Empa researchers and partners investigate in new study how trifluoroacetic acid #TFA, the smallest molecule among #PFAS, enters water bodies via precipitation. Results show TFA concentrations have multiplied in recent decades. www.empa.ch/web/s604/tfa...

Empa researchers succeed in making thin interlayers in superinsulation for e.g. #satellites more resistant. Tech could also be used to improve #flexibleelectronics and #medicalsensors. www.empa.ch/web/s604/int...

Goncalo Catarina receives two-year Empa Young Scientist Fellowship for research into the calculation of quantum effects in carbon molecules @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/young-scientist-fellowship-goncalo-catarina #nanotech #quantummaterials #empamaterialsscience

Ultrafast electron control⚡️In our new Nature Communications paper, we switch single-atom charge states in WSe₂ with picosecond THz pulses capturing atomic-scale ultrafast dynamics. @empa-materials.bsky.social @pennstatematse.bsky.social #QuantumMaterials #2Dmaterials www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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

Researchers from @empa-materials.bsky.social, EPFL & @csem.ch have created a fully compostable smart sensing tag that protects temperature-sensitive shipments like medicines, vaccines, and food. Now featured in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ Read more on our website: bit.ly/44Ip59N ➡️ Nature: bit.ly/4rvZfzC

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

Kann Beton das Klima retten? Wie CO₂ aus der Luft zur Ressource wird erklären die Initianten des revolutionären Projektes Mining the Atmosphere gleich selbst, in der Jubiläumsfolge des NEST-Podcasts. 🎧 Jetzt reinhören: https://www.empa.ch/web/nest/podcast

Reduce space junk ➡️ develop reusable satellites🛰️ Empa researchers use x-ray techniques to help optimize satellite design and enable reuse www.empa.ch/web/s604/eur... #space #reuse #xray #empamaterialsscience

#PFAS detected on Swiss ski slopes due to ski wax. Empa researchers urge cross-country skiers to switch to fluorine-free waxes. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/pfas-in-ski-wax

Empa researchers Maksym Kovalenko and Zhanyun Wang among the world's most frequently cited scientists in their respective fields. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/highly-cited-researchers-2025 #HighlyCited2025

In future, flexibly operated heat pumps and electric cars could reduce both electricity imports and electricity prices. That is according to a new study by a Swiss research consortium led by ETH Zurich. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

📢 We report optimized on-surface synthesis of 17-atom-wide armchair graphene nanoribbons reaching ~17 nm average length. Gradual annealing and high surface coverage enable length enhancement and stability under ambient and harsh conditions. @empa-materials.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsn...

Success for Empa-ETH spin-off #BTRY: $ 5.7 million to industrialize ultra-thin solid-state batteries www.empa.ch/web/s604/btr... #solidstate #battery #batterrevolution

European #satellites to provide detailed #emission maps of greenhouse gases and air pollutants for the first time. Methods and technologies developed by Empa researchers within international research partnerships. www.empa.ch/web/s604/sat...

Today we are celebrating our annual CarboQuant Day with lots of interesting presenations and a keynote given by Arzhang Ardavan from the University of Oxford. 🚀Congrats to Yujeong Bae, Stepan Kovarik and Nils Krane for winning the 2025 CarboQuant Innovator Awards!🚀 @empa-materials.bsky.social

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. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/interview-weltraumforschung-lorenz-herrmann #space #switzerland #empamaterialsscience #tech

Three new Empa Entrepreneur Fellows 2025! 🚀 Elena Mavrona, Mohammad Jafarpour & Nicolas Zaugg are turning cutting-edge research into innovation – from terahertz optics to strain sensors and laser microstructuring. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/entrepreneur-fellows-2025 #Entrepreneurship #Startup

Project launched thanks to foundation donation to develop transparent, biocompatible implant for people with visual impairments. Partners are Empa, University of Zurich, University Animal Hospital and Radboud University. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/hornhaut-implantat-fuer-das-auge-zukunftsfonds

Auch dieses Jahr ist NEST mit einem Stand an der Circular Buildng Unconference vertreten – mit den neusten Entwicklungen in Bezug auf CO2-negative Baumaterialien. 📌Save the Date: Donnerstag, 23. Oktober am Innovationspark ZH in Dübendorf: Tickets: http://bit.ly/4o5jbXA

#Biodegradable circuit boards developed by Empa researchers to support sustainable #electronics. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/hypelignum-cellulose-computer-mouse

World Expo at Osaka! Empa presents Mining the Atmosphere vision for a carbon-binding society. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/mining-the-atmosphere-world-expo-osaka #EXPO2025

🔬 New in ACS Nano: Triangulene on TbAu₂ shows a strong, spatially modulated interaction with ferromagnetic magnetization (~20 mV Kondo splitting). ➡️ TbAu₂ = new platform for π-magnetic nanographenes. doi.org/10.1021/acsn... @empa-materials.bsky.social

📝Mark your calendar for #OAWEEKCH25, 20-26 Oct! Meet us at our information booths in your institute and make sure to join the keynote on 22 Oct: AI & Copyright - friends or foes? www.lib4ri.ch/OAweek2025 @eawag.bsky.social @empa-materials.bsky.social @psich.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social

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