(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) The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has launched a new €6.1 million funding call to support research into innovative nuclear reactors and advanced nuclear fuels, as part of the Netherlands’ broader strategy to strengthen nuclear energy as a low-carbon … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged advanced modular reactors, Dutch nuclear energy research programme, Dutch Research Council, Generation IV reactors, low carbon energy, materials research, micro reactors, Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, monitoring systems, Netherlands, nuclear energy, nuclear fuels, nuclear innovation, NWO, NWO Opens €6.1 Million Programme to Support Innovative Nuclear Energy Technologies, public private consortia, reactor safety
(IN BRIEF) Empa’s 2025 summer camp welcomed 24 young explorers to a series of STEM-focused workshops—most memorably the liquid-nitrogen balloon experiment—and creative sessions like the “Zukunfts(K)reise” sustainability book project led by Empa researchers and literacy expert Sandra Hirt. Adding real-world … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged balloon experiment, creative discovery, Empa, Hands-On Learning, liquid nitrogen, materials research, robotics workshop, Sandra Hirt, science education, Smartfeld St. Gallen, STEM, summer camp, sustainability, sustainability book, Technology & Society, young Engineers, Zukunfts(K)reise, Zurich power plant
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