Cluster: Science

Swiss district heating shows promise but faces big financial hurdles

This content was published on Mar 13, 2026 Switzerland’s district heating push is advancing, but cancelled projects underscore lingering cost, payback and technical challenges.

Climate solutions

Science podcast: Switzerland’s stubborn food waste problem

This content was published on Mar 13, 2026 Discover how household habits influence Swiss food waste and the steps needed to tackle this issue effectively.

Climate adaptation

Spring arrives earlier and earlier in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Spring is starting earlier in Switzerland, with 2024 marking the earliest yet.

Switzerland has three ageing nuclear plants with four reactors - Beznau I and II, Gösgen ( in picture) and Leibstadt - which are due to be phased out in the coming years.

Climate adaptation

Switzerland edges toward lifting ban on new nuclear plants

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Switzerland considers lifting its ban on new nuclear plants to boost energy security – learn more about the nationwide debate and what’s at stake.

An Iranian man looks on as smoke rises from Shahran Oil Refinery following an airstrike in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026.

Foreign Affairs

Iran shocks could spur a shift to clean energy – but also to coal

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Environmentalists say the war’s effects on oil and gas prices are an argument for countries to get off fossil fuels. But the reality is likely to be messier.

AI has increased global appetite for semiconductors

Swiss AI

How Switzerland could shape the chip industry’s power balance

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Swiss-based RISC-V open-source movement frees chip designers from extra cost and restrictions.

Universities use open-source technology to design chips

Swiss AI

Switzerland hosts ‘CERN of semiconductor research’

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Swiss universities rely on open-source technology to design more efficient chips.

Anniviers (VS): the Fios fault is growing and causing concern

Climate adaptation

Swiss mountainside fault grows as evacuation plans prepared

This content was published on Mar 10, 2026 The “Fios fault” in the Val d’Anniviers region in southern Switzerland has now stretched to 250 metres and continues to grow.

Trump's policies: the "anti-Nobels" are moving to Switzerland

Research frontiers

Ig Nobels to move awards to Switzerland due to concern over US travel visas

This content was published on Mar 10, 2026 The annual ceremony of the Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, is normally held in the United States. This September it will take place in Zurich after organisers deemed the US “unsafe.”

information material on the climate fund initiative displayed on a cabinet

Swiss Politics

Climate is a concern in Switzerland but no longer a priority

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 Climate change is one of the main concerns of the Swiss population. However, most citizens don’t want to invest more money in the ecological transition. Why?

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