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Gevers fights Monetas bankruptcy proceedings

Johann Gevers with Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer

This content was published on Jan 3, 2018 Zug’s cantonal court opened bankruptcy proceedings against Monetas on December 5. But Gevers said the decision was the “result of an administrative error related to an indebtedness”. Monetas lodged an appeal on December 22 in a bid to overturn the ruling and to “resolve the indebtedness at issue”, Gevers wrote in the note sent to…

Model of a stellar regatta around GJ436 and explanet GJ436b

Comet-like exoplanet cruises near stellar poles

This content was published on Dec 23, 2017 The GJ436b exoplanet follows an elliptical orbit over the poles of its star, researchers from the Swiss University of Geneva have discovered.

Pressure mounts on Tezos Foundation head Gevers

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 Frustrated Tezos followers increase calls on Foundation president and founder Johann Gevers to stand aside.

Swiss laboratory breaks coldest temperature record

This content was published on Dec 20, 2017 The landmark was set by combining two magnetic cooling systems – one attached to the chip itself. The same technique could be used to reach the 1 millikelvin mark, according to Dominik Zumbühl, a professor of physics at the University of Basel. Achieving such low temperatures is not just an academic exercise. “Extremely low temperatures…

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Who goes down if the crypto bubble bursts?

This content was published on Dec 18, 2017 Others have also called a bubble, including Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam. So, what if they are right? What if the price of bitcoin pops, deflates and goes down like a lead balloon? Anyone who bought near the top of the market (or perhaps even the middle) is going to lose money. And then what?…

World’s steepest funicular railway opens to public

This content was published on Dec 17, 2017 The public can now enjoy the world’s steepest funicular line - which can climb a 110% gradient - at the Alpine resort of Stoos in central Switzerland.

Researchers design a power source modelled on the electric eel

This content was published on Dec 16, 2017 In a search for self-powered solutions for biologically implanted applications, researchers have come up with a model based on an unlikely source.

Algae species in Swiss lakes are homogenising, researchers find

This content was published on Dec 11, 2017 Scientists report that variations of cyanobacterial communities, or algae, found in the lakes of Switzerland has become increasingly uniform.

How well do we recycle plastic?

This content was published on Dec 11, 2017

Tezos Foundation probe ‘set to clear president Gevers’

This content was published on Dec 10, 2017 Although the foundation’s probe has yet to be finalised, information received by swissinfo.ch indicates that an independent audit appears to offer no evidence that Gevers tried to manipulate a bonus payment to himself earlier this year. The audit may also show that Gevers has no case to answer against other allegations that surfaced in October. An…

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