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Alumni EPFLWelcome @ Empa in St. Gallen
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Programm14.00 Welcome and Introduction Dr. X. Edelmann
Lab Tour (2 Groups)
Medical Technology Dr. K. Maniura
Technical Wear N. Kocjan
15.15 Biofuels M. Gauch
Apéro
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1880Founding in Zurich
«Institute for the Testing of Building Materials» at the Swiss Institute of Technology
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«Control Agency for Cotton Yarns»
1885 Founding in St. Gall
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Strategy 1988 Strengthening Research
New Regulation and Change of Name
«Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt»Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research
Materials Science and Techology
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WSL
Eawag PSI
Empa
Empa within the ETH Domain
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Federal Department of Home Affaire (DHA)
Board of Management of the ETH
ETHZ ETHL
WSL - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchEAWAG - Swiss Federal Institute Environmental Science and TechnologyPSI - Paul Scherrer InstituteEMPA - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research
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www.empa.ch
3 SitesDübendorf, St. Gallen, Thun
850 Employees (725 FTE, 28%F)430 University graduates
including 190 PhDs125 PhD candidates14 Professors
100 Graduates of universities of applied science40 Trainees
Budget85 mill. CHF Federal Budget 25 mill. CHF R&D40 mill. CHF Third party Means 15 mill. CHF Services
5th and 6th EU-Framework Programs43 Running Projects
Empa Today
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Research
Engineering Transfer Innovation
Services
Mission:Empa is a platform which bridges materials
science and technology for innovation in industry
and quality of life of the society.From visions to reality.
Safety/security, reliability/risks and sustainability are cross-sectional themes
Teaching Continuing Edu
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R&D: Carbon nanotube cold electron sources
Engineering: Carbon fibre reinforced large structures
Services:Failure Analysis (Schilthorn)
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Field Emission Displaywith SONY (Japan)
X-Ray tubesCOMET AG (CH)
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Empa’s Research Programs
Materials for Health & Performance
NaturalResourcesand Pollutants
Materials for Energy Technologies
Nanotechnology
Adaptive Material Systems
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Thermioniqueelectron source
Power controlled can not be miniaturized!!
Field Emission Display (FED)
Cold electron sourceel. Field controlled can be miniaturized!!
nanotech@surfaces
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Manipulation of Molecules by LT-STM
Surface: Cu(211); Distance between Steps = 0.625 nmSize of Swiss Flag: 4.5 nm x 4.5 nmMolecule: Propen (C3H6)Parameters: Imaging / Manipulation U = 180 / 200 mV, I = 0.75 / 1200 nA
M. Parschau, K-H. Ernst
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Carbon fiber reinforced polymer strips: a worldwide accepted and booming Empa-technology
CFRP stays for Allinghi
CFRP tendons, an enabling technology for the highest cranes of the world
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Mitigation of Cable Vibrations
Cable-Stayed Bridge of Kampen, Netherlands
Actuator Bundle
Armwrestling Robot
(World Record:Largest EAP ActuatorSystem; ca. 2500 N)
Demonstrator Flossenluftschiff mit Elektroaktiven Polymeren EAP(siehe auch Empa Podcast)
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Embroidery
Polyester
Membrane
Foam
ClothingContact to ECG
Active Buffer Chip
Skin
40 mm
Materials for Health and Performance:ECG-sensor shirt
Winner CTI-MedTech Award 2006
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Cooling garments for MS-patients for improving mobility
Winner of the Serono Charity Award 2006successful transfer to industryfounding new company UNICIO by industrial partnerprecooling applications in sports
From science to market
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Ceramic Foam (patented by Empa)- homogenization of flows- carrier for catalytic active coatings
F134a measurements (Reimann et al.)
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Mobility based on low carbon fuels
Sulphate interaction with concrete
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National Task: Air Quality & Climate Change
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European Emission 2700 t/a
Communication
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Overview (1)Research Programme Materials for Energy Technologies
Systemsand
ProcessesMaterials
Opportunitiesand
Risks
2000 Watt Society, 1 to CO2Renewable Energy in Buildings and Mobility for Better Quality of Life
TechnicalSolutions
Boundary Conditions
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3
MaterialProperties
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Module 1: MaterialsEnergy generation and conversion
Energy carrier Hydrogen
PhotovoltaicsEmpa: PolymersEPFL: DSCIMT: SiETHZ: CIGS
ThermoelectricsEmpa: oxide thermoelectricsETHZ: microconverter, modellingEPFL: materials (Te, now Montena)PSI: PLD films
Fuel CellsEmpa: materials SOFCETHZ: elecrodes, thin film SOFC cellsEPFL: cells and systems SOFC, electrodesPSI: PMFC, reforming wood for
PEMFC+SOFC (coupled system)
Empa: metal hydridesEPFL: photoelectrochemical
generationPSI: solar thermal generation ETHZ: combustion
Empa: mechanical, microscopiccharacterizationPSI: irradiation, characterization,materials, reactorEPFL: reactors, fusionETHZ: nuclear physics
pp--typetype
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High High Temperature Temperature TTWW
loadload RRaa
ElectrElectr. . currentcurrent QQKK/2/2
Low Temperature TK
HeatHeatFlowFlow
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High temperature materials
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Typ Typ-sp Typ10 RWY10 RWY14 RWY16A10 B10 C10 D10 A14 B14 E16 F16 G16
B727 ---- B7272 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 1 0B727 200AD B727A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B737 200 B7372 6 0 2 0 0 3 147 102 0B737 B73M/ B737M 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0B73S ---- B73S 82 180 0 0 1 1 542 318 0B747 300 B7473 1 0 2 0 0 0 1'277 265 0B74F 400 B7474 2 6 4 0 0 1 5 413 0B74S EA34 B7472 6 2 3 0 0 0 56 171 0B757 ---- B757 51 11 0 0 0 0 28 49 0B767 ---- B767 15 2 4 0 0 0 1'231 121 0BA46 RJ85 BA46 155 2 9 0 0 0 7 6 1C500 MU300 C550 34 20 12 0 0 2 17 36 0C550 ---- C550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C650 ---- C650 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
CL60 ---- LR50 19 21 3 0 0 0 1 5 0DA10 DA21 LR30 8 10 6 0 0 0 2 0 0DABA GHS HS257 24 22 7 0 0 0 6 6 0DC86 B707 B707F 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 0DC87 ---- DC870 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0DC9 ---- B737A 46 15 9 0 0 0 61 60 0DC9 S210 DC930 3 9 17 0 0 1 19 178 0DHFK AT SF34 104 319 51 1 0 113 16 1'104 0
Bewegungsstatistik
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Flottenmix, # Flugbewegungen
Empa as a Partner of Federal Agencies (BAFU)Aircraft Noise Simulation Program FLULA
Topographie
Lärmbelastungskarte
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KOF ETH Survey: Contacts between Swiss Industry and Public Eductation and Research/Development Institutions
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Business Incubatornumber of companies: 22 (11 at the new location)
net rentable area: 1700m2
number of employees: 66
total turnover of tebo companies in 2007: about CHF 8.5 mio.
number of companies withclose relations to Empa (ongoing projects, exchange of experiences): 10 of 22
total supporting and/orconsulting: 45 entrepreneurs or people
Technology Center for the Euregio Bodensee teboan Initiative of
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