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Arrival in rainy Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 21, 2010 Besides my previous apprehensions about the scale of the journey I’m launching on–I worry about whether my body is up to the punishment to come–there’s the weather: rain! Not a mountain is visible, and I’m told that snow is falling down to a mere 2,000 meters. On Wednesday I’ll be hiking higher than that, and…

Tests aim to help humans adapt to space

This content was published on Jun 17, 2010 Oliver Ullrich of the university’s Institute of Anatomy said on Thursday that scientists have been given permission to conduct tests aboard the International Space Station to get a better idea of the effects of microgravity on human cells. Astronauts become more vulnerable to skin-fungus infections while in space. Bone metabolism is often disrupted and human…

Tiny technology takes on Gulf’s big oil problem

This content was published on Jun 16, 2010 HeiQ, a start-up based in central Switzerland, confirmed it has been in discussions with officials in the United States about its fleece that can separate oil from water. President Barack Obama toured the shores of Mississippi and Alabama on Monday seeking to boost morale in the southern states. The Swiss product was selected from some…

Zurich project offers safety net to vulnerable

This content was published on Jun 10, 2010 The city of Zurich and the Swiss Red Cross are working with qualified volunteers on the “Salute” project, aimed at improving the existing public health sector services. Zurich is Switzerland’s financial and innovative centre. Yet constant pressure to perform in the workplace can have a negative influence on a person’s life outside the workforce –…

Prize-winning professor shines in Finland

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 Michael Grätzel is the Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. His third generation, low cost, dye-sensitized solar cells impressed the jury. “The constraint of solar energy has traditionally been its price. ‘Grätzel cells’ provide a more affordable way of harnessing solar energy. Grätzel’s innovation is…

Getting to grips with geology

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 That was the message put across by the Living Geology days held all across Switzerland. About 10,000 people took part in some 80 events at the end of May, enticed by such intriguing questions as: Were there ever rhinos in Switzerland? How old are the Alps? Did the Matterhorn come from Africa? The possibilities ranged…

Most young cannabis smokers give up by 22

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 Most young people who use just cannabis either switch to tobacco (28 per cent) or give up totally (49 per cent). The aim of the Lausanne University Hospital study was to determine how the smoking habits of the 16-22 age group developed. One of its purposes was to find out whether cannabis users turned to…

High number of home residents have dementia

This content was published on Jun 7, 2010 The Federal Statistics Office found that 67 per cent had great difficulty in performing daily tasks such as eating and getting dressed. The results are part of a survey on the state of health and living conditions of old people living in institutions which was published on Monday. It found that 77 per cent had…

Experts urge better biodiversity cooperation

This content was published on Jun 5, 2010 World Environment Day is being celebrated on Saturday under the theme of biodiversity, “Many species. One planet. One Future”, echoing the urgent call to conserve the diversity of life on the planet. “From the outside it looks like a mess,” Daniel Ziegerer, acting head of global affairs at the Federal Environment Office, told swissinfo.ch, following…

Swiss show solidarity in relief fundraising

This content was published on Jun 4, 2010 The fundraising charity, led by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, swissinfo.ch’s parent company, said on Friday that SFr13.2 million alone came from an official fundraising day for Asia. Last year was marked by fundraising campaigns for Gaza, the earthquake in Italy and the floods in Africa . The national fundraising day for Asia, which took place…

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