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Biros draw the way to a better understanding of Mars

This content was published on Jun 3, 2002 The answer is a machine made by Swiss company, Nanosurf, to examine extremely small objects. The device in question is an atomic force microscope (AFM). One of NASA’s next Mars missions will make use of the AFM to examine the dust and soil on the red planet to assess its harmful effects on human and…

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Mountain women share experiences

This content was published on Jun 1, 2002 The International Conference on the Role of Women in the Mountains, which took place this week in the French town of Chambéry, provided a forum for 35 women from 12 countries to exchange information and opinions. Participants – who included mountain dwellers, politicians and members of non-governmental organisations – discussed problems faced by mountain women,…

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Science in jeopardy without more funds

This content was published on May 30, 2002 The Swiss science and technology council on Wednesday presented a nine-point plan demanding more money and organisational changes. “The quality of science in Switzerland is on a downhill course,” the council’s vice president, Catherine Nissen, told swissinfo. “We need to have certain structural reforms within the Swiss university system to improve efficiency,” added 1996 Nobel…

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New light shed on primate origins

This content was published on May 27, 2002 Dr Robert Martin of the Field Museum in Chicago said all primates, including humans, could have evolved from an ancestor existing around 85 million years ago – when dinosaurs still walked the planet. “All living primates must be derived from a single species,” he said. “We are trying to work out how old that original…

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Entlebuch collects UNESCO certificate

This content was published on May 25, 2002 Under new criteria set by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), only areas of rich natural beauty that are able to foster sustainable human development can be can become biosphere reserves. The reserves are designed to meet one of the most challenging issues of the 21st century – to conserve biodiversity while…

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Swiss bring atomic realm into focus

This content was published on May 23, 2002 In 1981, scientists at IBM’s Zurich research laboratory invented the scanning tunnelling microscope, which allowed them to view individual molecules and atoms for the first time. They were awarded a Nobel prize in physics for their efforts, which opened up new fields for the study of the structure of matter. Nanoscientists deal with objects which…

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Berna Biotech buys Dutch rival

This content was published on May 23, 2002 The deal comes after the Swiss company posted a record net profit of SFr41.4 million in 2001 helped in part by sales of smallpox vaccines in the wake of September 11. The tender offer is worth €68.5 (SFr99.6) per Rhein share and comprises €33.75 in cash plus 1.42 post-split Berna shares. Together the firms will…

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Deiss outlines Swiss objectives in UN

This content was published on May 23, 2002 In an interview with swissinfo at an International Students’ Committee meeting in St Gallen, Deiss said Switzerland was seeking to push its foreign policy objectives on to the UN agenda. “We hope it will be possible to act more efficiently and more immediately in the field of peace promotion and good governance in the greatest…

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Berna Biotech buys Dutch rival

This content was published on May 23, 2002 The deal comes after the Swiss company posted a record net profit of SFr41.4 million in 2001 helped in part by sales of smallpox vaccines in the wake of September 11. The tender offer is worth €68.5 (SFr99.6) per Rhein share and comprises €33.75 in cash plus 1.42 post-split Berna shares. Together the firms will…

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