Among other things, environmental factors during the child's early development in the womb are suspected, which lay the foundation for later illnesses. A team of researchers from Empa, ETH Zurich, ...
Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 04.02.2025 - Empa researcher Eve Ammerman wants to bring quantum technologies one step closer to application by combining quantum effects with light. This should enable ...
The Swiss Residential Property Price Index (IMPI) rose in the 4th quarter 2024 by 1.8% compared with the previous quarter and reached 120.2 points (4th quarter 2019 = 100). Compared with the same ...
Data centers consume vast amounts of energy – around 40 percent of it for cooling microprocessors alone. Novel cooling methods using ionic wind could drastically curb energy consumption. These are ...
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Bern, 31.01.2025 - Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will visit Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil from 3 to 7 February 2025. As part of its Ameri ...
On 30 January, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, vice president of the Federal Council and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), welcomed the president of ...
After years of at times strong growth, the all-electric vehicle share of new registrations fell slightly in 2024. For passenger cars this figure fell to 19.0% (down from 20.7% in 2023) and for goods ...
On 1 July 2025, the 100th anniversary of the CHF 100 gold Vreneli will be marked by the issuance of a commemorative coin. This special coin 100 Years 100-Franc Vreneli echoes the design and history of ...
Federal Department of Justice and Police. Bern, 30.01.2025 - Federal Councillor Beat Jans attended a meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers in Warsaw on 30 January. Disc ...
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Bern, 30.01.2025 - Every four years, Switzerland presents to the other UN member states how it is progressing in implementing the 2030 Agend ...
While foreign trade was still negative in both directions in the previous year, exports reached a new high of +3.2% in 2024. However, this record was achieved almost exclusively thanks to the ...
Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 09.01.2025 - A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery.