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Michele Andina

Video journalist & podcast producer, Multimedia department

My work is focused on making videos and podcasts about science and technology topics. I specialize in developing explainatory video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles. I studied filmmaking and animation at Zurich University of the Arts and began working as a video journalist at SWI swissinfo.ch in 2004. Since then I have specialised in creating different styles of animation for our visual products.

Europe’s tallest dam turns 75

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Climate adaptation

Europe’s tallest dam turns 75

This content was published on Built by 3,000 workers in the rugged Swiss Alps, the Grande Dixence dam is a towering symbol of Swiss engineering and hydropower innovation.

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Research frontiers

How semiconductors are made

This content was published on Making semiconductor chips for computers, machinery, transport and other devices is a costly and a lengthy process. How exactly is it done?

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Swiss AI

Artificial intelligence explained

This content was published on This video explains what Natural Language Processing, Artificial General Intelligence and other terms linked to Artificial Intelligence mean.

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What World Glacier Day is all about

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Glaciers & permafrost

What World Glacier Day is all about

This content was published on This video explains the melting of glaciers and Switzerland's key role in monitoring them, highlighting the importance of World Glacier Day.

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What is a tariff? A quick guide

This content was published on Tariffs play a key role in US President Donald Trump’s economic strategy and diplomatic moves. But who truly benefits, and who pays the price?

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Hunting microorganisms on Rhone glacier

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Climate solutions

Discovering ancient microorganisms inside Swiss glaciers

This content was published on Follow a team of scientists on the Rhône glacier as they hunt for new – and potentially beneficial – microorganisms which are increasingly being released from the melting ice.

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A new generation builds rockets

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Lift off! Swiss students build next-gen reusable rockets

This content was published on Rocket-building used to be the sole preserve of space-faring nations like the United States or Russia. Now many other players are getting involved from private companies to young researchers, even from Switzerland.

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Why do two Swiss researchers want to find ice on comets?

This content was published on Using a new type of instrument, two astrophysicists from the University of Bern are hoping to get a bit closer to unravelling the mystery of the origins of the solar system.

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Space research

What’s inside a comet?

This content was published on Watch how two Bern astrophysicists are hoping to dig beneath the surface of a comet to find out more about the origins of the solar system.

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Swiss Abroad

The Swiss ‘have always crossed borders’

This content was published on Over the centuries, the Swiss have been tireless migrants, with successive waves spreading to every continent – for various reasons.

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