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Giant nano centre opened in Zurich

This content was published on May 17, 2011 Interior Minister Didier Burkhalter and 600 figures from industry, academia and government were present at Rüschlikon on Tuesday. “Nanoparticles are infinitely small but have a massive potential,” Burkhalter said, adding that the new centre was “a model of collaboration between science and economics”. The Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center is the centrepiece of a ten-year…

Phone radiation “affects biological processes”

This content was published on May 12, 2011 But a wide-ranging Swiss study has not been able to establish any links between everyday exposure to radiation and health problems. Nevertheless potential risks are not being ruled out. The National Research Programme “Non-Ionising Radiation – Health and Environment” (NRP 57), whose results were presented in Bern on Thursday, was the first of its kind…

Primed sperm capsules point to easier breeding

This content was published on May 11, 2011 The research could even be geared towards humans in the future, according to the team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ). Most Swiss cows are artificially inseminated. While it is possible to tell from a cow’s behaviour when she’s on heat, it is not always easy to anticipate the exact moment…

Yves Rossy performs his first jet wing flight in the US

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Henry Markram explains how the model will help understanding of the brain.

This content was published on May 6, 2011

Swiss scientists eye Europe research prize

This content was published on May 5, 2011 The finalists, selected from 21 entries, showcase future and emerging technologies (FET). The Swiss innovations focus on the brain, personal health and predicting disasters. The announcement of the finalists was made in the Hungarian capital Budapest on Wednesday, where the elite of European science and technology is gathered for the FET11 conference and exhibition, which…

Swiss-led research in line for EU award

This content was published on May 4, 2011 The European Commission announced on Wednesday the six finalists for its FET flagship projects, which it describes as “dedicated to frontier research in information and communication technologies”. The goal of the Human Brain Project (HBP), one of the EPFL finalists, is to simulate the human brain. The work has revolutionary implications not only for medicine…

St Beatus Caves and Caving Museum

This content was published on May 2, 2011 A popular destination overlooking Lake Thun, follow in the footsteps of Goethe, Richard Wagner and Lord Byron. After a walk through the woods to the cave entrance, go underground and tour the network of caves with their massive limestone formations, subterranean river and waterfall. According to the legend, holy Beatus from Ireland used to live…

Researchers show leprosy spread by armadillos

This content was published on Apr 28, 2011 The team used advanced DNA analysis and field work to confirm the link to armadillos, the only other known carriers of the disease. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday. While there are only around 150 cases of leprosy in the US annually, most victims have worked abroad in…

50 years of WWF

This content was published on Apr 27, 2011 Originally called the World Wildlife Fund, the WWF has worked to protect tigers in the Indian jungle and save parts of the Amazon rain forest from tree felling. Initially, its actions centred on buying land to create nature reserves but more recently the organisation has worked as a lobby group applying pressure on governments to…

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