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Swiss group exploring blockchain transaction options

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 The goal is to produce a decentralised, encrypted platform that will enable small companies to more efficiently raise funds by selling shares outside of stock exchanges. Switzerland is home to a growing ‘CryptoValley’ of blockchain innovators, including Ethereum, which which will provide the blockchain platform. This is by no means the only such project currently…

A Swiss initiative aims to produce gold in a more sustainable way in Peru

Digging for ‘better’ gold in Peru

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 What does it take to produce gold sustainably? It’s not easy, as a visit to a Peruvian mine shows.

Transport ministry refutes Gotthard wind resistance claims

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 “Test trips show that passenger trains travel at the planned speeds of 200km/hour (125mph) and that the planned times can be adhered to,” the transport office said in a statement after the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper reported wind resistance problems on September 4. The newspaper had reported that a physical phenomenon apparently overlooked by engineers would…

Swiss Ambassador has Washington simmering

This content was published on Sep 8, 2016 William Tell soup, anyone? What led Switzerland’s man in Washington to add some spice to his role as ambassador and write a cookbook?

No e-vote counting at open-air assembly

This content was published on Sep 7, 2016 Based on an expert study, the government decided that the current system of approximate estimations of the number of raised hands for votes at the annual assembly on the town square should be continued. “It does not make sense to interfere with a proven procedure as there is no need for a change,” the government…

Ex-UBS banker charged for selling data to Germany

This content was published on Sep 6, 2016 The Swiss authorities have charged a former UBS banker over suspicion of selling confidential client details to Germany in 2012.

The perfect business plan?

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‘Extinct’ fish found in Lake Constance

This content was published on Sep 6, 2016 “Projet Lac” was carried out from 2010 to 2015 by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EawagExternal link), together with the cantons, the Federal Office for the Environment, the University of Bern and the Bern Natural History Museum. Researchers determined the taxonomy of some 50,000 fish in 17 Swiss lakes and several…

ETH Zurich remains top university in continental Europe

This content was published on Sep 6, 2016 ETHZ is the highest-ranked university in continental Europe – four British universities came in the top ten – in the annual rankingsExternal link, published by London-based education company Quacquarelli Symonds on Tuesday. Other Swiss institutions among the 916 universities from 81 countries are the universities of Zurich (ranked 80), Geneva (95), Lausanne (138), Basel (141),…

Comet robot Philae found intact but defunct

This content was published on Sep 5, 2016 Swiss scientists have been involved in the European Space Agency (ESA) project to examine a comet and gather information on its structure. Philae landed in November 2014, but lost contact with the orbiting Rosetta probe that dropped it on the comet. “It was very important to find Philae before the mission ended, to understand the…

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