In our latest interview from the D-ITET professor series, Prof. Mickael Perrin shares his deep fascination with quantum mechanics, reflects on the evolution of the field, and speaks about an ambitious goal. Read the full interview: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve... @empa-materials.bsky.social #ETHZurich

#Hydrogen and steel: a shield or a gateway? Empa researchers investigate interaction of hydrogen with the thin oxides on steel with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. www.empa.ch/web/s604/hax...

Skin and environmentally-friendly coating developed that kills antibiotic-resistant germs when illuminated by infrared light www.empa.ch/web/s604/ant... #medtech #antimicrobialresistance #antibiotics

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/nes... #NEST_EmpaEawag #empamaterialsscience #netzero #co2

Study shows that #electriccars are most effective when shared and charged intelligently. This can be supported by real-time info on electricity prices and CO2 emissions. www.empa.ch/web/s604/ele... #ev #electricvehicle #mobility #carsharing

Obwohl viele #Implantate wie künstliche Gelenke und #Herzschrittmacher aus hochstabilem #Titan sind, können sie brechen – aber wie kommt es dazu? Forscherin @martinacihova.bsky.social von @empa-materials.bsky.social ‬ ist der Ursache von Implantatversagen auf der Spur.

Boost for international #batteryresearch 🔋Empa robot Aurora delivers largest open dataset for battery research www.empa.ch/web/s604/aur... #battery #research #aurora #opensource

🍂 We are back with our training series! All students, researches and staff at @eawag.bsky.social , @empa-materials.bsky.social , @psich.bsky.social and @wslresearch.bsky.social can book any of the 11 modules. Git? AI in research? Streamline your search? We got you covered: www.lib4ri.ch/trainings

Titanium implants in the human body can be rejected or even break. Empa researcher and @snsf.ch Ambizione Grant recipient Martina Cihova @martinacihova.bsky.social explores why. www.empa.ch/web/s604/snf... #health #medtech

Ameet Aiyangar appointed titular professor at Faculty of Medicine @unibe.ch. The Empa researcher has implemented a novel method for the X-ray analysis of joints – a 4D analysis – that constructs a 3D image while the joint is moving. www.empa.ch/web/s604/uni...

Empa researchers develop hybrid system of magnetically and electronically coupled "string lights" ➡️ Wide range of applications in molecular #electronics, from chemical #sensing to #quantumtechnologies. empa.ch/web/s604/gra... @nature.com @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social

Machine learning reveals the mysteries of #thinfilms at atomic scale. Findings may pave the way for developing better membranes for the production of #greenhydrogen. www.empa.ch/web/s604/amo...

Breakthrough in pregnancy safety testing: Empa researcher Manon Murdeu receives 2024 Young 3Rs Investigator Award for outstanding work in advancing human-relevant alternatives to #animaltesting 👏 empa.ch/web/s604/3r-... #womenshealth

Congrats to Lars Sommerhäuser for receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award from Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)! 👏A driving force in the field of advanced manufacturing and bridge builder between research and industry 🤝 www.empa.ch/web/s604/out...

New five-level model developed to quantitatively assess #energysupply security – complementing existing tools for evaluating sustainability and costs – so policymakers can better navigate the #energytrilemma. www.empa.ch/web/s604/ene...

Rare flying squirrel species inspires #robotics by safely navigating treetops thanks to a scaly tail www.empa.ch/web/s604/sca... @softkinetic.bsky.social #biomimetics

Empa researchers suggest an approach to accelerate the #energytransition in a socially responsible way: a publicly funded basic service in #solarenergy and much more beyond that. www.empa.ch/web/s604/sol...

Take better #photos with less light – with #perovskite-based technology. Latest prototypes by researchers from @ethz.ch and Empa show great potential. empa.ch/web/s604/per... #photography #semiconductor

New sorption-enhanced #methanation plant at Empa inaugurated: A future with renewable gas from hydrogen and #CO₂! empa.ch/web/s604/ein... #renewableenergy

Decline in #methane emissions in southern #Romania thanks to targeted measurements https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/weniger-methanemissionen-dank-gezielter-messungen

#Machinelearning simplifies industrial #laser processes - Empa researchers want to make them more precise, cost-effective and efficient https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/machine-learning-for-laser-processes

Energy supply security is key to the clean energy transition, but models sometimes overlook it. Our new paper, in @cp-iscience.bsky.social with @empa-materials.bsky.social colleagues, introduces the ESS Pyramid, a hierarchical framework to assess and strengthen security in future energy systems 🔌💡

