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Universities unite to create neuroscience hub

This content was published on Jun 11, 2012 Dubbed “Neuropolis”, the project will be based in two facilities to be built in Geneva and Lausanne. It aims to develop understanding of the human brain while creating a space in which researchers can interact with the public. In Lausanne, Neuropolis will host the simulation platform of the EPFL Blue Brain Project, which aims to…

UBS considers legal action over Facebook losses

This content was published on Jun 9, 2012 In a statement, UBS confirmed that the bank made a loss due to Nasdaq’s technical issues when the social networking company’s stock began trading on May 18. The bank declined to disclose the amount of its losses but said it was “not material”. It said UBS was considering its options for recovering its losses but…

Einstein’s speed limit still stands

This content was published on Jun 8, 2012 The scientists said on Friday that the experiment which challenged Einstein’s theory on the speed of light, which postulates that nothing can move faster in the universe, had been flawed and that neutrinos – like everything else – are indeed bound by this law of physics. The researchers caused a storm last September when they…

Foreign currency reserves reach new high

This content was published on Jun 7, 2012 The Swiss National Bank (SNB) said on Thursday it had SFr303.8 billion ($318.05 billion) worth of foreign currency in its vaults at the end of May. This is a 28 per cent increase from the SFr237.6 billion reserves it had in April. SNB spokeswoman Silvia Oppliger said the increase was largely related to the central’s…

The people’s rights in an era of globalisation

This content was published on Jun 7, 2012 In Switzerland, the government is answerable for foreign policy decisions not only to parliament, but also to the people and the cantons. All international treaties with important implications for the country, such as the enactment of new laws, can be put to a nationwide vote if at least 50,000 citizens or eight cantons so demand…

Swiss banks under fire over Madoff fraud

This content was published on Jun 7, 2012 Trustee Irving Picard hopes to recover several hundred million dollars generated through investments in feeder funds in Madoff’s former company. The complaints seek $354.9 million (SFr340 million) from Swiss private bank EFG Bank SA and $179.4 million from private bank Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie (LODH). The third one is the cantonal bank of…

Hunting scents for new bestsellers

This content was published on Jun 6, 2012 Swiss companies Givaudan and Firmenich purchase thousands of different natural raw ingredients – in addition to synthetic ingredients – from all corners of the globe. Often working in remote areas with local communities, sourcing of such materials is a delicate affair in which the health and sustainability of the communities is intricately tied to that…

No fuel airplane

This content was published on Jun 6, 2012

Solar plane ends first intercontinental flight

This content was published on Jun 6, 2012 “It was perhaps the most beautiful flight of my life, I have dreamed since I was a child of flying without using fuel,” said Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard, who has already circumnavigated the world by balloon, on arrival at Rabat’s International airport. The single-seat aircraft is fitted with 12,000 solar cells across its dragonfly-like wings…

Franc faces return to unwanted “safe haven” tag

This content was published on Jun 4, 2012 A Greek exit from the euro and the spread of panic to other debt-ridden countries threatens to turn the franc once again into a magnet for foreign investors. Having successfully taken the franc off the list of global safe havens with its SFr1.20 exchange rate floor against the euro last September, the Swiss National Bank…

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