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Robot-built pergola showcases Swiss digital fabrication skills

This content was published on Aug 11, 2018 The four-metre tall construction was inaugurated in June and was the handiwork of 17 architecture students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ). The pergola was put together without using nails, glue or screws. The structure is made completely of timber and is held together by 2,700 cylindrical wooden pegs called dowels. …

Expat Swiss push for e-voting despite reluctance at home

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 The expat Swiss assembly has given the green light for an online petition calling for the introduction of e-voting by 2021.

Switzerland contributes funds for Lombok earthquake relief

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 The funds will be handed over to the Indonesian Red Cross through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the SDC announced on Friday. The local Red Cross is providing emergency shelter, healthcare, water and subsistence for those affected by the earthquakes. The Swiss representation in Jakarta is in permanent contact with…

Swiss sign agreement to build China’s first zero-energy building

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 The project called “Swiss House Sunlon” is backed by Swiss companies and will be the first zero energy dwelling in China. The technology used in the building will come from the Swiss cleantech sector and is meant to serve as a showcase for Swiss innovation in the country. The agreement was signed on Thursday in…

Should Switzerland be worried about low voter turnouts?

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 On average, less than half of registered Swiss voters go to the polls. But there’s no need to panic about negative effects on the country’s democracy.

How to motivate young adults to participate in politics

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 Voter turnout among young adults is well below the population average. We discover the true political interests of young people.

GAM: hard times on Hardstrasse

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 An hour before markets opened, Zurich-listed GAM, which also has large operations in London, stunned investors and the wider asset management community by suspending one of its best-known portfolio managers following an internal probe. “The office was in meltdown,” says a GAM employee. Some London workers were blindsided by Tim Haywood’s suspension and staff were…

Bern recommends firms pursue Iran ties despite US sanctions

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 The Swiss government recommends Swiss firms pursue their business relations with the Islamic Republic on an informed basis.

Autism: poor social skills linked to synapse malfunction

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 Swiss scientists have discovered that the difficulty in managing social interactions in people with autism is due to poor maturation of the synapses.

Scientists eavesdrop on roots and earthworms

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 Swiss and French researchers have succeeded in obtaining acoustic signals that correspond to growing roots and burrowing earthworms.

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