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This technology could drastically curb #energyconsumption from #datacenters: novel cooling method by Empa spin-off Ionic Wind Technologies and founder Donato Rubinetti. Thanks to a new type of airflow booster for #ionicwind, completely new fields of application are opening up for the #startup. Research involves improving efficiency and power consumption, with potential uses in sustainable technologies, including clean energy systems. The Empa spin-off has already won several awards: 💎"Startfeld Rohdiamant" prize by St. Galler Kantonalbank AG for the best business idea 💎Funding through Venture Kick, Gebert Rüf Stiftung and Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF / Innosuisse with Rubinetti as BRIDGE Funding Programme fellow 🔗News article: https://lnkd.in/eBuZtBqq Author & video: Manuel Martin

Last week we welcomed Dr. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, South Africa, to Empa and Eawag after a busy #WEF25 week in Davos. Points on the agenda included a welcome introduction by Matthias Sulzer, Head of Department of Engineering Sciences and a tour through NEST, Empa's innovation building. Enrico Marchesi, Innovation Manager NEST, showcased one of the latestest units, #STEP2 - where new digital design and fabrication technologies are fused with innovative materials and were brought to life with main partner BASF. The tour through NEST concluded with a visit to Water Hub where wastewater is broken down into resources and new technologies and concepts are regularly tested. Thank you for your visit! 🔗NEST unit STEP2: https://lnkd.in/dYFqRU5 🔗Water Hub: https://lnkd.in/dZhv-3U Michael Hagmann

Save the date and join us in Bern on November 13-14 to explore the forefront of circular economy innovations for lithium-ion batteries.

#Lehrstelle gesucht? #Berufsinfonachmittag in #Dübendorf! Am nächsten Mittwochnachmittag, 29. Januar 2025, 14.00-ca.16.30 Uhr, zeigen wir interessierten Jugendlichen sowie ihren ebenfalls neugierigen erwachsenen Begleitpersonen unsere verschiedene Lehrberufe: 🔹Polymechaniker/in 🔹Elektroinstallateur/in 🔹Informatiker/in Plattformentwicklung 🔹Kauffrau/Kaufmann 🔹Konstrukteur/in 🔹Fachmann/Fachfrau Betriebsunterhalt Jetzt anmelden und spannende #Lehrberufe in einem Forschungsumfeld kennenlernen! 👉️https://lnkd.in/drY54XK9 ℹ️Infos Lehre an der Empa: https://lnkd.in/e-fVPxnh Wir freuen uns, Sie an unserem Standort in Dübendorf zu begrüssen und mit unseren Lernenden und BerufsbildnerInnen die Forschungswelt an der Empa vorzustellen.

It's #respiratory season - coughing, sneezing, colds. To predict the spread of infectious diseases, we use models. But how accurate are they? Have you heard of Scott Feld's "friendship paradox"? Translated to #epidemics, it means individuals with many social contacts drive early infection waves but quickly exhaust their influence. Similar to your friends having more friends than you do. A new mathematical model developed by Empa researchers Ivan Lunati, Hossein Gorji and Noé Stauffer outperforms the traditional reproduction number (R) by ✅using a reproduction matrix ✅considering societal heterogeneity and the role of #superspreaders ✅better matching real-world infection data Beyond epidemics, it can model the spread of opinions, behaviors and technologies in societies. 🔗Read on: https://lnkd.in/g_Ad-9yz 🔗Research paper: https://lnkd.in/ggYDMH_8 published in the Journal The Royal Society Author: Anna Ettlin

Die Bewerbungsfrist für den 🎖️ Aerogel Architecture Award 2025 läuft! Bis zum 16. Mai können interessierte Architekten und Bauingenieurinnen ihre Projekte einreichen, die mittels Aerogel-Materialien die Energieeffizienz in 🏚️ renovierten Gebäuden oder 🏠️ Neubauten verbessern oder sich die Tageslichtdurchlässigkeit von Aerogel-Materialien zu Nutze machen. Studierende in diesen Bereichen können ihre Vorschläge und Designprojekte für Aerogel-Anwendungen einreichen. Die besten realisierten Projekte / studentischen Entwürfe, die von der Jury ausgewählt werden, nehmen am 13. Juni 2025 an der Preisverleihung im NEST teil! Application for the 🎖️ Aerogel Architecture Award 2025 is now open! Interested architects and civil engineers may submit their projects that use aerogel materials to improve energy efficiency in 🏚️ refurbished and 🏠️ new buildings or use the translucency of silica aeorgels until May 16, 2025. Students of architecture and civil engineering can submit their proposals and design studio projects making use of aerogel based materials. The best realized projects / student designs selected by our jury will be shortlisted for our Aerogel Architecture Awards ceremony hosted at NEST on June 13, 2025! https://lnkd.in/eqtmXXnc

