Politics - 10:06
Offers alternative interpretation of iconic Rainbow Portrait & challenges myths of Elizabethan England
Offers alternative interpretation of iconic Rainbow Portrait & challenges myths of Elizabethan England
Computer Science - Oct 17
Shawn Brown Selected as the Director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Shawn Brown Selected as the Director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Materials Science - Chemistry - 16.10.2019
Chemistry - Materials Science - 14.10.2019 
From the Walkman to the electric car
Three researchers share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They are being honoured for their respective contributions in research that led to today's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries - and has made our smartphones and electric cars possible in their current form.
Business / Economics - Materials Science - 11.10.2019 
Using industrial waste as insulation for buildings
ETH spinoff FenX transforms industrial waste into a porous foam suitable for building insulation. Unlike other sustainable materials used for the purpose, this type of insulation is non-flammable and inexpensive to produce.
Materials Science - 08.10.2019
Career - Materials Science - 07.10.2019
Astronomy / Space Science - Materials Science - 25.09.2019
Materials Science - Electroengineering - 20.09.2019
Astronomy / Space Science - Materials Science - 19.09.2019 
From clouds to craters
This beautiful view from ESA's Mars Express stretches from the bright, cloud-covered north pole of Mars to the contrasting hues of the northern hemisphere and the cratered terrain in the south. Mars Express has been orbiting Mars since 2003. The spacecraft has sent back myriad breathtaking images of our planetary neighbour in the past decade and a half, captured by the probe's on-board High Resolution Stereo Camera - and this image is no different.
Materials Science - Event - 19.09.2019
Materials Science - Event - 18.09.2019
Astronomy / Space Science - Materials Science - 18.09.2019 
Comet’s collapsing cliffs and bouncing boulders
Scientists analysing the treasure trove of images taken by ESA's Rosetta mission have turned up more evidence for curious bouncing boulders and dramatic cliff collapses.
Chemistry - Materials Science - 18.09.2019
Materials Science - 10.09.2019 
EPFL's lightweight boat wins the 2019 HydroContest
This weekend in Yverdon, the HydroContest EPFL Team took first place in the nautical competition with its lightweight boat, second place in endurance, and third place in speed with its heavyweight boat.
Health - Materials Science - 30.08.2019
Materials Science - Environment - 27.08.2019
Materials Science - Chemistry - 26.08.2019
Health - Materials Science - 26.08.2019 
3D printed salt template for bioresorbable bone implants
With the help of a 3D printed salt template, ETH researchers have succeeded in producing magnesium scaffolds with structured porosity that are suitable for bioresorbable bone implants. For the treatment of complex bone fractures or even missing bone parts, surgeons typically deploy metal implants. In this context, an attractive alternative to the traditional materials like bioinert titanium are biodegradable magnesium and its alloys.
Materials Science - 26.08.2019 
Using 3D printing to make prosthetics for Colombia war victims
Summer series - Student projects. For her Master's project, Emylou Jaquier decided to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste.
Materials Science - Chemistry - 26.08.2019
Physics - Materials Science - 23.08.2019 
Quantum criticality could be a boon for qubit designers
Surprising behavior could safeguard information stored in quantum bits Physicists studying the strange behavior of metal alloys called heavy fermions have made a surprising discovery that could be useful in safeguarding the information stored in quantum bits, or qubits, the basic units of encoded information in quantum computers.
Materials Science - 22.08.2019
Materials Science - 14.08.2019
Chemistry - Materials Science - 11.08.2019
Astronomy / Space Science - Materials Science - 08.08.2019 
Dark meets light on Mars
ESA's Mars Express has captured the cosmic contrast of Terra Cimmeria, a region in the southern highlands of Mars marked by impact craters, water-carved valleys, and sand and dust in numerous chocolate and caramel hues.
Physics - Materials Science - 07.08.2019
Physics - Materials Science - 01.08.2019 
New Emmy Noether group studies complex materials
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new Emmy Noether junior research group at the Department of Physics at the University of Hamburg that aims to systematically analyse, summarise and improve various theories in solid state physics.
Materials Science - 29.07.2019
Computer Science / Telecom - Materials Science - 29.07.2019
Event - Materials Science - 26.07.2019
Materials Science - 17.07.2019
Physics - Materials Science - 15.07.2019 
Two Los Alamos scientists win Presidential Early Career Awards
Award honors scientists and engineers for outstanding contributions to their fields The Presidential Early Career Award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 15, 2019-Abigail Hunter, of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Computational Physics Division, and Shea Mosby, of the Laboratory's Physics Division, have received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Materials Science - Transport - 08.07.2019
Environment - Materials Science - 08.07.2019 
Ways into the future of energy
A new Empa study shows how much work still lies ahead of us if Switzerland is to do without fossil fuels in the future. There are two possible solutions: storing large amounts of energy in summer and limiting our demand in winter, or generating energy in the "sunny south" or "windy north" of the world and transporting it here.
