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Solar Impulse completes first flight

This content was published on Apr 7, 2010 The Solar Impulse plane landed after one-and-a-half hours in the air near its base, a military airfield at Payerne in western Switzerland. Piccard, who in 1999 co-piloted the first non-stop round-the-globe balloon flight, said the aim of the test flight was to see if the plane, with the wingspan of a Boeing 747 and the…

Advocates want turnaround in autism treatment

This content was published on Apr 1, 2010 Autism organisations in Switzerland say they face a lopsided battle against the tendency to classify the condition as a psychiatric disease; something prevalent in western Switzerland and France. They point the finger at psychoanalytic theories of thinkers like Austrian-born child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim and of Sigmund Freud, who for a long time claimed mothers were…

Cern takes step to unlocking secrets of universe

This content was published on Mar 30, 2010 Researchers from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) say the world’s biggest atom smasher may generate its first scientific breakthroughs later this year when they hope it can unlock secrets of modern physics such as dark matter. Tension was palpable early on Tuesday morning in the main Cern control room as two technical problems…

Study warns of green light bulb electrosmog

This content was published on Mar 30, 2010 A study has measured the electric fields emitted from these lamps and concluded that a certain distance is needed to keep well under international limits. Low- and medium-frequency magnetic and electric fields can induce electric currents in the body which, above a certain frequency, can stimulate the nerves and muscles. The Swiss study, undertaken for…

First of many “little Big Bangs” pop at Cern

This content was published on Mar 30, 2010 Though it will probably be months before computers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) can make sense of what exactly happened, researchers hailed the experiment as a real Star Trek moment. “We are going into new territory where no man has gone before,” Jean-Pierre Revol, head of heavy ion collisions, told swissinfo.ch. “Today…

Sun, mountains and Bircher muesli

This content was published on Mar 27, 2010 Its mountain sanatoriums were legendary. But pioneers also offered special Swiss therapies including a strict regime with raw fruit and vegetables or sitting in the sun clad only in a white hat and underpants. The story of Switzerland’s golden age as a health paradise during the early years of the last century is documented in…

Why Switzerland will be plunged into darkness

This content was published on Mar 27, 2010 People, cities and companies across Switzerland are turning the electricity off at 8.30pm to mark WWF’s Earth Hour, a huge global action to raise climate awareness. They will join the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Pyramids in Giza and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in the energy-saving event, which is scheduled to take…

Fast track maths course for gifted pupils

This content was published on Mar 26, 2010

Trade concerns prevail at wildlife talks

This content was published on Mar 26, 2010 Proposals to help bluefin tuna and sharks such as the hammerhead were rejected, largely owing to lobbying by Japan where bluefin tuna is a sushi speciality. Around 175 countries attended the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which closed in Qatar’s capital on Thursday. The aim was to discuss…

LHC sets new energy record

This content was published on Mar 20, 2010 The LHC tripled the amount of energy previously achieved, shooting two beams of protons around its 27-kilometre subterranean loop at an energy of 3.5 trillion electron volts (TeV) each. Popular Mechanics magazine describes the kinetic energy held by a proton powered to one TeV as that “of a fast-moving ant”. The difference is that an…

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