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Particles cloud researchers’ judgement

This content was published on Apr 27, 2004 As an expert in atmospheric chemistry at the Paul Scherrer Institute in northern Switzerland, he spends a lot of time measuring them. His particular interest is the particles in the air, known as aerosols, which influence cloud formation and affect both our climate and health. Along with an international group of collaborators working at Switzerland’s…

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Marcos Jimenez Trio: Song For The Trees

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Novartis opens merger talks with Aventis

This content was published on Apr 22, 2004 Novartis said on Thursday that it would begin merger talks with Aventis but added it was not sure it could cement a deal. “We know how compelling the project is,” said Raymund Breu, chief financial officer at Novartis. Although the Basel-based firm has downplayed its chances of clinching the deal, a partnership with Aventis would…

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Plans unveiled for giant Zurich science campus

This content was published on Apr 22, 2004 On Wednesday the institute revealed that the project, scheduled for completion by 2010, is expected to cost SFr400 million ($305 million). According to the institute, SFr250 million will be spent on the construction of new buildings, while SFr150 million is to be invested in scientific equipment. “We want to remain one of the best universities…

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University reaches for the stars

This content was published on Apr 17, 2004 The institute, which boasts the country’s only astronaut, Claude Nicollier, among its staff, is expected to announce shortly the official launch of a new “Space Center”. Its mission will be to coordinate the institute’s own space research with that of its partners. “We don’t want it to be a mini space agency or an academic…

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New code seeks to prick conscience of business

This content was published on Apr 16, 2004 But critics say the measures contained in it are too vague and don’t go far enough. The Swiss Code of Ethics Association, an independent body whose members have an industry background, launched its new code on Friday. “We are convinced that it is in the long-term interest of the economy, of the companies and their…

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Firms promote health at work

This content was published on Apr 16, 2004 Large companies have been offering incentives to their employees for years. Now, smaller companies are beginning to recognise the benefits of a healthy workforce. “Workplace health must be integrated more closely into national health policy and given greater emphasis,” Klaus Fellmann, chairman of the board of trustees of Health Promotion Switzerland, told swissinfo. “If the…

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Swiss scientists dig deep in South Africa

This content was published on Apr 14, 2004 Scientists at the University of Zurich have made groundbreaking discoveries in the South African province of Gauteng. “We are trying to reconstruct the origins of the human race,” Peter Schmid, who is working on an excavation project in Gladysvale, told swissinfo. “We are working in a cave into which animals dragged their prey between 500,000…

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Stone and water temple delights the senses

This content was published on Apr 13, 2004 The people in the village of Vals make their living from thermal waters and the rock from which it springs. The narrow road leading to the valley of Vals was blasted out of the hard granite mountainside, and snakes high above a river gorge. Water and stone are the only natural resources in this primeval…

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