Empa (Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt)

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8600 Dübendorf
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About Empa

Empa is an interdisciplinary research and services institution for material sciences and technology development within the ETH Domain. Empa’s research and development activities are oriented to meeting the requirements of industry and the needs of our society, and link together applications-oriented research and the practical implementation of new ideas, science and industry, and science and society.

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30-Oct-2026 | science

Zurich Blue, a nano-pigment inspired by an ancient prototype

For medical imaging, innovative contrast agents are in high demand. Materials scientist Robert Nissler has therefore developed an ultra-bright near- ...

Empa (Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt)

About Empa

News about Empa

Zurich Blue, a nano-pigment inspired by an ancient prototype

Fewer animal experiments thanks to virtual mouse

Smart sensor tag protects sensitive goods

Invisible implant for clear vision

Materials science meets medicine: Why implants fail

Determining our biological age with sensor technology

Sensors against superbugs

Muscles from the printer

How dangerous are nanoplastics for babies in the womb?

Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed

Superspreader fibrils caught in the act

Stardust in the bathroom

Drug delivery via textile fibre

Airy cellulose from a 3D printer

Graphene research: numerous products, no acute dangers

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