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Biomaterials research gets a boost in Basel

This content was published on Mar 3, 2007 Specialists say this domain is very dynamic, concentrating Swiss know-how in areas such as precision mechanics and building materials, and with higher-than-average investments for this sector. Basel’s Biomaterials Science Center (BSC), part of the city’s university hospital, was officially inaugurated on Saturday. With generous financial backing from dental implant millionaire Thomas Straumann, it hopes to…

Bright nights

This content was published on Feb 27, 2007

Flu database pools pandemic knowhow

This content was published on Feb 27, 2007 Access to the information system, which will be launched next month and managed by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), will be unrestricted and free of charge. The move follows an agreement struck between the institute and the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID). GISAID was set up in August last year by…

Heart valve

This content was published on Feb 26, 2007

Winter in Switzerland is warmest on record

This content was published on Feb 24, 2007 The national weather service, MeteoSwiss, said the densely populated lowlands were the most affected, with average temperatures of 5°C in Basel and 3.7°C in Zurich. After two relatively cold winters, the report said, this year’s high temperatures have been more in line with the trend of the past few decades towards warmer weather at this…

Work takes back seat to leisure

This content was published on Feb 22, 2007 Nearly nine out of ten people polled said family and friends remained the most significant aspect in their lives, and did not want to work longer hours even if it meant more money. “We have less unemployment so that’s one reason for being happy with the whole work situation,” said Hansruedi Müller, head of the…

Experts call for coherent land use policy

This content was published on Feb 22, 2007 Their comments come at a time of increasing debate on urban sprawl in Switzerland, with opponents hoping to bring the matter to a nationwide vote. The report – the first of its kind – commissioned by the Swiss Spatial Development Office gathered the views of five experts from neighbouring Germany, Austria and France, as well…

Snow future for alpine tourism?

This content was published on Feb 19, 2007 The nine destinations in the Bernese Alps commissioned a study by Bern University, which will release its findings next month and a series of recommendations. The study, “Climate change and tourism – an analysis of scenarios for the Bernese Oberland up to the year 2030” points out that the effects are manifold and complex. They…

Keeping afloat on the world’s water problems

This content was published on Feb 18, 2007 swissinfo met with the American professor of environmental biogeochemistry at the institute near Zurich to talk about the challenges facing water specialists. Hering, who previously spent time as a postdoctoral student at the institute, said she was very excited about the “huge opportunity” of leading the research and consulting body. She says the institute, which…

Swiss migrants increasingly attracted to Asia

This content was published on Feb 17, 2007 For Rudolf Wyder, head of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), this is reason enough for Switzerland to make its presence officially felt in this part of the world. The number of Swiss living abroad continues to increase. Last year, another 10,800 people were added to the tally, a growth rate of between 1.5…

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