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Grana Padano: the General Assembly of the Protection Consortium

Grana Padano: thus exports exceed Italian consumption



The General Assembly of the Protection Consortium reports a positive balance for 2023 and renews the positions of the Board of Directors and the Board of Auditors

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Sustainable Infrastructure: On 9 April 2024, OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann and diplomats Richard Verma (USA) and Helene Budliger Artieda (Switzerland) inaugurated the Blue Dot Network Secretariat

An office for sustainable infrastructure in developing countries



Financial transparency, environmental and social sustainability, climate resilience and inclusion: the operational headquarters of the Blue Dot Network in Paris

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The 5 riskiest areas of the Atlantic for animals

Plastic in the Atlantic: the 5 riskiest areas for animals



For the first time, a study reveals the northern Atlantic areas where oil-derived waste is much more dangerous for marine life

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MNP in Arctic ice: laboratory research

How micro and nanoplastics end up in the Arctic ice



Environmental scientist Alice Pradel grows ice cores in ETH laboratories to study the accumulation of MNPs in the North Pole seas

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Diamonds: a new method to find them thanks to olivine

A study on Olivine, the "best friend" of... diamonds



ETH geologists have discovered a new method to estimate the presence of diamond in kimberlite: it all depends on the chemistry

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Artificial heart: the Aeson bioprosthesis from the French company Carmat

Fifty million euros for the first Italian artificial heart



Here is a first point of the situation and objectives of an important research project that will radically improve the lives of many patients

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Sharks: mortality due to fishing is increasingly high

Fishing kills more and more sharks: the outcome of the shocking study…



Fishing causes the death of too many sharks: according to newly published research, even more are dying today than 10 years ago

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Switzerland Denmark: a graphic fusion between the flags of the Confederation and the Kingdom

Scientific diplomacy: Switzerland-Denmark, and beyond…



Bern will intensify bilateral cooperation in education, research and innovation with partners following the agreements with Copenhagen

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Chile has ratified the UN Ocean Treaty: it is the first country in the world

UN Ocean Treaty: Chile is the first country to sign



The Government of Santiago inaugurated the ratification of the United Nations international convention for the protection of the great seas

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AI Security: World leaders gather at the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Security Summit at Bletchley Park in Britain

The safety of AI? The Bletchley Park statement is crucial



In detail the important initiative sanctioned by the main countries protagonists of global progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence

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Niklaus Wirth: won the prestigious Turing Award in 1984

Goodbye to Niklaus Wirth, the Swiss who whispered to computers for a long time



A memory of the inventor of the Pascal programming language and the only German-speaking Turing Award winner, who passed away at almost ninety years old

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Freezing: the inventor Clarence Birdseye in a shop advertising the sale of frozen foods

One hundred years of freezing and innovation in the food industry



In 2023 the cold chain for the long preservation of food celebrated its birth in memory of Clarence Birdseye's idea

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Sustainable Infrastructure: On 9 April 2024, OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann and diplomats Richard Verma (USA) and Helene Budliger Artieda (Switzerland) inaugurated the Blue Dot Network Secretariat

An office for sustainable infrastructure in developing countries


Financial transparency, environmental and social sustainability, climate resilience and inclusion: the operational headquarters of the Blue Dot Network in Paris

The 5 riskiest areas of the Atlantic for animals

Plastic in the Atlantic: the 5 riskiest areas for animals


For the first time, a study reveals the northern Atlantic areas where oil-derived waste is much more dangerous for marine life

MNP in Arctic ice: laboratory research

How micro and nanoplastics end up in the Arctic ice


Environmental scientist Alice Pradel grows ice cores in ETH laboratories to study the accumulation of MNPs in the North Pole seas

Diamonds: a new method to find them thanks to olivine

A study on Olivine, the "best friend" of... diamonds


ETH geologists have discovered a new method to estimate the presence of diamond in kimberlite: it all depends on the chemistry

Artificial heart: the Aeson bioprosthesis from the French company Carmat

Fifty million euros for the first Italian artificial heart


Here is a first point of the situation and objectives of an important research project that will radically improve the lives of many patients

Sharks: mortality due to fishing is increasingly high

Fishing kills more and more sharks: the outcome of the shocking study…


Fishing causes the death of too many sharks: according to newly published research, even more are dying today than 10 years ago

Switzerland Denmark: a graphic fusion between the flags of the Confederation and the Kingdom

Scientific diplomacy: Switzerland-Denmark, and beyond…


Bern will intensify bilateral cooperation in education, research and innovation with partners following the agreements with Copenhagen

Chile has ratified the UN Ocean Treaty: it is the first country in the world

UN Ocean Treaty: Chile is the first country to sign


The Government of Santiago inaugurated the ratification of the United Nations international convention for the protection of the great seas

AI Security: World leaders gather at the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Security Summit at Bletchley Park in Britain

The safety of AI? The Bletchley Park statement is crucial


In detail the important initiative sanctioned by the main countries protagonists of global progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence

Niklaus Wirth: won the prestigious Turing Award in 1984

Goodbye to Niklaus Wirth, the Swiss who whispered to computers for a long time


A memory of the inventor of the Pascal programming language and the only German-speaking Turing Award winner, who passed away at almost ninety years old

Freezing: the inventor Clarence Birdseye in a shop advertising the sale of frozen foods

One hundred years of freezing and innovation in the food industry


In 2023 the cold chain for the long preservation of food celebrated its birth in memory of Clarence Birdseye's idea

Blue crab: through water collected to ballast ships, the species has been accidentally introduced to numerous other parts of the world

This is why (even) nothing of the blue crab is thrown away


Not only is it good to eat, but the shell of the invasive crustacean could become a crucial raw material for many industrial sectors

Artificial Intelligence: A key visual of Google's artificial intelligence (Illustration: Google)
Artificial Intelligence: Google's Artificial Intelligence to stay connected at all times

Here's how Google's Artificial Intelligence wins every challenge


Today machine and deep learning are helping countries and communities to deal with epidemics, pandemics and natural disasters,…


FluxJet is a sustainable 1000 kmh tubular means of transport
FluxJet is a sustainable 1000 kmh tubular means of transport

FluxJet is the train-plane hybrid that will revolutionize our travels


The TransPod startup has shown in Canada the effectiveness of a "tubular" vehicle that will travel at 1000 km per hour at…


The key visual of the Swiss-Canadian Cleantech Innovation Summit
Crasis between the flags of Canada and the Swiss Confederation

Switzerland-Canada summit for cleantech innovation


Bern and Ottawa want to strengthen economic and scientific cooperation in the field of "clean technologies" and…