa, Empa’s Metallic Glass Research on the ISS Supports Future Space Applications and Improved Industrial Manufacturing, ESA THERMOPROP, European Space Agency, International Space Station, materials science, metallic glasses, microgravity research, PRODEX Program, px Group, satellite technology, SESAME experiment, space materials, Swiss Space Office, watch industry
(IN BRIEF) The Swiss Federal Council has confirmed Tanja Zimmermann for a second four-year term as Director of Empa, extending her leadership through May 2030. During her first mandate, Zimmermann strengthened Empa’s strategic position within the ETH Domain, expanded collaboration … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Management, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Eawag, Empa, energy technologies, EPFL, ETH Domain, ETH Zurich, health technologies, innovation policy, materials science, Paul Scherrer Institute, research leadership, sustainable materials, Swiss Federal Council, Swiss Federal Council Confirms Tanja Zimmermann for Second Term as Director of Empa Through 2030, Swiss research institutions, Tanja Zimmermann, technology transfer, WSL
(IN BRIEF) Empa has developed polymer-based, MRI-compatible electrode cables in collaboration with Swiss company TI Solutions AG, addressing long-standing safety and performance challenges associated with using conductive materials inside MRI scanners. By replacing traditional copper wiring with polymer fibers coated … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Advanced Fibers laboratory, diagnostic technology, Dirk Hegemann, ECG, EEG, Empa, Empa Introduces Scalable Polymer Fiber Cables Designed for Safe Use in MRI Environments, Innosuisse, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetron sputtering, medical imaging, medical research, MRI, MRI-compatible cables, neurostimulation, Niels Kuster, polymer cables, silver titanium coating, Sven Kühn, temporal interference stimulation, TI Solutions AG
(IN BRIEF) Three Swiss deep-tech startups spun out of Empa are showcasing cutting-edge hardware innovations at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. BTRY AG is presenting ultra-thin solid-state batteries with one-minute charging, Ionic Wind AG is demonstrating fanless ionic-wind cooling for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autonomous electronics, BTRY AG, CES 2026, electronics cooling, Empa, Empa-Derived Startups Highlight Next-Generation Hardware at CES 2026, energy storage, hardware innovation, ionic wind, Ionic Wind AG, IoT devices, Las Vegas technology showcase, materials science, Perovskia Solar, perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, solid-state batteries, Swiss deep tech, Swiss engineering
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers, working with the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment and the University of Bern, have investigated how trifluoroacetic acid forms in the atmosphere and accumulates in water systems. Using long-term measurements and advanced modeling, the study … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, atmospheric modeling, Empa, Empa Study Reveals Rising Atmospheric Formation of Persistent PFAS Compound TFA, environmental persistence, FOEN, forever chemicals, groundwater, HFOs, hydrofluoroolefins, pesticide degradation, PFAS, precipitation, refrigerants, Stefan Reimann, Stephan Henne, surface water, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, TFA, Trifluoroacetic Acid, University of Bern
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have strengthened ultra-light, flexible composite materials used in satellite insulation by introducing an artificial ultra-thin interlayer between metal and polymer films. The five-nanometre layer significantly improves elasticity and resistance to cracking under extreme thermal and mechanical … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged aluminum coating, aluminum oxide, Ambizione Grant, Barbara Putz, BepiColombo, Empa, Empa Advances Superinsulation Materials with Crack Resistant Thin Film Innovation, flexible electronics, flexible materials, James Webb Space Telescope, Johanna Byloff, materials research, medical sensors, multilayer insulation, polyimide, satellite insulation, smart textiles, space technology, superinsulation, Swiss National Science Foundation, thin interlayer
(IN BRIEF) Empa researcher Robert Zboray has been appointed titular professor at the University of Bern, effective December 1, 2025. Zboray lectures in biomedical engineering and advanced X-ray imaging and leads a research group at Empa’s Center for X-ray Analysis. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3D tumor imaging, advanced X-ray imaging, AI diagnostics, biomedical engineering, Center for X-ray Analysis, Empa, Empa Imaging and Image Analysis Platform, multi-energy X-ray technology, multimodal imaging, pathology innovation, personalized medicine, Robert Zboray, thyroid cancer, titular professor, Titular professorship awarded to Empa scientist Robert Zboray as research in multimodal X-ray imaging advances, University of Bern
(IN BRIEF) A collaboration between Empa, EPFL and CSEM has resulted in a fully biodegradable smart sensing tag designed to monitor temperature and humidity during transport and record whether critical temperature thresholds have been breached. Developed through the Swiss-funded Greenspack … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged biodegradable sensing tag, BRIDGE Discovery program, cellulose substrate, Circelec, cold chain logistics, CSEM, Empa, EPFL, food supply chain, green electronics, Greenspack, humidity tracking, Innosuisse, medicine and climate-sensitive cargo, medicine transport, Nature Communications, New compostable sensor tag offers supply-chain monitoring for food, RFID-like sensor, smart labels, Swiss National Science Foundation, temperature monitoring, threshold detection, zinc conductive ink
