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Science Saturday Facing your fears: neurons rewrite traumatic memories

Swiss neuroscientists have identified the cells that help reprogramme memories of trauma towards those of safety.

Particle physics Large Hadron Collider to get bigger and brighter

The world’s largest particle collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) near Geneva is getting a massive upgrade.

Technology in our lives

#DroneFrontier How drones are transforming humanitarian aid

By Celia Luterbacher in Boston

The use of drones for disaster relief – whether to deliver cargo, map terrain or assess structural damage – is growing, but fraught with challenges.

Green light Intelligent traffic lights guide driverless buses through traffic

Thanks to intelligent traffic lights, SmartShuttles will be able to cross junctions without the help of a driver.

Future of Transport Geneva to test fleet of self-driving buses

The canton of Geneva is set to test a system of self-driving public buses as part of an international project part-funded by the EU.

New technologies Nobel Prize winning chemist voices AI concerns

Jacques Dubochet, the Swiss winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has called for greater control over new technologies such as artificial ...

The business of innovation

Air Mail Post office uses drones to connect hospitals

After initial tests in Lugano, Swiss Post will now also fly the skies over the Swiss capital, Bern.

Space-age technology Swiss team to compete in Elon Musk's Hyperloop competition

A team from ETH Zurich will again compete this July in Elon Musk’s “Hyperloop Pod Competition” in Los Angeles.

creative minds Einsteins from around the world gather in Geneva

By Martial Trezzini/Keystone (photos), Olivier Pauchard & Ester Unterfinger

The 46th International Exhibition of Inventions, currently happening in Geneva, showcases hundreds of new inventions over four days.

4-6 degrees Celsius Swiss National Bank must rethink emissions-heavy investments

By Celia Luterbacher

Climate Alliance Switzerland has called for a “stress test” of the Swiss financial system and given recommendations for protecting it and the climate.

Doing science

Pioneering patents Swiss physicist wins European Inventor Award for laser technology

The European Patent Office (EPO) has presented Swiss physicist Ursula Keller with a European Inventor Award in the “Lifetime achievement”.

Cosmology Research questions the fabric of our universe

By Celia Luterbacher

Experts at two different Swiss institutions have recently published research that challenges the standard model of the cosmos and its properties.

InSight into Red Planet NASA's mission to Mars launches with Swiss technology onboard

By Perrine Elise Huber, Head of Communication at swissnex San Francisco.

The importance of the InSight mission to Mars that was launched on Saturday, and Switzerland's role.

Behind the scenes at CERN Meet the engineers who make machines for understanding the universe

By Bill Harby in Geneva

Without engineers like Marta Bajko, CERN physicists wouldn’t be able to test their theories about what happened nanoseconds after the Big Bang.

Illustrious mummy Boris Johnson's "mummy"

This is thought to be UK Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson's great-great-great-great-great-grandmother. The best-known mummy in Switzerland was for ...

Digging deep What does the snow layer tell us?

Snow physicist Charles Fierz and his colleague from the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) in Davos demonstrate the various tests and ...

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Christiana Figueres at WEF Can businesses rally to meet climate targets?

By Matthew Allen, Carlo Pisani

Multinational companies are being urged to contribute more to the battle against global warming at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.

AI at WEF The human brain in machine form: a matter of when, not if

By Matthew Allen, Carlo Pisani

How close are scientists to recreating the human brain? What happens when machines become as intelligent as humans? Perspectives from Davos.

Mapping diversity Using planes and lasers for a biodiversity checkup

Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a new system to measure the diversity and health of forests with a laser scanner mounted on ...

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Alternative power Invisible solar energy

More and more houses are being built with solar panels on the roofs and photovoltaics embedded in the façades, which can deliver the entire energy ...

Nuclear emergency Measuring radiation in the air and soil

Spiez Laboratory is a key part of the monitoring and emergency task force set up to deal with a major nuclear or radiological event in Switzerland.

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Polluting petrol Swiss researchers dish up the dirt on petrol

Diesel vehicles are to blame for lots of particulate matter, but modern petrol engines produce 100 times more. That's the conclusion of ...

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