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“Amateurs not welcome in disaster zones”

This content was published on Jun 3, 2010 Toni Frisch, deputy director-general of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), told a United Nations conference in Geneva on Thursday that “amateurs” were not welcome. Frisch was leading the two-day meeting of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (Insarag) which aimed to draw lessons from the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on…

Using science to unlock consumers’ minds

This content was published on Jun 1, 2010 nViso is a start-up at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) that is developing technologies for deciphering emotions for the marketing industry. It does this by interpreting human facial expressions and eye movements online. The innovative computer-vision software is part of a growth area as marketers search for new ways to not only…

Mayors present water vision in Shanghai

This content was published on May 29, 2010 Presenting their understanding of the common theme “Better Water – Best Urban Life”, the three cities showcase the positive impact of clean and beautiful water on urban life quality. Each city displays best practices in the pavilion, focusing on particular core themes. Zurich mayor Corine Mauch travelled to Shanghai with her Geneva and Basel counterparts…

Transocean claims successful pre-accident tests

This content was published on May 28, 2010 The Deepwater Horizon rig was leased to energy giant BP and exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers and triggering what could become the worst environmental disaster in United States history. A blow-out preventer is a large valve at the top of a well, and activating it will stop the flow of oil. “The blow-out…

TV-internet hybrid takes step forward

This content was published on May 28, 2010 The dream of linking the internet and television was given another boost last week when internet giant Google announced its newest brainchild, Google TV, a plan – although not the first – to combine the two technologies. The company said it was joining up with big-name tech players including Switzerland’s Logitech, which manufactures peripherals such…

Hundreds more are making it to a hundred

This content was published on May 27, 2010 The Statistics Office says that from the generation of 1900, less than one per cent managed to celebrate their 100th birthday but that situation has now changed. Of men born in 1950, 4.4 per cent can theoretically reach the age of 100; when it comes to women, the percentage rises to 9.2 per cent –…

Last shuttle flights bring Swiss new challenges

This content was published on May 27, 2010 The space shuttle Atlantis touched down for the final time on Wednesday, 18 years after astronaut Claude Nicollier joined its crew to become the first Swiss in space. The head of the Swiss Space Office, Daniel Neuenschwander, says the American plan to focus more on deep-space travel and unmanned, robotic missions will provide new opportunities…

Swiss join international quake project

This content was published on May 26, 2010 The research project will also evaluate the number of victims and the financial losses, making a cost-benefit analysis for prevention measures, especially in the construction sector. GEM should be ready in five years’ time and will be an Open Source software, a government statement said. The new system will integrate already existing models, such as…

Concern expressed over state of biodiversity

This content was published on May 22, 2010 Non-governmental organisations have also been sounding the alarm about Swiss biodiversity, including releasing a survey which found that a majority of the population wanted more action on the issue. In a statement, Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger said that some progress had been made in protecting nature, such as in setting up special reserves and in…

Experts say biology breakthrough has long path

This content was published on May 22, 2010 United States genome pioneer Craig Venter and his team have reported a major step forward in their attempts to make synthetic life, creating an artificial genome and using it to bring a bacterium back to life. The scientists hope to use their stripped-down version of a bacterium to learn how to engineer custom-made microbes. “This…

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