Understanding Steam Burns

Even if the wound looks superficially harmless, steam burns must be cooled persistently. Empa researchers have now been able to show for the first time how hot steam achieves its vicious effect: It penetrates the upper skin layer and can cause...
8-May-2018 8:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Start of Work for the World's Largest Electric Truck

The eDumper dump truck is the largest electric vehicle in the world and will be in operation in the quarry from 20 April. In cooperation with industry partners, the Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH, the NTB Interstaatliche Hochschule für...
20-Apr-2018 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

The Fight for Clean Emissions Continues

It is exactly 20 years since experts from Empa and VERT published the first test results on diesel particle filters. Today, more than 100 million vehicles worldwide are fitted with such filters. However, a VERT conference held at the Empa Academy...
12-Apr-2018 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Empa Shows "Gas Station of the Future"

What could a "gas station of the future" look like? What services does it offer? Which fuels can be refueled there and where do they come from? Possible answers to these questions can be found at the stand of the of Swiss Oil Industry Association...
22-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Biotech Violins

Do violins made of wood that had been treated with fungi sound the same as a fine, antique instrument? Acoustics experts at Empa are currently studying the body and soul of instruments made of “mycowood”. Precision structure-borne sound...
16-Feb-2018 6:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Aerobrick: A Brick with a World Record

Better thermal insulation means lower heating costs - but this should not be at the expense of exciting architecture. A new type of brick filled with aerogel could make thin and highly insulating walls possible in the future - without any additional...
15-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Extremely Bright and Fast Light Emission

A type of quantum dot that has been intensively studied in recent years can reproduce light in every colour and is very bright. An international research team including scientists from Empa has now discovered why this is the case. The quantum dots...
11-Jan-2018 5:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

A Water-Based, Rechargeable Battery

Water could form the basis for future, particularly inexpensive rechargeable batteries. Empa researchers have succeeded in doubling the electrochemical stability of water with a special saline solution. This takes us one step closer to using the...
9-Jan-2018 5:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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