How a tiny battery made in Switzerland ended up on the list of the world’s best inventions

Published on April 3, 2023

What is it? To be honest, it looks a bit underwhelming. But reality tells a different story. What resembles a scrap of paper is in fact a battery that was invented and developed in Switzerland, at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa – an object so remarkable that it made it on to the 2022 list of the world’s best inventions!


Learn more about the tiny battery and why it is considered an environmental breakthrough in the latest "Swiss Review". And share your favourite innovations with us!

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