#Laser cutting of metals to become much easier to set up. In an Innosuisse project, researchers from Empa, SUPSI and Bystronic have developed a system that allows cutting machines to assess and automatically adjust cut quality themselves. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/laserschneiden-mit-akustik

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Preventing type 2 #diabetes: Innosuisse flagship PreDiabeTx kicks off. Consortium led by Empa: 7 research institutions, 11 partners from health insurance, hospitals, public sector and food industry. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/prediabetx-innosuisse-flagship-diabetes-praevention #medtech

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Hybrid seminar on Emerging Technologies in Elastomers and Soft Materials in collaboration with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi and MTEC, @snsf.ch and Empa. 👉️Register Day 1: https://fcld.ly/elastomers-day1 👉️Register Day 2: https://fcld.ly/elastomers-day2

🔩 Researchers, PhD students and experts from across Europe recently came together at IMDEA Materials Institute for the #AM2C3 Summer School on #AdditiveManufacturing. Coordinated by the @ucy1.bsky.social, AM2C3 is a collaboration between #UCY, @sintef.bsky.social, and @empa-materials.bsky.social.

Empa study on plug-in hybrids explains why actual fuel consumption is often higher than officially stated https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/verbrauch-von-plug-in-hybriden-untersucht

#Robotics – but make it sustainable. Manifesto proposes new scientific discipline: #SustainabilityRobotics. Robots should be designed and deployed to contribute to environmental, social and economic #sustainability. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/sustainability-robotics-nature-machine-intelligence

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Industrial #CO2 #emissions: a valuable resource? Empa researchers study in EU-funded #REACT project how impurities in industrial CO2 affect #electrolysis catalysts ➡️turning emissions into ethylene for more climate-neutral production. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/eu-projekt-react-co2-konversion

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Empa spin-offs BTRY & Perovskia Solar receive more than 4.4 million Euro in highly competitive European Innovation Council funding for thin-film solid-state #battery tech and indoor #photovoltaics modules https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/eic-accelerator-grant-fuer-empa-spin-offs-btry-und-perovskia-solar

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📣New paper out on #netzero pathways for the Rhine Valley in eastern Switzerland until 2050 – a heavy industrial area with #CO2 emissions triple the Swiss average. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Charting the path to net-zero via CCS and urban-industrial system integration: A Swiss case study

Closely aligning with Switzerland's long-term climate policy, the canton of Graubünden aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. To support these am…

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Reaching full #electrification of European bus fleet 15 years earlier could be possible Empa study shows 💡Retrofitting diesel buses cuts emissions 💡Saves costs for operators 💡Allows expanded public transit 💡Infrastructure changes minimal https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/diesel-busse-elektrisch-umruesten

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🌉✨ Bridges get stitches! Empa researchers use metal #3Dprinting to extend the life of steel components in aging structures. This innovative approach repairs fatigue cracks with tailored reinforcements, saving time and costs. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/waam-bruecken #empamaterialsscience

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Successful start for 30 meter high tower at Măgurele Center for Atmosphere and Radiation Studies, Romania 👏 Delivering first continuous stable isotopic methane measurements (Horizon-Europe IM4CA) with partners INOE, INCAS and Empa. https://im4ca.eu/methane-isotopic-measurements-a-tower-on-mars/

Methane isotopic measurements – a tower on MARS – IM⁴CA

Today, at the Măgurele Center for Atmosphere and Radiation Studies (MARS) near Bucharest, Romania, a new mobile 30-metre-high tower has been set up by researchers from the Swiss and Romanian research institutes Empa, INOE and INCAS, within the Horizon-Europe IM4CA project. The tower is fully operat...

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⚡️Wie stark spüren wir die Energiewende heute? Peter Richner und Norbert Rücker, Leiter E&R bei Julius Bär, sprechen über den Einfluss von #Krisen und #Märkten auf die Verbreitung nachhaltiger #Technologien in Energie- und Bausektor. 🎧️Zur aktuellen Folge: https://www.empa.ch/web/nest/podcast

#PFAS-free silicon materials for soft transducers: Empa researcher Dorina Opris secures ERC Proof of Concept Grant to bring innovation from lab to market – with applications from batteries to robotics and artificial muscles. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/fluorine-free-transducers-erc @erc.europa.eu

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Empa spin-off Swiss Cluster receives Swiss Economic Award 2026 in "Industry/Production" category. The company develops equipment for vacuum-based #thinfilm processes with applications in watch industry, electronics, optics sector, research. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/spin-off-swiss-cluster #sef26

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🚀Project announcement! #HERMES launching together with @csem.ch and Pave Space AG to develop and test ultra heat-resistant #superalloys for #additivemanufacturing, designed to stay strong above 1,100°C. Because #spacepropulsion is also a materials challenge. 👉️More to come: bit.ly/4xcNOzE @esa.int

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MATERIALS The research programme "AM-XTREME: Next-Generation Advanced Manufacturing for Extreme Environments" has officially kicked off with 4 selected projects. Space × Materials AM-XTREME: Next-Generation Advanced Manufacturing for Extreme Environments Projects are selected and the research progr...

