The mission of the ERAM group is to establish the scientific knowledge for a comprehensive and early view of opportunities and risks of new technologies. Innovative technological applications will unfold most successfully if their potential positive and negative impacts- especially of the materials involved - on health, environment and society are anticipated as early as possible. ERAM strives integrate many aspects related to identifying and managing risks:

- Analysis of technological trends and opportunities
- Release of materials from products
- Sources and behavior in the environment
- Exposure and material flow modeling
- Integrated assessment studies for sustainable innovation pathways

The current focal point of ERAM is on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials.

Research projects

Publications

Open Master Thesis Topics

Contact

PD Dr. Bernd Nowack
Empa
Technology & Society Laboratory
Lerchenfeldstrasse 5
CH-9014 St. Gallen
Tel.: +41 58 765 76 92
Fax: +41 58 765 76 82
nowack@empa.ch