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‘Sweat torso’ technology should help researchers test protective clothing

This content was published on Jan 20, 2018 A method for studying the temperature-regulating abilities of clothes using a model of a human torso will be made into a global standard.

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SIHH Geneva posts visitor record

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) – a luxury watch fair in Geneva – has concluded with a record number of almost 20,000 visitors.

Gevers plans to reboot embattled Tezos Foundation

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 “After months of incapacitating interference, obstruction, and attacks, the Tezos Foundation has regained the ability to act,” Gevers tweeted on Friday. “To be clear: the Tezos Foundation is a Swiss foundation, based in Crypto Valley, Switzerland, and its top leadership teams will be heavily Swiss-weighted. Physical proximity and cultural fit is especially important initially, to…

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Gevers stokes fires of Tezos Foundation dispute

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 While he refrained from mentioning anyone by name during his address on “ICO Best PracticesExternal link”, Gevers left little to the imagination with his message. “In its focus on creating a technology for governance the TezosExternal link project overlooked the critical importance of people,” read one of his presentation slides, which went on to attack…

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Organ donation: direct democracy and the law

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 Two doctors express concern that a Swiss initiative aimed at making everyone a potential organ donor could be a dangerous shortcut to more donations.

Nestlé hopes pink KitKat will be big in Japan

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 Swiss food group Nestlé hopes to sweeten the outlook for its global confectionery business by launching KitKat bars made out of “ruby” chocolate.

Researchers say algorithms could help match refugees to jobs

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 A data-driven approach could help increase employment levels for asylum seekers in Switzerland, according to social scientists.

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Nestlé to move chocolate research from Switzerland to UK

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 The Swiss food giant Nestlé is transfering its chocolate research centre from Broc in canton Fribourg to York in the north of England.

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Pesticide and online gambling bans to go to vote

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 Signatures have been handed in forcing nationwide votes on online gambling and pesticides in farming.

Reports South Korea and China could ban cryptocurrency trading, sparking worries of a wider regulatory crackdown

Swiss authorities to consider blockchain supervision

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 The federal authorities have set up a special working group to look into how to properly oversee blockchain technologies.

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