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Swiss technology powers Mars mission

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 Maxon motor, based in Sachseln near Lucerne, is providing 39 miniature motors for two new Mars rovers, which will be sent to the Red planet in 2003. The motors, which are just 20 millimetres in diameter, have a long life expectancy and are designed to withstand the extreme temperatures they will encounter on Mars. “We…

Swiss down under have mixed feelings about home

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 “It was Gregor’s idea to go to Australia. I needed a little time, at first, to get used to it,” explained 29-year-old Sonja. The Bergers had planned to stay in Australia for two years. Gregor Berger is a psychiatrist and took a position as a researcher at the University of Melbourne in 1999. His research…

Profits fall at Zellweger Luwa

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 The Swiss manufacturing group said in a statement released on Wednesday that it blamed the weak business environment for the near-halving in its profits. Total sales for last year fell to SFr924.5 million from SFr1.089 billion in 2000. The canton Zurich-based company makes quality monitoring systems for the textile industry, as well as gas detection…

Cern phenomenon intrigues physicists

This content was published on Feb 19, 2002 Researchers have observed an unexpected phenomenon, which may indicate the presence of antihydrogen. If confirmed, they will be able to conduct experiments which will help to answer a question that has long intrigued physicists – why our universe has a preponderance of matter over antimatter. “What has been observed is that when antiprotons are shot…

Fungal research set to mushroom in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 19, 2002 The centre will serve both the academic community in Switzerland and abroad as well as making the mystery and magic of mushrooms more accessible to a wider public. The project is expected to cost SFr10 million ($5.9 million). Parliamentarian Michèle Berger-Wildhaber from Neuchatel, president of the fund raising committee, told swissinfo that fungi play an…

Swiss industry pummelled by weak euro

This content was published on Feb 18, 2002 According to a survey by the industries’ umbrella organisation, Swissmem, 80 per cent of the 278 companies polled recorded reduced margins. Nearly half said they had seen a drop in orders because of the weak euro. In 2001, the euro fell to SFr1.44, and now stands at SFr1.48. The euro was valued at SFr1.62 in…

Swiss dream of life down under

This content was published on Feb 18, 2002 The survey, conducted in January by the LINK Institute, reveals that 45 per cent of the 2,359 people polled have toyed with the idea of leaving Switzerland to start a new life elsewhere. Fourteen per cent – including many young couples without children – favoured taking a trip Down Under, while 11 per cent preferred…

Survey reveals Swiss doctor-to-patient ratio

This content was published on Feb 17, 2002 The report, commissioned by the umbrella organisation of Swiss health insurance companies, Santésuisse, reveals that there remain great regional differences in the number of residents per medical practitioner. According to the report’s co-authors, Gianfranco Domenighetti and Luca Crivelli, the highest density of doctors is to be found in canton Basel City, with a ratio of…

Switzerland critical of Bush climate proposals

This content was published on Feb 16, 2002 Bush’s plan proposes only voluntary measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, believed to cause a rise in global temperatures, as an alternative to the Kyoto Protocol which the United States rejected last year. Instead of mandatory targets, Bush is proposing tax incentives to encourage industry to adopt cleaner technologies. The Swiss ambassador for the environment,…

Swiss express fears about healthcare and unemployment

This content was published on Feb 15, 2002 The annual survey, called the “worry poll”, measures the nation’s collective anxieties, and attitudes towards troublesome issues. This year, unemployment has risen to become the nation’s second major concern, up from fifth place last year in the list of issues worrying the Swiss. The concern about unemployment was the most significant change from a year…

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