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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Laser welding simulations now take milliseconds instead of hours. Researchers from Empa and Terra Quantum develop AI model that predicts laser welding processes up to 100,000x faster, enabling real-time optimization and digital twins for manufacturing. www.empa.ch/web/s604/laserschweissen

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Rocket launches put sensitive satellite electronics under extreme stress. Researchers at Empa and Beyond Gravity develop novel payload adapter inspired by phononic crystals to help protect satellites from damaging vibrations. Supported by Innosuisse. www.empa.ch/s604/comfypas

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Earlier #asthma diagnosis for babies and young children. Researchers from Empa and University Children's Hospital Zurich launch joint research project thanks to generous funding from various foundations. www.empa.ch/web/s604/fruehere-asthm… #health #empamaterialsscience

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

More than 200 tons of plastic particles enters soils and water bodies in Switzerland via the atmosphere on a yearly basis, a recent study together with researchers from @eawag.bsky.social, Agroscope and Empa shows. www.empa.ch/web/s604/mikro-und-makr… #microplastics

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s-c-boehme.bsky.social @s-c-boehme.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Few impressions from our hands-on workshop "Quantum light from quantum dots" at the #Scientifica26. Thanks to the team from the lab of Maksym Kovalenko, which is affiliated with ETH, Empa, & the Quantum Center. #quantum @maksymuki.bsky.social @empa-materials.bsky.social @ethz-qc.bsky.social @ethz.ch

Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Research project between TCS Schweiz and Empa shows: Electric cars reduce traffic noise at busy intersections. www.empa.ch/web/s604/e-autos-reduzi… #electriccar #traffic #noise #empamaterialsscience

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Empa and Elantas have developed a recyclable, flame-retardant and lightweight material for train and aircraft interiors, project supported by Innosuisse. www.empa.ch/web/s604/brandschutz-fu… #recycling #empamaterialsscience

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🔥Wie gehen wir mit zunehmend heissen Temperaturen im Sommer um? Peter Richner und Christine Bräm sprechen über #Hitzeminderung, #Begrünung und #Versickerung im urbanen Raum – was funktioniert und was es noch zu tun gibt. 🎧️Zur Folge: www.empa.ch/web/nest/podcast

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Empa researcher Vivek Devulapalli receives Empa Young Scientist Fellowship to investigate how nanometer-thin metal oxide films crack, deform and fail. His MOSAIC project aims to help make future #electronics more robust. fcld.ly/youngscientist-devulapalli #empamaterialsscience

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Life struggles to take root in the desert. Researchers from @KhalifaUni and Empa use microorganisms to create natural biopolymer networks that strengthen desert sand, help it retain water and support future plant growth. www.empa.ch/web/s604/lebender-sand-…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/laserschneiden…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/prediabetx-inn… #medtech

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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: fcld.ly/elastomers-day1 👉️Register Day 2: fcld.ly/elastomers-day2

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🔩 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 @empa-materials.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/sustainability…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/eu-projekt-rea…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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 www.empa.ch/web/s604/eic-accelerato…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

📣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...

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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…

Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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 www.empa.ch/web/s604/diesel-busse-e…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🌉✨ 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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/waam-bruecken #empamaterialsscience

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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. im4ca.eu/methane-isotopic-measureme…

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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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

⚡️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: www.empa.ch/web/nest/podcast

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

#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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/fluorine-free-… @erc.europa.eu

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/spin-off-swiss… #sef26

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🚀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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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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...

Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/ssbd-graphen #ssbd #empamaterialsscience

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ACTRIS-RO @actrisro.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🚧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.

