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Mapping out Fintech/Blockchain Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 19, 2018 Let’s start with the new cryptovalley.directoryExternal link, an interactive map of 350 blockchain companies, educational institutes, legal, consulting and other services spread around Switzerland. Most of them are based in the Zug/Zurich region (the centre of the Crypto Valley universe), but the southern (Italian-speaking) and western (French-speaking) regions also feature entrants. When Swiss Economics Minister…

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Swiss seeds help mark anniversary of Global Plant Seed Vault

This content was published on Mar 17, 2018 The Swiss government’s agriculture research centre AgroscopeExternal link was among 23 gene banks that participated in the anniversary celebrations in Norway. Like other gene banks, Agroscope collaborates with the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to preserve plant genetic diversity, according to a Swiss government press releaseExternal link. It describes the Global Plant Seed Vault as a…

Flood and landslide damage in 2017 cost CHF170 million

This content was published on Mar 16, 2018 However, the amount is significantly less than the inflation-adjusted average of CHF307 million ($322 million) for the years from 1972 to 2016, WSL pointed out on Friday in its annual review. About 94% of the estimated damage came from floods or debris flows, while landslides contributed 2% and rockfalls almost 4%. Most of the disasters…

Wild house mice change appearance after contact with humans

This content was published on Mar 16, 2018 Researchers from the University of ZurichExternal link (UZH) have shown for the first time that wild mice living in close proximity to humans end up looking different within a decade. Their results could provide clues about how domestication began in other animals like dogs. The researchers found that mice (Mus musculus domesticus) living in a…

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Drones invade arts, performance, and hearts

This content was published on Mar 15, 2018 Jake Link of swissnex Boston describes how a swarm of dancing drones raised his hopes for a technology that often inspires public uneasiness.

Watch Stephen Hawking’s Swiss visit in 1987

This content was published on Mar 14, 2018 Physicist Stephen Hawking, who died on Wednesday, gave a speech at the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in 1987. Here is an excerpt.

A Stradivarius sound thanks to fungus?

This content was published on Mar 11, 2018 How treating violin wood with fungus could make it sound like a Stradivarius.

Bark beetle continues its march in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 Scientists are sounding the alarm after the bark beetle damaged 320,000 cubic metres of spruce in 2017 – 3-4 times more than in the period 2008-2012.

Building on a decade of Indo-Swiss artistic exchange

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 On the tenth anniversary of the New Delhi office of Pro Helvetia, Director Akshay Pathak reveals future directions.

Swiss delegation beefs up scientific research ties with Japan

This content was published on Mar 5, 2018 A Swiss delegation has pledged to further increase scientific and technological exchange with Japan after a visit to Tokyo at the end of February.

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