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Hobsbawm honoured in Bern

This content was published on Nov 7, 2003 Hobsbawm, who is 86, received the award for his analysis of European history in the 20th century. The International Balzan Foundation awards four prizes each year for outstanding scientific and cultural achievements. Other recipients of this year’s awards were Serge Moscovici, the Paris based social psychologist; the German physicist Reinhard Genzel, and the genetics specialist…

Tough ride for foreigners in Swiss job market

This content was published on Nov 5, 2003 That is the conclusion of a series of studies into the integration of non-Swiss in the workplace, backed by the Federal Office of Immigration, Integration and Emigration. The results demonstrate that often the country of origin of a job candidate plays an important role for employers in deciding whether to consider particular applications. Other criteria,…

Bionic eye offers new window on the world

This content was published on Nov 5, 2003 But Swiss researchers are hopeful that a microchip, implanted in the eye, could restore sufferers’ sight by acting as an artificial retina. “The prospects for such a project have become better as our physiological knowledge and the technical possibilities have converged,” said Philippe Renaud from the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Renaud’s laboratory is…

Scientists solve iceman mystery

This content was published on Oct 30, 2003 By studying his bones, teeth and intestines, researchers are now convinced that they know where the Neolithic mummy, also known as Ötzi, lived and travelled. “The evidence points consistently to the view that he came from south-east of the site where he was found on the Austrian-Italian border, and that he migrated north and west…

Swiss blamed for Italian blackout

This content was published on Oct 27, 2003 In its interim report, the Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE) said Swiss officials did not respond quickly enough after a power line shorted out in a storm. The report criticised the measures taken in Switzerland as “inadequate” and “insufficient”, adding that the Swiss authorities could have avoided the blackout altogether had…

Insect cycle leaves moth-eaten forests

This content was published on Oct 23, 2003 Using aerial surveys from the last 40 years, Swiss and United States researchers have shed new light on how and why this defoliation occurs. They have shown that the population explosion and dispersal of the moths occur in waves. “It’s a unique case,” said Werner Baltensweiler, formerly of the Institute of Entomology of the Federal…

Deiss urges science to master secret of commerce

This content was published on Oct 21, 2003 Deiss made his comments during the first Swiss Science Forum, which aims to bridge the divide between scientists and industry. During his address to over 300 delegates, Deiss stressed that Switzerland was an ideal place for innovation, even though it was showing signs of lagging behind other countries. “We have to get to grips with…

Equity Fair highlights Swiss high-tech potential

This content was published on Oct 20, 2003 There was a clear shift to quality on display with firms from the UK, Germany, and Switzerland, all with market-ready products vying to attract new business partners. The view from the glass and steel grid structure that is the new D4-Technopark in Lucerne is of cows grazing on the green Alpine slopes amid clusters of…

Swiss defend drugs policy

This content was published on Oct 17, 2003 But the country faced strong criticism from European countries and the United Nations who say Switzerland’s stance on drugs is too liberal. Speaking at the meeting, which was aimed at coordinating drug programmes throughout the continent, Couchepin said Swiss drug policy was aimed at bringing the law into line with reality. The two-day meeting, attended…

Swiss pioneer mini 3D camera

This content was published on Oct 16, 2003 The intelligent camera, which is the size of a cigarette packet, produces three-dimensional images. It took 20 years to develop. The result of a collaboration between the University of Neuchâtel and the private sector, the camera, known as ESPROS/TOF, is set to revolutionise all areas where photocells are currently used. Its reliability and, above all,…

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