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Turning earwig wings into satellite solar sails

This content was published on Mar 24, 2018 The earwig wing turns out to be more fascinating than it appears at first glance. It folds together in such a way that it can unfurl at the slightest touch into a flexible yet stable structure, and then fold back together again with minimum effort. Scientists at Zurich’s Federal Institute of TechnologyExternal link (ETHZ) and…

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Cambridge Analytica scandal ‘unlikely to affect Switzerland’

This content was published on Mar 24, 2018 In an interview on Saturday, Adrian Lobsiger said the scandal appears to be confined to English-speaking countries. Cambridge Analytica is at the centre of a global storm about how it culled private information from social media sites, notably Facebook. The data appears then to have been used to manipulate elections. On Wednesday, Zurich’s data protection…

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Static wind turbines at low wind speed could save bats from gory end

This content was published on Mar 22, 2018 This is because most bat species observed at the study site – Lower Rhône valley in southwestern Switzerland – stop flying high once a certain wind speed threshold has been reached. This was ascertained by placing ultrasonic detectors (Batloggers) along cables that stretched from the ground to the top of a telescopic crane, up to…

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Feathercoin out to prove it’s no lightweight

This content was published on Mar 22, 2018 A Swiss capital injection and the backing of a Zug-based foundation aims to lift cryptocurrency feathercoin to new heights.

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Cryptocurrencies could “discipline” monetary system

This content was published on Mar 22, 2018 Bitcoin must iron out some fundamental design flaws before it can operate as a viable alternative to fiat currencies, Ammann believes. But if would be “generally positive” if the traditional financial system can eventually be challenged by the new digital currency competitors. Bitcoin is currently the most well-known cryptocurrency next to Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin.…

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Facebook: Switzerland also vulnerable to manipulation

This content was published on Mar 21, 2018 Amidst the storm involving Cambridge Analytica, the Zurich data protection officer has said that a similar scenario is possible in Switzerland.

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Switzerland ranked highly for international patents in 2017

This content was published on Mar 21, 2018 Switzerland was the eighth biggest source of international patent applications last year, says the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Swiss scientists warn of increased avalanche risk in Indian Himalayas

This content was published on Mar 20, 2018 Contrary to expectations, the risk of avalanches in the Kullu Himalayas has increased due to climate change, according to Swiss researchers.

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Swiss camera set to capture life on Mars

This content was published on Mar 20, 2018 In 2021, a European rover is set to roll over the surface of Mars in the search for traces of life. At its heart is a Swiss camera.

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