Swiss Federal Laboratories

Type: Organization

Name: Swiss Federal Laboratories

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 2 reports

University of Bern

Project aims to create artificial sphincter implants

The research initiative Nano-Tera.ch will provide CH2.2m (€1.8m) to support the interdisciplinary research and development of the implant that is being designed for people with incontinence.Mild cases of incontinence can be treated with medication but ... [Published Engineer Online - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Implants, University of Basel, University of Bern, Materials Science

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

EU-funded project examines environmental impact of nanosilver T-shirts

Antimicrobial silver nanoparticles may enable people to use textiles in an environmentally more sustainable way, even though a question mark remains on their potential risksSilver has been used as biocide for medical purposes since the 1930s. Today nanometric ... [Published News-Medical.Net - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: environmental impact, Silver, Environment

First reported Feb 02 2013 - Updated Feb 02 2013 - 1 reports

New solar cells hit efficiency record

www.upi.com 21 Jan 2013 DUBENDORF, Switzerland, Jan. 21 (UPI)--Swiss researchers say they've developed thin, flexible solar cells with a record efficiency of 20.4% for converting sunlight into electricity. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Feb 02 2013]

Entities: Solar Cell, Silicon, Swiss Federal Laboratories, Dubendorf (Switzerland)

First reported Jan 20 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 1 reports

EMPA announces 20.4% efficient thin film CIGS-on-polymer cell

The record-breaking Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) claims to have engineered a thin-flim CIGS solar cell on a flexible polymer substrate that is as efficient as polycrystalline silicon wafer-based cells. ... [Published pv-magazine.com - Jan 20 2013]

Entities: Swiss Federal Laboratories, Materials Science, Substrate

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...com. He is a researcher at the Institute for environmental engineering at the SwissSwiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. However, "the environmental and human risk of nanosilver has yet to be fully understood" , he adds

EU-funded project examines environmental impact of nanosilver T-shirts [Published News-Medical.Net - Apr 15 2013]

gallium (di) selenide .) "The series of record efficiencies for flexible CIGS"

New solar cells hit efficiency record [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew... - Feb 02 2013]

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Investigating the environmental impact of nanos... [Published Cordis - Apr 19 2013]
Project aims to create artificial sphincter imp... [Published Engineer Online - Apr 18 2013]
Highly Endowed Research Project for Developing ... [Published innovations report - Apr 18 2013]
EU-funded project examines environmental impact... [Published News-Medical.Net - Apr 15 2013]
Nanosilver in textiles – friend or foe? [Published PhysOrg.com - Apr 12 2013]
New solar cells hit efficiency record [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Feb 02 2013]
New World Record for Thin Film Solar Cell Effic... [Published New Energy and Fuel - Jan 21 2013]
EMPA announces 20.4% efficient thin film CIGS-o... [Published pv-magazine.com - Jan 20 2013]

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New solar cells hit efficiency record [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Feb 02 2013] www.upi.com 21 Jan 2013 DUBENDORF, Switzerland, Jan. 21 (UPI)--Swiss researchers say they've developed thin, flexible solar cells with a record efficiency of 20.4% for converting sunlight into electricity. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories ...
New World Record for Thin Film Solar Cell Effic... [Published New Energy and Fuel - Jan 21 2013] Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with a new record efficiency of 20.4% for converting sunlight into electricity. The new Swiss cells ...