Materials Science - Environment - 05.07.2019
Materials Science - 05.07.2019
Materials Science - Environment - 04.07.2019 
New record for flexible thin-film solar cells
Never before has such an efficient flexible CIGS solar cell been built. Empa researchers achieve an efficiency of 20.8% - breaking their own record.
Materials Science - Business / Economics - 02.07.2019 
Münster wins competition as the location for new Battery Production Research Centre
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announced today (28 June) that Münster has been selected as the new site for the planned “Battery Production Research Centre”.
Materials Science - Event - 01.07.2019 
Creativity: the beautiful sister of science
The beauty of scientific results sometimes only reveals itself to a circle of experts. For the "ArtSci 2019" exhibition at ETH Zurich, however, researchers made the magic of the natural sciences comprehensible to a wider audience.
Materials Science - Business / Economics - 28.06.2019
Materials Science - 27.06.2019
Materials Science - 27.06.2019 
A new way to make droplets bounce away
MIT researchers have a developed a method to make liquid droplets bounce away faster on water-repellant surfaces.
Physics - Materials Science - 26.06.2019
Materials Science - Physics - 25.06.2019
Materials Science - Physics - 21.06.2019 
New awards for UW research to probe solar cell defects, develop energy-boosting coatings
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office selected two University of Washington professors in the Department of Chemistry and the Clean Energy Institute to receive nearly $1.5 million in funding for two separate endeavors in solar photovoltaic research.
Physics - Materials Science - 19.06.2019
Materials Science - 13.06.2019
Materials Science - Innovation / Technology - 07.06.2019 
NEST receives Building Award 2019
For 13 years, the "bilding" foundation has been committed to promoting the next generation of engineers in the construction industry, which also includes the Building Award for remarkable and innovative engineering achievements in construction.
Materials Science - 30.05.2019
Materials Science - 28.05.2019
Materials Science - 23.05.2019
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Three researchers share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They are being honoured for their respective contributions in research that led to today's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries - and has made our smartphones and electric cars possible in their current form.
ETH spinoff FenX transforms industrial waste into a porous foam suitable for building insulation. Unlike other sustainable materials used for the purpose, this type of insulation is non-flammable and inexpensive to produce.
SwissCube still going strong 10 years on
The tiny Swiss satellite, launched in September 2009, is still working. The fact that it has lasted so long is a testament to the skills of the students who built it.
The tiny Swiss satellite, launched in September 2009, is still working. The fact that it has lasted so long is a testament to the skills of the students who built it.
Power-full Sound Waves
Trillions of sensors are in our future, and they will need energy. Batteries are routinely used to power tiny devices, but there are other options. Piezoelectricity, the technology that converts mechanical energy into electricity, is gaining attention these days because it can scavenge energy from movement or vibrations.
Trillions of sensors are in our future, and they will need energy. Batteries are routinely used to power tiny devices, but there are other options. Piezoelectricity, the technology that converts mechanical energy into electricity, is gaining attention these days because it can scavenge energy from movement or vibrations.
This beautiful view from ESA's Mars Express stretches from the bright, cloud-covered north pole of Mars to the contrasting hues of the northern hemisphere and the cratered terrain in the south. Mars Express has been orbiting Mars since 2003. The spacecraft has sent back myriad breathtaking images of our planetary neighbour in the past decade and a half, captured by the probe's on-board High Resolution Stereo Camera - and this image is no different.
Scientists analysing the treasure trove of images taken by ESA's Rosetta mission have turned up more evidence for curious bouncing boulders and dramatic cliff collapses.
This weekend in Yverdon, the HydroContest EPFL Team took first place in the nautical competition with its lightweight boat, second place in endurance, and third place in speed with its heavyweight boat.
Medicine for tomorrow
How can the latest findings from materials science be used in medical practice to develop innovative diagnostic and therapeutic concepts' Empa researchers, physicians from the Cantonal Hospital of St
How can the latest findings from materials science be used in medical practice to develop innovative diagnostic and therapeutic concepts' Empa researchers, physicians from the Cantonal Hospital of St
Water harvester makes it easy to quench your thirst in the desert
UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow Mathieu Prévot displays water collected by the harvester (foreground) in the Mojave Desert.
UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow Mathieu Prévot displays water collected by the harvester (foreground) in the Mojave Desert.
