Tag Archives: Empa

Investigadores de Empa, el instituto de investigación suizo, desarrollaron una nueva herramienta de diagnóstico que puede detectar los primeros signos de cambios neurodegenerativos usando un cinturón sensor

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) DÜBENDORF, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, el instituto de investigación suizo de ciencia y tecnología de materiales aplicados, ha anunciado que sus investigadores, en colaboración con socios clínicos (Cantonal Hospital y la Clínica Geriátrica de St. Gallen) … Read the full press release

Empa led research team works on the development of an ecological and solidarity-based business model to reduce the environmental impact of e-waste recycling in India

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 1-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that it leads an Inndo-Swiss research team of researchers that are working on the development of an ecological and solidarity-based … Read the full press release

El equipo de investigación dirigido por Empa trabaja en el desarrollo de un modelo de negocio ecológico y solidario para reducir el impacto ambiental del reciclaje de desechos electrónicos en India

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) DÜBENDORF, 1-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, el instituto de investigación suizo para la ciencia y la tecnología de los materiales aplicados, ha anunciado que dirige un equipo de investigación indo-suizo de investigadores que están trabajando en el … Read the full press release

Das deutsche Navigationssoftware-Unternehmen HERE erwirbt von Migros und Empa entwickeltes Software-Tool für Flottenmanager

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) DÜBENDORF, 20-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, das Schweizerische Forschungsinstitut für angewandte Materialwissenschaften und Technologie , gab bekannt, dass HERE, ein globales Navigationssoftwareunternehmen, das von Audi, BMW und Daimler gegründet wurde, ein gemeinsam vom größten Schweizer Einzelhandelsunternehmen Migros und der … Read the full press release

German navigation software firm HERE acquires software tool for fleet managers developed by Migros and Empa

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 20-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that a software tool aimed at supporting fleet managers in transforming truck fleet to low-CO2 powertrains jointly developed by the … Read the full press release

Empa: Forscher baut kleine Kraftwerke aus Graphen-Nanobändern, die aus Wärme Strom erzeugen können

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) DÜBENDORF, 18-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Empa, das Schweizer Forschungsinstitut für angewandte Materialwissenschaften und Technologie, hat bekannt gegeben, dass der Forscher Mickael L. Perrin plant, winzige Kraftwerke aus Graphen-Nanobändern zu bauen, die Strom erzeugen können Strom aus Wärme. Mickaels … Read the full press release

Empa: Researcher to make small power plants from graphene nanoribbons that can generate electricity from heat

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 18-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that the researcher Mickael L. Perrin plans to build tiny power plants from graphene nanoribbons that can generate electricity from … Read the full press release

Empa and Coop partner against foodwaste

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, Switzerland, 28-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa announces collaboration with Coop to develop potential improvements in the supply chain. Vegetables and fruits often have a long way to go on the supermarket shelf. How can quality be intelligently … Read the full press release

Empa / Aerial Robotics Lab: Smart drones equipped with sensors to boost the amount and precision of environmental and ecological data

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 3-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, and Imperial College London, a public research university with focus on excellence in science, engineering, medicine and business, have announced that they … Read the full press release

The new Swiss m4m Center in Solothurn to bring additive manufacturing for medical technology to Swiss industry

(PRESS RELEASE) SOLOTHURN, 30-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — A new technology transfer center in the Bettlach, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, aimed at transferring new manufacturing technologies for medical applications to the medtech industry accelerating research at the same time has been established and … Read the full press release

Empa researcher Maria Muñoz wins Swiss Aerosol Award

This year’s Swiss Aerosol Award goes to Maria Muñoz. The Empa researcher investigated the emission behavior of so-called GDI engines (gasoline-direct injection). Her results are alarming: GDI vehicles emit up to 17 times more carcinogenic substances than modern diesel vehicles. … Read the full press release

Empa and EPFL develop novel face mask for medical personnel with unobstructed view of the wearer’s facial expressions

Novel protective mask for medical personnel Dübendorf, Switzerland, 05-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Laughter is the best medicine, says medical research. But how are patients supposed to feel like smiling if the faces of the nursing staff and even their beloved ones … Read the full press release

A new standardized assessment of the physiological effects of protective clothing on the human body will now be available thanks to a sweat torso developed by Empa

Empa’s sweat torso now meets the ISO standard. How protective clothing affects the human body can be investigated in future with Empa’s torso in a standardized way. ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, 18-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — If a firefighter enters a burning building … Read the full press release

Kristina Orehounig will become the new Head of the Urban Energy Systems Laboratory at Empa

Dübendorf, Switzerland, 18-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 February 2018, Kristina Orehounig, who currently conducts research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, will become the new Head of the Urban Energy Systems Laboratory at Empa, taking over from … Read the full press release

Empa and ETH Zürich to make a battery out of waste graphite and scrap metal

Dübendorf, St. Gallen and Thun, 12-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Lithium ion batteries are flammable and the price of the raw material is rising. Are there alternatives? Yes: Empa and ETH Zürich researchers have discovered promising approaches as to how we might … Read the full press release