Cluster: Science

Why climate change and wars are reviving interest in nuclear energy

The Gösgen nuclear power plant in canton Solothurn is one of three still in operation in Switzerland.

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 Is the Fukushima effect over? Here's why there is renewed interest around the atom and which nations want to build new nuclear power plants.

Research frontiers

Switzerland is Europe’s most innovative country, EU study finds

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 In the European Commission's annual ranking, the Swiss score dropped slightly in 2025, but not enough to cost it top spot.

Agreement reached on Belpmoos solar plant

Climate solutions

Planned solar park at Bern airport scaled back after talks

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 The ground-mounted plant at Belpmoos Airport will be smaller than originally planned, the parties involved said on Tuesday.

A crack in a ski lift structure in the Swiss Alps caused by thawing permafrost.

Climate solutions

New hope for cable cars and mountain huts threatened by permafrost collapse

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 A novel scientific solution being developed in Switzerland aims to stabilise mountain infrastructure endangered by climate change.

In recent years ski resorts at lower altitudes have had to re-think their tourism offers due to the lack of snow.

Climate adaptation

Climate change puts Swiss tourism to the test

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 Climate change threatens tourism in Switzerland - and is partly caused by it. How can the industry become more sustainable?

Stabilising permafrost in the Swiss Alps

Climate solutions

Permafrost thawing: protecting endangered mountain infrastructure in the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 Elizaveta Sharaborova, a Swiss-based researcher, explains how her solar-powered prototype can stabilise thawing permafrost threatening Alpine infrastructure.

Gösgen SO nuclear power plant is off the grid for an indefinite period

Swiss nuclear plant is off the grid for an indefinite period

This content was published on Jul 15, 2025 The operator must provide evidence of fallback in case of a possible overload in the feedwater pipework system.

Romandie thanks to warm weather points to olive trees, could overtake Ticino

Agribusiness

Swiss olive cultivation to get a boost thanks to warm weather

This content was published on Jul 15, 2025 More and more farmers in French-speaking Switzerland see climate change as an opportunity for olive cultivation.

FOT wants night trains to Sweden from April 2026

Emissions reduction

Night trains from Switzerland to Sweden planned for 2026

This content was published on Jul 15, 2025 A Basel-Copenhagen-Malmö night train service could be operational as early as April 2026.

Swiss researchers are active in designing next generation semiconductors

Swiss AI

Swiss chip industry fuelled by research, not cash windfalls

This content was published on Jul 15, 2025 Many countries are pouring billions into their semiconductor industries, but Swiss funds focus on research.

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