Science & Technology

How many Swiss died from the Covid vaccine?
Swiss federal authorities say that at least 19 Swiss people died in 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Swiss pants that alert you to injuries before they happen
Imagine you are out for a run when your pants -- yes, your pants -- alert you that you're getting too tired and prone to injuries.
Swiss invention creates electricity while boosting crop yields
A young Swiss company has developed a dynamic agrivoltaics solution that combines food and electricity production on the same crop area.
Why the world’s longest urban drone route is through Zurich
A drone is being used to Expedite the transport of diagnostic samples between two Zurich hospitals -- flying more than 5 kilometers in just 7 minutes.
The world’s smallest wearable health monitor is Swiss
Move over Apple watch, there is a new Health monitor in town -- a small, light ring that tracks the wearer's vitals.
The Swiss space tech searching for life on Jupiter
Is there a chance that other life exists in our solar system? A new space mission wants to explore this question, among other things with instruments from Switzerland.
To infinity and beyond: The second ever Swiss astronaut
There’s a new astronaut shooting for the stars, and he’s Swiss. Meet Marco Sieber.
Six Swiss medical innovations that changed the world
For centuries Switzerland has been a hotbed of innovation and attracted some of the world’s greatest thinkers.
Switzerland and Google at odds
Hundreds Google’s employees this week walked out of its Zurich offices in protest.
The unmasking of a global disinformation machine
A group of investigative journalists this week unmasked the Israeli hackers who have meddled in political elections and created propaganda campaigns for years.
Residential Swiss solar plan: Not cost-effective
Installing solar panels on the rooftops of local homes and businesses would only be effective in less than half of the proposed locations, study reveals.
Seven Swiss inventions that changed the world
No country in the world holds more patents per capita than Switzerland — innovation seems to be part of the Swiss DNA.
Swiss discoveries that changed the world
Switzerland has been home to some of humanity’s most creative inventions – and no, we’re not just talking about Swiss Army knives.
The luxury Swiss train that can ‘jump tracks’
Where Ukraine is keeping their precious artwork in Switzerland, the most luxurious Swiss train to date, and more in our roundup of news from December 9 - 13.
Switzerland picks up struggling Apple, Tesla stocks
A roundup of Swiss tech new from the week. Switzerland invests in AMC, Rivian and more The Swiss National Bank this week disclosed that it had scooped up U.

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