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Space is closer than you think

This content was published on May 8, 2013 What was once a furniture warehouse in the industrial zone next to the town’s military airfield is today a 2000-square metre building fitted out with ultra-modern equipment. To get in you have to pass through a series of checks, including finger-print identification. It’s there that Pascal Jaussi, director of the “Swiss Space Systems” project, or…

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Launching a satellite sans rocket

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Orbit remains expensive and difficult goal

This content was published on May 8, 2013 S3 does not plan to go head-to-head with the biggest players in the launch market. It wants to restrict itself to satellites weighing 250 kilograms or less used in low-Earth orbit, at an altitude of 700 kilometres. “It’s true that most satellites are bigger,” admits Anton Ivanov of the Swiss Space Center at the Federal…

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Solar Impulse heads south

This content was published on May 3, 2013 Piloted by Bertrand Piccard, the aircraft left Moffett Field in Mountain View near San Francisco early on Friday local time for a flight to Phoenix, Arizona, expected to take 15 to 20 hours. Solar Impulse, which relies for its power solely on the sun, consumes about the same amount of energy as a motor scooter.…

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Water supply assured despite shrinking glaciers

This content was published on May 1, 2013 Switzerland holds around six per cent of all fresh water reserves in Europe, and plays a vital role both in water supply and the production of hydroelectricity. Its 200 or so dammed lakes supply 30 per cent of the country’s own requirements for electric power and also help regulate the flow of water and prevent…

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EU, Switzerland to suspend use of pesticides

This content was published on Apr 29, 2013 The European Commission will impose a temporary ban of a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids effective from the beginning of December.The Federal Office for National Economic Supply said it will follow suit. The ban will affect the use of the substances on all crops, excluding winter cereals and plants, which are not attractive to…

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On the beat with the Geneva police

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 Ruef was embedded with police patrols from the Pâquis police station day and night and given total access. The police station, open 24 hours a day seven days a week, is based in one of the liveliest parts of the city, squeezed between the main station and the lake and known for its nightlife and…

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Suicide organisations criticise public research

This content was published on Apr 25, 2013 Exit Romandie, Exit Deutsche Schweiz, Dignitas, Ex International und Lifecircle demand the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) readjust the national research programme end of life NRP 67. They claim the CHF15 million ($16 million) programme is “unscientific”, “biased” and “full of Catholic morality”. The science foundation firmly rejects the charges. The scientific quality of the…

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Swiss inventors face funding hurdles

This content was published on Apr 25, 2013 “Switzerland’s small size makes life easier in terms of networking because you can easily meet everyone,” says Nicolas Frey, the 39-year-old creator of the DAHU ski boot company. “At the same time, the small size is also a problem because you have less investment capital in a small territory.” Frey’s concept – a ski boot…

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