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Centres Científics i Tecnològics (CCiTUB) @ccit.ub.edu · 22/05/2026

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

"Combined Light and Electron Beam Techniques with the Attolight Mönch" - Attolight

"Nanoscale Uranium Oxide Redox Processes: A Low-Dose STEM-EELS Odyssey" - Pau Torruella (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL)

Unsupervised deep learning for limited-angle and low-dose analytical electron tomography - Daniel del Pozo (French Alternative Energies
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"Buried Interfaces in Solid-Stale Batteries: Unravelling Performance through EELS and 4D-STEM" - Marta Rossell (Swiss Federal Laboratories Materials Science and Technology - EMPA)

Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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 fcld.ly/protis-green-hydrogen #greenenergy #renewables #empamaterialsscience

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Eawag Aquatic Research @eawag.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

‪ 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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nanotech@surfaces Lab @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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

Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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. 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 @empa-materials.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/lepto #empamaterialsscience

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

⚖️ 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: www.empa.ch/web/nest/podcast #NettoNull #SWEETACHIEVE

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NEST is a place where people build, work, live and exchange ideas about the future of construction. A lot of exciting people visit NEST every day. Here they share their ideas, visions and opinions with others and help to advance the building sector. In our series of NEST Podcasts we want to give the...

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/nanozyme-gegen… #cancer #research #empamaterialsscience

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/hochleistungsk… #ceramics #snsf

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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. www.empa.ch/web/s604/designing-inno…

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PSI Paul Scherrer Institut @psi.ch · 31/03/2026

GEMS simulates geochemical time travel in seconds. A new consortium comprising PSI, ETHZ, Empa, the University of Bern, EPFL and Nagra is safeguarding the future of this unique PSI software platform. @nagra.bsky.social @unibe.ch @ethz.ch @empa-materials.bsky.social

A time machine to the most stable state

GEMS allows scientists to model the chemistry of complex systems. A new national consortium now guarantees the long-term development of this open-source software.

Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

🚨Early detection of micro blood clots could save lives. Empa researchers are mapping the composition of tiny blood clots linked to #stroke and other complications. Open-source model aims to make early detection and risk assessment available to everyone. www.empa.ch/web/s604/ear...

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Von Schutzbekleidung über schwer entflammbare Holzwerkstoffe bis zur hitzeresistenten FireDrone: Die Empa entwickelt flammhemmende und nicht brennbare Materialien für mehr Sicherheit in Gebäuden, Mobilität und Einsatzsituationen. 🔗 www.empa.ch/web/s604/brandschutz-fo…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

From protective gear and wood‑based fire‑retardant materials to the heat‑resistant FireDrone: Empa is advancing flame‑retardant and fireproof materials for safer buildings, mobility and emergency response. 🔗https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/brandschutz-forschung-an-der-empa

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Wie entstehen nachhaltige Lösungen für die Bauwirtschaft? Im NEST-Podcast diskutieren Peter Richner und Holger Wallbaum, Prof. für nachhaltiges Bauen an der Chalmers University, aktuelle Ansätze und Herausforderungen in Schweden. Die ganze Folge hier: www.empa.ch/web/nest/podcast

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Empa researcher Alessia Cesarini has been awarded the Empa Entrepreneur Fellowship 2026. She’s developing climate‑friendly gasoline compatible with today’s engines and fuel stations. 🔗https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/entrepreneur-fellowship-alessia-cesarini

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Empa-Forscherin Alessia Cesarini erhält das Empa Entrepreneur Fellowship 2026. Sie entwickelt ein klimafreundliches Benzin, das in bestehenden Motoren und Tankstellen funktioniert. 🔗https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/entrepreneur-fellowship-alessia-cesarini

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Advances in sustainable construction with less concrete and steel: European research team, incl. Empa, focuses on use of intelligent shapes, digital manufacturing, alternative binders. Structures can also be 3D-printed, dismantled, and reused. www.empa.ch/web/s604/beton-aus-dem-…

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Versatile group of materials suitable for a wide range of applications, from #energystorage to #medicine: #MXenes, a new class of two-dimensional materials. Empa researchers make significant progress in modeling and synthesizing MXenes. www.empa.ch/web/s604/mxe... @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social

The MXene nano-lasagna: Novel 2D materials gain momentum

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Empa @empa-materials.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

An elastic polymer electrolyte could boost the safety and energy density of #solidstate #batteries – and could be used, e.g. in #flexiblebatteries in #medtech. Developed by Empa researchers from the Laboratory for Functional Polymers. www.empa.ch/web/s604/fle...

Novel polymer material: A flexible electrolyte for solid batteries