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Sunspot activity hits 1,000-year high

This content was published on Jul 12, 2004 Professor Sami Solanki said this could be compounding the effects of greenhouse gases and contributing to global warming. “We have to acknowledge that the Sun is in a changed state. It is brighter than it was a few hundred years ago, and this brightening started relatively recently – in the last 100 to 150 years.…

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Concert ticket prices go through the roof

This content was published on Jul 11, 2004 swissinfo spoke to Vincent Sager of the events promotion company, Opus One, and Daniel Rossellat of the Paléo Festival in Nyon to discuss the phenomenon. They blamed rising costs and lower CD sales for soaring ticket prices. swissinfo: Concert tickets today cost almost twice as much as they did ten years ago. Why? Vincent Sager:…

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Turn on the power and cycle through the Emmental

This content was published on Jul 10, 2004 But as swissinfo discovered, there is hope for pedal pushers wanting to tour the countryside without collapsing from exhaustion – or even breaking into a sweat. A bike trail with a difference has opened in the Emmental, running through the lush green hills and bucolic villages which make the region one of the most picturesque…

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Maxon motors make Mars mission mobile

This content was published on Jul 10, 2004 The tiny drive units from the maxon motor firm are not only small, but also powerful and have even found a niche for themselves on planet Mars. Packed with technology and weighing in at next to nothing, the motors from Sachseln in canton Obwalden have performed vital roles on Nasa’s Mars rovers – Spirit and…

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Tourists still reluctant to open their wallets

This content was published on Jul 9, 2004 Spending by tourists has now fallen for three consecutive years, according to the Federal Statistics Office. Last year, tourists forked out SFr12.1 billion ($9.88 billion) during their holidays in Switzerland. That’s SFr185 million less than in 2002, and a drop of 1.5 per cent. In the past three years, spending by overseas tourists has fallen…

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Virtual machine software start-up eyes US market

This content was published on Jul 9, 2004 The six-person strong company funded research and development for its innovative software products by selling, installing, and integrating VMware Inc’s sofware, which enabled the concept of virtual machines in the first place. The “virtual machine” term refers to the practice of running several operating systems on a computer. It is typically used inside large data…

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Biotech patents come under fire

This content was published on Jul 8, 2004 The government says the new legislation, which is currently under consultation in Switzerland, would help safeguard the country’s booming biotech sector. The proposal forms part of an overall revision of Swiss patent law. It was originally put forward in 2002 but was poorly received by the public. A second consultation period began last month and…

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Regulators tackle “cancer” of junk email

This content was published on Jul 8, 2004 The Swiss parliament is expected to begin debate later this year on legislation to ban junk emails. The three-day conference was aimed at stepping up international efforts to block the spread of spam, also known as junk email. “We have an epidemic on our hands that we need to learn how to control,” said Robert…

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Volunteers play vital role in Swiss society

This content was published on Jul 7, 2004 And even though there’s little official recognition for the contribution they make to Swiss society, the trend for unpaid work is on the rise. Four out of ten people in Switzerland work as volunteers, or have done so in the past. Translated into money terms, such work is valued at SFr20 billion ($16 billion) a…

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