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Siestas once or twice a week may cut heart attack risk by half

This content was published on Sep 10, 2019 A daytime nap taken once or twice a week could halve the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research.

EPFL hosts open campus event to mark 50th anniversary

This content was published on Sep 8, 2019 More than 300 activities will be offered to visitors on September 14 and 15 at its Ecublens campus in canton Vaud. The sweeping programme includes lab visits, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, shows and scientific demonstrations. Highlights include the many stands of the Scientastic Festival and Drone Days, which will introduce the public to these curious unmanned…

Suggested reconstruction of a sauropod foot stepping onto the turtle.

Did a dinosaur crush a solitary turtle in the Late Jurassic of Switzerland?

This content was published on Sep 7, 2019 A Swiss team has found an ancient fossil of sea turtle which appears to have been crushed by a dinosaur in the Jura

Giving amputees hope through recycled bottles

This content was published on Sep 6, 2019 Two Swiss designers are recycling plastic for prostheses to improve other people's lives.

British researcher wins top Swiss science award

This content was published on Sep 5, 2019 Materials theory specialist Nicola Spaldin has been awarded this year’s Marcel Benoist prize for her groundbreaking research on multiferroics.

Insect-inspired drone maker tops Swiss start-up charts

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 FlyabilityExternal link impressed the 100-strong jury with its successful record during the first five years of operations, along with the company’s future commercial potential. Its small, lightweight drones are designed to reach inaccessible, hazardous or confined areas such as disaster zones. The spin-off firm from Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) already has an impressive…

Swiss research could help combat strokes

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 Basel researchers have discovered a key element that could help the brain regenerate after a stroke.

The European Southern Observatory at La Silla, Chile

Swiss project launched to name exoplanet

This content was published on Sep 2, 2019 What names would you give a distant exoplanet and its star located 100 light years away?

Study finds Big Data eliminates confidentiality in court judgements

This content was published on Sep 2, 2019 Swiss researchers have found that algorithms that mine large swaths of data can eliminate anonymity in federal court judgements.

Women account for less than 40% of company promotions

This content was published on Aug 28, 2019 Gender balance in recruitment and retention at Swiss companies has improved but men still account for the majority of promotions to top management.

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