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers Maksym Kovalenko and Zhanyun Wang have been named among the Highly Cited Researchers 2025, an international ranking by Clarivate recognizing scientists whose publications belong to the top one percent most cited in their fields over the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged chemical lifecycle analysis, Clarivate, Empa, Empa Researchers Maksym Kovalenko and Zhanyun Wang Recognized Among the World’s Highly Cited Scientists for 2025, environmental risk assessment, ETH Zurich, functional inorganic materials, global research ranking, Highly Cited Researchers 2025, Maksym Kovalenko, materials science, nanoscale materials, Perovskite Quantum Dots, PFAS, plastics research, scientific impact, sustainable circular economy, Technology & Society Laboratory, Zhanyun Wang
(IN BRIEF) EMPA has contributed vital insights to a major ETH Zurich-led study showing how flexible operation of electric vehicles and heat pumps could strengthen Switzerland’s energy system. Coordinated use of these technologies would make renewable energy more efficient, reduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged carbon neutrality, Christian Schaffner, dynamic tariffs, electric vehicles, Electricity Imports, Empa, energy system, EPFL, ETH Zurich, ETH Zurich and EMPA highlight how energy flexibility can cut Swiss electricity imports and stabilize the grid, Federica Bellizio, flexibility, grid stability, heat pumps, HSLU, PATHFNDR, PSI, renewable energy, Siobhan Powell, solar power, SWEET programme, Swiss consortium led by ETH Zurich finds flexible technologies key to balancing renewable energy and demand, Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Switzerland Energy Strategy 2050, TU Delft, UNIGE, ZHAW
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have developed advanced emission-mapping technologies that will power the EU’s upcoming CO2M satellite mission, enabling detailed monitoring of greenhouse gases and air pollutants from space. Launching in 2027, the mission will use three satellites equipped with … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged air pollutants, climate monitoring, CO2, CO2M mission, CO2M mission: Empa research drives EU’s new satellite system for high-precision emission tracking, copernicus, CORSO project, decarbonization, Earth observation, emissions mapping, Empa, ESA, EUMETSAT, Europe, Europe to launch advanced CO₂-monitoring satellites built on Empa’s emission-mapping innovations, European Commission, Gerrit Kuhlmann, greenhouse gases, methane, NO2, satellite observation, space technology, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have developed fully biodegradable printed circuit boards made from lignocellulose, a wood-based composite of cellulose and lignin. This sustainable alternative to petroleum-based epoxy resin boards can be composted after use, significantly reducing electronic waste. Created as … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged "Hypelignum", biodegradable circuit boards, cellulose and lignin, circular economy, compostable PCB, eco-friendly technology, electronic waste reduction, Empa, Empa and European partners advance compostable PCB innovation through HyPELignum project, Empa and PROFACTOR develop functional biodegradable electronics made from wood fibers, Empa develops biodegradable circuit boards made entirely from wood fibers, Empa’s lignocellulose-based technology paves the way for recyclable and compostable devices, Horizon Europe, lignocellulose, PROFACTOR GmbH, SERI, Sustainable Electronics, Thomas Geiger, TNO, wood-based biomaterials
(IN BRIEF) Empa is showcasing its Mining the Atmosphere initiative at the Swiss Pavilion of Expo 2025 in Osaka, where over 220,000 visitors have already engaged with interactive exhibits demonstrating how CO₂ can be transformed into a valuable resource. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged "Mining the Atmosphere", AIMR, carbon dioxide utilization, carbon neutrality, Christian Schaffner, climate change solutions, CO₂ capture, CO₂-negative concrete, Empa, Empa engages 220000 visitors at Swiss Pavilion with vision for carbon reuse and energy innovation, Empa expands Swiss-Japan cooperation in sustainable materials and energy during Expo 2025 in Osaka, energy transition, ETH Zurich, Expo 2025 Osaka, Heidi figurine, Joël Mesot, materials science, Matthias Sulzer, National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS, Osaka University, silica aerogel, sustainable innovation, Swiss Pavilion, Swiss-Japan Energy Days, Swissnex, Tohoku University, Yasmine Calisesi
(IN BRIEF) Empa will lead the ACHIEVE consortium, the winner of Switzerland’s SWEET funding program’s Net-Zero call, to address hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions in sectors such as industry and agriculture. The project brings together 14 partners from academia, business, and civil … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ACHIEVE consortium, agriculture, BAFU, Biomass, carbon capture, CCUS, circular economy, CLB Switzerland, CO2 emissions, decarbonization, Empa, Empa and Partners Secure CHF 30.6 Million SWEET Funding for Innovative Climate Solutions Targeting Hard-to-Abate Emissions, Empa to Lead ACHIEVE Consortium in Developing Scalable Solutions for Switzerland’s Hard-to-Abate CO₂ Emissions, energy transition, ETH Zurich, FOEN, Fourteen Partners Join Forces in Empa-Led ACHIEVE Consortium to Drive Switzerland’s Net-Zero Transition, HEIG-VD, INFRAS, Nathalie Casas, net zero, Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, Risk Dialogue Foundation, SFOE, Storra Dynamics, SUPSI, SWEET program, Switzerland, TBF+Partner, University of Bern, University of Geneva, University of Neuchâtel, WSL
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