Up to 10 billion tons of atmsopheric CO2 could be removed annually, say our Empa experts. What is the impact? ✅#CO2 as a resource: Transforming CO2 into valuable materials to replace conventional building materials and petrochemicals ✅#Carbonstorage potential: Up to 10 billion tons of CO2 could be stored annually in building materials ✅#Climate restoration: Aiming to lower CO2 levels to pre-1988 values within a century 🔗News article: https://lnkd.in/eBS_n_af 🔗Publication: https://lnkd.in/evD6BGE9 🔗Research initiative Mining the Atmosphere: https://lnkd.in/e_VbqxsC Pietro Lura Ivan Lunati Harald Desing Manfred Heuberger Christian Bach Peter Richner Author: Manuel Martin

🚒Protecting Those Who Protect Us: FireFighter Cancer Innovation Network At Empa, we are proud to serve as the international coordinator and member of the FireFighter Cancer Innovation Network, an initiative dedicated to supporting the health of our firefighters. This international network joins companies and research institutions from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, with management led by HeiQ RAS AG in Germany. To ensure the needs and experiences of firefighters being at the forefront, the network also collaborates closely with fire brigades, represented by the Werkfeuerwehrverband Bayern. The FireFighter Cancer Innovation Network was founded with an essential mission: to address the heightened risk of firefighter cancer - a devastating occupational hazard caused by prolonged exposure to toxic substances during emergency response. Together, we are working to develop innovative processes, materials, products, and standards to minimize these risks and protect the brave individuals who risk their lives to keep us safe. We warmly invite additional stakeholders from industry, academia, or fire services to join our mission. Together, we can make a difference, creating safer working environments for firefighters and prioritizing their health and well-being. 👉️Interested in contributing? Reach out to us: https://lnkd.in/gtUxpqYN #Innovation #FirefighterHealth #CancerPrevention #Collaboration #FireFighterCancerNetwork HeiQ

🚀 Entdecken Sie die Zukunft der #AdditivenFertigung von Metallen! 📅 Datum: 19.03.2025, 09:00 – 17:00 Uhr 📍 Ort: Empa Akademie, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf Die additive Fertigung von Metallen revolutioniert die Produktionstechnologien – nicht mehr nur für Prototypen, sondern auch für hochkomplexe, innovative Bauteile. Diese Technologie bietet unvergleichliche Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten und eröffnet neue Horizonte für die Produktentwicklung. Das erwartet Sie in unserem Kurs: ✅ Überblick über Verfahren wie Pulverbett- und Pulver-Düse-Technologie ✅ Einblick in Pulverherstellung und deren Eigenschaften ✅ Additive Fertigung von Al-, Ti-, Ni-Legierungen und Stählen ✅ Methoden der thermischen und mechanischen Nachbehandlung ✅ Eigenschaften von additiv gefertigten Bauteilen Referent: Christian Leinenbach ist promovierter Materialwissenschaftler und Leiter der Gruppe «Alloy Design for Advanced Processing Technologies» an der Empa. Er arbeitet seit 2011 auf dem Gebiet der additiven Fertigung von Metallen und beschäftigt sich in seinen Forschungsarbeiten hauptsächlich mit der Entwicklung und Optimierung von neuen Legierungen und Kompositwerkstoffen für die additive Fertigung. 👉 Jetzt anmelden und Ihren Platz sichern: https://fcld.ly/dw6lhi7 #AdditiveManufacturing #AdditiveFertigung #Metalle #Innovation #Pulverherstellung #Fortbildung FSRM Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology

💡 Herzliche Gratulation! Das Gewinner-Projekt hat die Empa zusammen mit anderen Partnern im Rahmen des SWEET-Forschungskonsortiums PATHFNDR wissenschaftlich begleitet. 🔗 IWB Nanoverbund: https://lnkd.in/dJW8_6mQ 🔗 SWEET PATHFINDR: https://sweet-pathfndr.ch/ #wattdor #SWEET #PATHFINDR