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The child engineers solving space scenarios

This content was published on Dec 27, 2015 In 2032, a space station’s power generator on Mars is damaged by a meteorite. The 16 robots on site assess the damage and restart the main generator. Delays in communication due to the distance make direct remote control of the robots impossible, so a team of engineers back on earth has to programme the robots…

Robot at the first Swiss Robotics Industry Day in Lausanne

Showcasing Swiss achievements in robotics

This content was published on Dec 24, 2015

Oldest mammoth tooth in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 19, 2015

World record set for smallest printed colour image

This content was published on Dec 18, 2015 Researchers at the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich have broken a world record with their minuscule colour image of clownfish which is no bigger than a cross-section of a human hair.

Driverless buses hit the streets of Sion

This content was published on Dec 17, 2015 “Move along inside, there’s room for up to nine people,” says Pascal Lecuyot, our guide in one of two distinctive bright-yellow driverless buses. The doors close with a swish. The electric-powered vehicle beeps twice and we’re off – aided by computer technology but without a driver, steering wheel or pedals. “Hold on tight, as I’m…

Ancient cattle breeds better adapted for climate change

This content was published on Dec 16, 2015 A recently published research project chaired by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), points out that, due to climate change, Switzerland and other Alpine countries are expected to face more severe conditions than surrounding lowland countries – and old Swiss breeds of cattle like the Evolène from canton Valais, are better adapted to…

Internet becomes more important for sceptical Swiss

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 The majority of Swiss now go surfing online for information rather than use newspapers, radio or television.

Letters, livestock, and a bus that drives itself

This content was published on Dec 13, 2015 Here are the stories we’re following the week of December 14.

Group hopes to stop genetic testing on embryos

This content was published on Dec 10, 2015 Opponents of legislation that would allow the testing of embryos conceived in vitro (IVF) for genetic defects and serious illnesses have handed in signatures to the Federal Chancellery to try to force a nationwide vote.

The space shuttle made in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 30, 2015 Jaussi, an engineer and Swiss Air Force military pilot, founded the company Swiss Space Systems in 2013 in Payerne, canton Vaud. Through the firm, he is pursuing his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. The company’s goal is to make space accessible by developing, manufacturing and operating suborbital spaceplanes. The SOAR (Sub-Orbital Re-Usable Aircraft) will…

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