New coating brings lithium metal battery closer to reality
A Stanford-led research team invented a new coating that could finally make lightweight lithium metal batteries safe and long lasting, which could usher in the next generation of electric vehicles.
A Stanford-led research team invented a new coating that could finally make lightweight lithium metal batteries safe and long lasting, which could usher in the next generation of electric vehicles.
With the help of a 3D printed salt template, ETH researchers have succeeded in producing magnesium scaffolds with structured porosity that are suitable for bioresorbable bone implants. For the treatment of complex bone fractures or even missing bone parts, surgeons typically deploy metal implants. In this context, an attractive alternative to the traditional materials like bioinert titanium are biodegradable magnesium and its alloys.
Summer series - Student projects. For her Master's project, Emylou Jaquier decided to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste.
Surprising behavior could safeguard information stored in quantum bits Physicists studying the strange behavior of metal alloys called heavy fermions have made a surprising discovery that could be useful in safeguarding the information stored in quantum bits, or qubits, the basic units of encoded information in quantum computers.
ESA's Mars Express has captured the cosmic contrast of Terra Cimmeria, a region in the southern highlands of Mars marked by impact craters, water-carved valleys, and sand and dust in numerous chocolate and caramel hues.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new Emmy Noether junior research group at the Department of Physics at the University of Hamburg that aims to systematically analyse, summarise and improve various theories in solid state physics.
Seeing moving objects around corners
By analyzing single particles of light, this camera system can reconstruct room-size scenes and moving objects that are hidden around a corner.
By analyzing single particles of light, this camera system can reconstruct room-size scenes and moving objects that are hidden around a corner.
Award honors scientists and engineers for outstanding contributions to their fields The Presidential Early Career Award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 15, 2019-Abigail Hunter, of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Computational Physics Division, and Shea Mosby, of the Laboratory's Physics Division, have received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Ready to recycle?
The number of registrations of electric cars is rising sharply. But where to put old batteries' The association of Swiss car importers, "auto-schweiz", is striving for a recycling solution for the entire industry.
The number of registrations of electric cars is rising sharply. But where to put old batteries' The association of Swiss car importers, "auto-schweiz", is striving for a recycling solution for the entire industry.
A new Empa study shows how much work still lies ahead of us if Switzerland is to do without fossil fuels in the future. There are two possible solutions: storing large amounts of energy in summer and limiting our demand in winter, or generating energy in the "sunny south" or "windy north" of the world and transporting it here.
How to make Switzerland CO2-free
Switzerland is about to undergo a comprehensive transformation of its energy system if it plans to drastically curb its CO2 emissions.
Switzerland is about to undergo a comprehensive transformation of its energy system if it plans to drastically curb its CO2 emissions.
How a tiny bug inspires surfaces that don’t get wet
A tiny bug is the inspiration for research that could one day provide clean water or help ships sail more efficiently.
A tiny bug is the inspiration for research that could one day provide clean water or help ships sail more efficiently.
Never before has such an efficient flexible CIGS solar cell been built. Empa researchers achieve an efficiency of 20.8% - breaking their own record.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announced today (28 June) that Münster has been selected as the new site for the planned “Battery Production Research Centre”.
The beauty of scientific results sometimes only reveals itself to a circle of experts. For the "ArtSci 2019" exhibition at ETH Zurich, however, researchers made the magic of the natural sciences comprehensible to a wider audience.
MIT researchers have a developed a method to make liquid droplets bounce away faster on water-repellant surfaces.
Empa paves the way for hydrogen mobility
Hydrogen mobility in Switzerland is picking up speed. The mobility demonstrator "move", which Empa opened in Dübendorf about three years ago with the support of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) and various industrial partners, laid an important foundation stone for this and has been continuously developing since then.
Hydrogen mobility in Switzerland is picking up speed. The mobility demonstrator "move", which Empa opened in Dübendorf about three years ago with the support of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) and various industrial partners, laid an important foundation stone for this and has been continuously developing since then.
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office selected two University of Washington professors in the Department of Chemistry and the Clean Energy Institute to receive nearly $1.5 million in funding for two separate endeavors in solar photovoltaic research.
For 13 years, the "bilding" foundation has been committed to promoting the next generation of engineers in the construction industry, which also includes the Building Award for remarkable and innovative engineering achievements in construction.
Politics - 10:06
Offers alternative interpretation of iconic Rainbow Portrait & challenges myths of Elizabethan England
Offers alternative interpretation of iconic Rainbow Portrait & challenges myths of Elizabethan England
Computer Science - Oct 17
Shawn Brown Selected as the Director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Shawn Brown Selected as the Director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center