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Swiss minister wants to learn from Silicon Valley

This content was published on Jul 7, 2015 The Swiss delegation visited the headquarters of technological giant Google and participated in a workshop at Stanford University. “Our impressions here in the US will help us develop ways to continue innovating in Switzerland,” said Schneider-Ammann. On Monday, he met several leaders of the region’s high-tech industry as well as California governor Jerry Brown. The…

Solar Impulse breaks solo flight and distance records

This content was published on Jul 2, 2015 The Si2 has broken world records for the furthest solar-powered flight and the longest such flight performed by a solo pilot.

Triassic park: oldest Swiss dinosaur skeleton found

This content was published on Jul 1, 2015 “This herbivore lived 210 million years ago and was discovered in the Upper Triassic geologic layer,” said Ben Pabst, who has been leader of the dig in Frick, canton Aargau, since 1976. The dinosaur’s head has yet to be found. Plateosaurus was a bipedal herbivore with a small skull on a long, mobile neck, sharp…

Swiss astronomers discover birth of new planet

This content was published on Jul 1, 2015 The birth of a new gas planet will provide a "laboratory" for the advancement of astronomical knowledge.

Privacy seriously at risk, says Swiss data guard

This content was published on Jun 29, 2015 Many people are unaware of how their privacy is compromised online, notes the Swiss data protection watchdog.

How to live with dangerous animals

This content was published on Jun 29, 2015

Where everyday objects become intelligent

This content was published on Jun 22, 2015

Harvest time

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Geothermal project with smaller seismic risk

This content was published on Jun 16, 2015 Switzerland has had bad luck with geothermal energy projects so far. St Gallen had to abandon its project after causing an earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale in 2013. Several buildings were damaged. Earlier on, in 2006, geothermal drilling in Basel caused an earthquake of 3.4, again leading to damaged buildings. After several aftershocks…

Robot finally checks in from comet’s surface

This content was published on Jun 15, 2015 After seven months of inactivity since alighting on comet “Chury” in November 2014, the robot lander Philae has gathered enough energy to contact its orbiter, Rosetta.

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