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Access your literature from anywhere with unlimited #Zotero cloud storage! We have acquired an institutional licence for all researchers of @eawag.bsky.social, @empa-materials.bsky.social, @psi.ch and @wslresearch.bsky.social / @slfdavos.bsky.social Learn more: www.lib4ri.ch/now-availabl...

#Graphene as a test case for #safeandsustainablebydesign: Empa researchers show how safety and sustainability can be built in from the start – by linking material design, exposure pathways, and real-world applications. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/ssbd-graphen #ssbd #empamaterialsscience

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🚧A 30 m tower is being installed at the RADO-Bucharest station for the @im4ca.bsky.social project, in collaboration with @empa-materials.bsky.social 🇨🇭. The campaign will measure methane isotopes, ethane, CO₂, carbon isotopes, and 3D wind to improve methane source attribution and emission estimates.

The final session focused on Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy, showcasing its power to probe electronic structure and nanoscale dynamics From instrumentation to data analysis, #EELS keeps expanding the frontiers of electron microscopy. @attolight.bsky.social #EPFL #CEA @empa-materials.bsky.social

Less #animaltesting thanks to #AI: Empa researchers have developed a digital mouse model that predicts how #nanomaterials are distributed in the body. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/ki-mausmodell-bringt-medizinische-forschung-voran #safeandsustainablebydesign #ssbd #empamaterialsscience

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Green #hydrogen doesn't always have to be costly to produce. Empa researchers and partners develop materials for water electrolysis that are ✅efficient ✅cost effective ✅can be scaled up for industry use https://fcld.ly/protis-green-hydrogen #greenenergy #renewables #empamaterialsscience

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‪ Recording of our latest Eawag Seminar with Dr. Mashael Yazdanie from @empa-materials.bsky.social : "Charting new paths to living well within planetary limits, together: the Swiss Sufficiency Lab" youtu.be/Q__7yvTbat8

Charting new paths to living well within planetary limits, together: the Swiss Sufficiency Lab

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Congratulations from all the @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social team on successfully defending your PhD @Laric Bobzien!! 🎉🎓🥂 @empa-materials.bsky.social @ethz.ch

Outdoor activities often mean relying on waterproof performance clothing. Many of these textiles contain PFAS. Researchers at Empa develop PFAS-free alternatives together with textile manufacturers via a plasma coating system. https://fcld.ly/pfas_textilien #pfas #ssbd

PFAS-free outdoor clothing: Alternatives to PFAS in textiles

Hiking, jogging, biking – when enjoying outdoor activities, it's easy to get caught off guard by unexpected weather. Modern performance clothing can be waterproof and stain-resistant, but it is often treated with chemicals containing PFAS. It's not easy to find alternatives to these harmful substa...

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Empa spin-off Lepto raising #terahertz #technology to new heights. With ultrathin, lightweight components, the company is enabling faster #communication – with applications for #space and future communication systems. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/lepto #empamaterialsscience

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⚖️ Wie kommen wir zu Netto-Null? Der NEST-Podcast mit Peter Richner und Nathalie Casas, Koordinatorin SWEET ACHIEVE, über Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze, wie wir CO2 künftig effektiv binden können. 🎧️Zur aktuellen Folge: https://www.empa.ch/web/nest/podcast #NettoNull #SWEETACHIEVE

Progress towards more effective brain tumor treatment: Empa researchers are developing light-activated nanozymes that target cancer cells directly during surgery – precise and minimally invasive. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/nanozyme-gegen-gehirntumore #cancer #research #empamaterialsscience

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Boost for high-performance ceramics: Empa researchers to enhance ceramic materials properties e.g. for medicine, mechanical engineering, electronics. Supported by Swiss National Science Foundation. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/hochleistungskeramik-dank-verbesserter-korngrenzflaechen #ceramics #snsf

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Safe and Sustainable by Design (#SSbD): Empa researchers show why safe and sustainable #innovation pays off for companies – and how SSbD helps identify risks early and avoid costly missteps. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/designing-innovations-safely-and-sustainably-helps-industry

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