EIDGENOSSISCHE MATERIALPRUFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT (EMPA)

Empa is an interdisciplinary research and services institution for material sciences and technology development. Empa’s research and development activities are oriented to meeting the requirements of industry and the needs of society, and link together applications-oriented research and the practical implementation of new ideas, science and industry, and science and society. EMPA’s research is structured in five Research Focus Areas (RFA): Nanostructured Materials, Sustainable Built Environment, Health and Performance, Natural Resources and Pollutants, and Energy. The Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics works in structural and functional ceramic materials and components. Test facilities for the electrical and electrochemical characterisation of materials, and optical and photoelectrochemical instruments are available. Empa provides a wide range of additional instrumentation for chemical and structural analysis for micro and nanostructures, spectroscopy and nondestructive testing (ultrasonic / computer tomography), and a mechanical workshop with skilled and experienced engineers and technicians

Role in the project

Empa is leading the WP4, with a specific activity regarding the functionalization of colloidal complexes for the implementation of sensing, information storage and energy harvesting. Empa will also participate in the coordination of WP1 and dissemination, exploitation and communication WP6. Contributions to all other WPs are confirmed as per proposal plan.