Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, goes back to a materials testing institute founded in 1880. It belongs to the ETH Domain and has sites in Dübendorf, St. Gallen and Thun. Its research covers materials and nanotechnology, energy,… Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, goes back to a materials testing institute founded in 1880. It belongs to the ETH Domain and has sites in Dübendorf, St. Gallen and Thun. Its research covers materials and nanotechnology, energy, the sustainable built environment, health and medical materials, and works with industry to bring new materials and technologies into use.