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Sion driverless bus service to be expanded

Driverless bus in the Swiss city of Sion.

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 The city of Sion plans to expand its pioneering autonomous bus service, doubling the length of its route and extending the offer to the end of 2018.

Tidjane Thiam, Credit Suisse CEO since 2015.

Credit Suisse targeted for break-up by activist hedge fund

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 A Swiss hedge fund is poised to launch an activist campaign to break up Credit Suisse, tapping into investor impatience with the bank's turnaround progress.

An artist s rendering shows the moment at which two neutron stars collide and merge in a so-called kilonova.

Massive star collision unlocks more secrets of the universe

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 Carlo Ferrigno, astrophysicist at the Integral Science Data Center (ISDC) at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), says that until the discovery reported on Monday, the idea that two colliding neutron stars can cause huge bursts of electromagnetic energy and gravitational waves was just a theory. “To test this hypothesis, it was necessary to detect both…

A breakthrough in natural crop protection

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 With their products the Andermatts have been proving for years that natural crop protection works. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

Bern’s SkyWork could be grounded at end of month

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has limited SkyWork’s operating permit to the end of this month because the company is unable to meet its financial commitments for its 2017 and 2018 winter schedule. If the company can ensure a solid financial footing by the time its permit expires on October 31, it…

View of the NeighborHub, a solar-powered house entirely designed and built by Swiss students

Swiss students win top prize at US Solar Decathlon contest

This content was published on Oct 15, 2017 A team of students from four Swiss universities has taken the top prize at the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon event in Colorado.