Matthias Sulzer appointed member of Empa's directorate by the ETH Board. Congratulations 👏 https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/portrait-matthias-sulzer

Safe #medication for mother and child: international research team involving Empa scientists develop #nanomedicines for treatment of inflammation in #pregnancy https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/sichere-nanomedizin-in-der-schwangerschaft #medtech

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! www.empa.ch/web/s604/liv... #mycelium #empamaterialsscience

Now online: News & Views on the Article by Luye Sun, Yuan Guo, Wenzhi Xiang & Wei Xu www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($) Single molecule chemistry for cyclic carbon synthesis by Pascal Ruffieux @empa-materials.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($) #Chemsky

Happy Accidents, Healthy Aging, and the Art of Brewing, this is Pint of Science in St. Gallen next Monday! 📍 Brüw - Torstrasse 25, 9000 St. Gallen pintofscience.ch/event/happy-... @pintsworld.bsky.social @stgallen.bsky.social @unisg.ch @empa-materials.bsky.social #pintCH #Pint25

Wissenschaft schützt: Gegen Alkohol am Steuer, Plastik im Körper und Risiken auf dem Teller. Seid dabei! 📍 Brüw - Torstrasse 25, 9000 St. Gallen pintofscience.ch/event/wissen... @pintsworld.bsky.social @stgallen.bsky.social @unisg.ch @empa-materials.bsky.social @bag.admin.ch #pintCH #Pint25

Machines, Medicine, and Mycelium: A Journey from Algorithms to Cancer Research to Bioluminescence 📍 1733 - Goliathgasse 29, 9000 St. Gallen 📆 20 May - 6.15 PM pintofscience.ch/event/machin... @pintsworld.bsky.social @stgallen.bsky.social @unisg.ch @empa-materials.bsky.social #pintCH #Pint25

👉New! Empa's annual report: Highlights include 🔷Open Lab Day 🔷Opening of research campus co-operate, 2 NEST units, CarboQuant lab 🔷Mining the Atmosphere start of research projects 🔷Climate Solutions initiative 🔷Launch of health sector initiative Check it out: www.empa.ch/web/s604/emp...

#Drones for improved #construction! They can reach places that are inaccessible to conventional machines. Researchers at Empa and EPFL investigated how aerial robots could be used autonomously in the future. www.empa.ch/web/s604/flu...

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Meet Jaydeepkumar Oza from @empa-materials.bsky.social and EPFL for successfully defending his PhD thesis under the supervision of Dr. Christian Leinenbach and Prof. Moslem Shahverdi.

New types of #wood based panels developed, inspired by traditional shingle production. Process has the potential to offer a sustainable alternative for the use of wood in times of #climatechange. @ethzurich.bsky.social www.empa.ch/web/s604/tra...

💦Neuartige Wasserschöpfanlage in #Steffisburg in Betrieb genommen. Zweites Projekt dieser Art, an dem sich die Empa beteiligt und das sich an historische Vorbilder orientiert. www.empa.ch/web/s604/was...

40th anniversary of the #ViennaConvention for the protection of the #ozonelayer 🎉 Empa researchers are significant partner within network and even detect previously unknown substances on regular basis. www.empa.ch/web/s604/jub...

🏙️⚡️Buildings plan their own #energy demands: Empa scientists develop predictive control algorithm to optimize #energymanagement for the building. empa.ch/web/s604/bui... #renewables #renewableenergy

"Quantum Lego": We engineered spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains by linking Olympicene nanographenes, unveiling their length-dependent spin excitations. With STM/IETS, we confirm gapless behavior in the thermodynamic limit & visualize spinon standing waves. 📖 Nature Materials: rdcu.be/edxe0

👏Empa researchers achieve ANOTHER breakthrough in #quantumtech: recreation of #Heisenberg model with all spins evenly linked. Confirms function of #nanographene as "quantum toolbox" to investigate different quantum effects experimentally. @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social www.empa.ch/web/s604/nan...

New Empa lab, CarboQuant, set to harness #quantum effects from #carbon, opening the way for sustainable quantum technologies. www.empa.ch/web/s604/cab... @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social

🔋🚀Significant improvement of #batteries for #electriccars to bring them to market as fast as possible: EU project SeNSE successfully completed www.empa.ch/web/s604/sen...

International Day of Women in Science. Let's hear it! #February11 #womeninscience

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