Swiss NanoConvention
Dr. Peter Wick represented contactpointnano and Empa at the Swiss NanoConvention in Neuchâtel (June 15-16, 2023). This year, the topics included nanoimaging, advanced manufacturing at nanoscale, smart
Pigments are Nano
A webinar by contactpointnano.ch Nanomaterials are something new and innovative, right? Not necessarily: Certain nanomaterials were already in use in the Stone Age, long before mankind invented
Clinam Summit in Basel
This year, the 14th European and Global Summit for Clinical Nanomedicine (CLINAM Summit) organized by the European Foundation for Clinical Nanomedicine will take place on 8-11 October
Developing trends in nano...
Waste containing nanomaterials — or nanowaste — is an emerging safety concern worldwide, warranting specific environmentally sound waste management and regulation. Authors: Arturo A. Keller, Alex Ehrens, Yuanfang Zheng & Bernd
Nanomedicine: The Minuten...
Tiny particles that can fight cancer or that can easily pass through any interface within our body are a great promise for medicine. But there is little
Country-scale calculation...
Plastic particles less than five millimeters in size, also known as microplastics, often settle far away from their point of origin. Empa researchers have now developed a
Webinar: Open questions a...
Face masks characterize the public spaces today. Together with other measures, such as social distancing, hand hygiene and contact tracing, masks actively contribute to fight the spread
Crucial results for coron...
Empa researcher Peter Wick, Head of the Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory in St. Gallen and Director of contactpointnano.ch talks to Empa Quarterly about recent antibody studies, which are
The MACRAMÉ Project, a 36-months research and innovation action, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme, commenced its ambitious, collaborative workprogramme on the characterisation and
Characterizing Nanopartic...
Live Webinar, Thursday 19 November, 15:00 (Zürich). Guest speaker Dr. Sandor Balog, Details, Please register for this event using this link