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swiss technology travels to outer space

This content was published on Jul 11, 2006 Swiss industry and research institutes have regularly supplied parts and instruments for the spacecraft and probes that travel across the solar system. By 1960, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States had well and truly extended into space. Three years earlier, the Russians had launched the first satellite, and now the…

planet hunters aim sky high

This content was published on Jul 11, 2006 Since this momentous discovery, the list of new planets found outside our solar system has continued to grow – thanks in part to the painstaking work of Swiss scientists. It took people thousands of years to realise that stars were in fact distant suns. And as telescopes became more powerful, scientists started to observe huge…

Final meltdown nears for alpine glaciers

This content was published on Jul 10, 2006 Results of computer modelling experiments show that the Alps will lose 80 per cent of their glacier cover if summer air temperatures rise by three degrees Celsius. “Especially in densely populated high mountain areas such as the European Alps, one should start immediately to consider the consequences of such extreme glacier wasting on the hydrological…

Discarded children

This content was published on Jul 9, 2006

Swiss make breakthrough in spinal research

This content was published on Jul 7, 2006 It follows extensive research into spinal cord regeneration at the universities of Zurich and Fribourg, a report on which was published this week in Nature Medicine. The scientists’ findings, and the launch of the first trials in humans together represent an important step towards helping paraplegics rediscover their mobility. “We have reached an important milestone…

New divisions strain main business lobby

This content was published on Jul 5, 2006 The decision by the aluminium industry to give notice on Monday comes only weeks after similar threats by the Swiss Master Builders’ Association and umbrella engineering body Swissmem. Economics professor Franz Jäger blames the growing divisions on the difficulty of juggling the diverse and often conflicting priorities of different economiesuisse members. This has come to…

Swiss experiments head to space station

This content was published on Jul 4, 2006 Discovery, which lifted off on Tuesday, will deliver equipment to be used by the European Space Agency’s astronaut, Thomas Reiter, who will begin a six-month mission in space. The Swiss experiments are medical-based. One is a device known as a Percutaneous Electrical Muscle Stimulator, designed by Syderal, a company based near Neuchâtel. “The device can…

Zeppelin antenna

This content was published on Jul 4, 2006

Race on to save Egypt’s ancient treasures

This content was published on Jul 4, 2006 Cornelius von Pilgrim is leading efforts to unearth evidence of how people lived thousands of years ago near the southern city of Aswan. “Many ancient towns are being covered by modern towns with deep foundations that destroy the ancient remains,” von Pilgrim told swissinfo. The archaeologist from the Swiss Institute for Egyptian Architectural and Archaeological…

Statistics confirm demographic time bomb

This content was published on Jul 4, 2006 By then there will be only two people of working age to support each pensioner, while the current rate is four to one. The Federal Statistics Office report looks at trends between 2005 and 2050. It highlights one of the main pressure points ahead: an ageing population and insufficient number of workers to provide financial…

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