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Brain power robot

This content was published on Apr 26, 2012 This brain machine was developed by the Institute’s Neuroprosthetic Centre, and promises to vastly improve the lives of disabled people. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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Lausanne scientists develop robot “avatar”

This content was published on Apr 24, 2012 Researchers from the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne say their experiment has brought them a step closer to helping immobile patients to interact with their surroundings using a robot “avatar”. In a demonstration on Tuesday, a partially tetraplegic patient at a hospital in Sion imagined lifting his fingers to move a robot at the…

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Leading bank sponsors five university chairs

This content was published on Apr 20, 2012 Chief executive Sergio Ermotti said the bank would spend up to SFr150 million ($163.7 million) over the next decade on an international education initiative, including science topics at primary and secondary schools as well as apprenticeships and internships. The dean of Zurich University, Andreas Fischer, said both sides agreed that the independence of research and…

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Patch could offer relief for hay fever sufferers

This content was published on Apr 19, 2012 In the West, one in three people is allergic to grass pollen, which is disseminated in the air roughly from the beginning of May to mid-June. At present the only effective treatment is an immune therapy involving injections. This lasts many years and can in a few cases trigger life-threatening side effects. As a result,…

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Life on Swiss poultry farms

This content was published on Apr 6, 2012

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Lake Geneva study exposes micropollutant risks

This content was published on Apr 6, 2012 Scientists say there is no need to be alarmed but warn of potential long-term risks. Some 15 per cent of Switzerland’s wastewater is discharged, after treatment, directly into lakes. The Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (Eawag) carried out the study, published on the Frontiers in Microbiology website, to learn more about multi-resistant…

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Cern scientists break energy level record

This content was published on Apr 5, 2012 Researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) say the $10 billion (SFr9.2 billion) Large Hadron Collider in a 27-kilometre tunnel under Geneva has begun operating at eight trillion electron volts, greater than any previous physics accelerator. Steve Myers, a director of accelerators and technology at Cern, said two proton beams were brought into…

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An environmental organisation wants to turn mysterious holes into a tourist attraction

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012

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Universities extend global reach

This content was published on Mar 27, 2012 Encouraged by financial incentives offered by foreign governments and the presence of prestigious research institutions from countries such as the United States, China and Japan, Swiss institutions are exporting their own expertise to expand the scope of their research. Earlier this month, Interior Minister Alain Berset inaugurated the Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability, a…

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Cern scientists break energy level record

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