Swiss mired in poisonous row over pesticides
The idyllic image of peaceful Swiss Alpine pastures is being shattered by upcoming votes on pesticides which have sharply divided opinion in rural Switzerland......»»
New screening method could lead to microbe-based replacements for chemical pesticides
Plants have evolved unique immunity mechanisms that they can activate upon detecting the presence of a pathogen. Interestingly, the presence of some nonpathogenic microorganisms can also prompt a plant to activate its systemic immunity mechanisms, an.....»»
Facebook-Backed Diem Abandons Swiss License Application, Will Move To the US
Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem -- formerly known as Libra -- said Wednesday it has withdrawn its application for a Swiss payment license and will instead shift its operations to the United States. From a report: The Diem Association, w.....»»
Pentagon Weighs Ending JEDI Cloud Project Amid Amazon Court Fight
Pentagon officials are considering pulling the plug on the star-crossed JEDI cloud-computing project, which has been mired in litigation from Amazon and faces continuing criticism from lawmakers. From a report: The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastruc.....»»
Fossil of ancient squid eating a crustacean while being eaten by an ancient shark
A team of researchers has discovered a fossil they are describing as a leftover fall event in which one creature was in the process of eating another creature that was not consumed. In their paper published in the Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, the.....»»
Sennheiser Sells Its Consumer Audio Business To Hearing Aid Specialist Sonova
Sennheiser has sold its consumer electronics division to a Swiss company called Sonova that specializes in hearing care, Sennheiser has announced. Engadget reports: Sonova said it made the 200 million euro ($241 million) deal to expand its aging demo.....»»
Sennheiser sells off its consumer brand
Long-running German audio company Sennheiser today announced that it has found a buyer for its consumer brand. Swiss holding company Sonova — a giant in the hearing aid business — will be acquiring the brand in a deal expected to close by.....»»
Slender-snouted Besanosaurus was an 8-meter-long marine snapper
Middle Triassic ichthyosaurs are rare, and mostly small in size. The new Besanosaurus specimens described in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ by Italian, Swiss, Dutch and Polish paleontologists provide new information on the anatomy of this fish-like.....»»
Manuel Herz encloses curvilinear hospital in Senegal with lattice brickwork
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has unveiled the curvilinear Maternity and Paediatric Hospital in Tambacounda, Senegal, which is defined by its lattice-like brickwork. Read more Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has unveiled the curv.....»»
Helios acoustic room divider by Jeffrey Ibañez for Impact Acoustic
Dezeen Showroom: Filipino designer Jeffrey Ibañez has created Helios, an acoustic panel that doubles up as a room divider, for Swiss brand Impact Acoustic. Read more Dezeen Showroom: Filipino designer Jeffrey Ibañez has created Helios, an.....»»
Dormice may have hibernated as early as 34 million years ago
In analyzing rodent fossils, scientists funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation have come up with a novel hypothesis: hibernation was a survival strategy 34 million years ago......»»
The ANYmal inspection robot gives Spot some four-legged competition
We’ve covered Swiss robotics company ANYbotics with some regularity over the years. The company has offered its own take on the quadrupedal robotics space that has, naturally, drawn comparisons to Boston Dynamics’ Spot. Of course, as we noted ear.....»»
Geotextiles could slow glacial melt, but at what cost?
In the Swiss Alps, some ski resorts and glacial tourist attractions are using reflective blankets known as geotextiles to protect parts of glaciers from accelerated summer melt caused by global warming. These businesses' stable winter incomes enable.....»»
Swiss strike gold with world"s smallest commemorative coin
A tiny Swiss gold coin bearing a picture of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out has been crowned as the world's smallest commemorative coin, Switzerland's mint announced Tuesday......»»
Breakthrough in plant protection: RNAi pesticides affect only one pest species
The harmfulness of pesticides to beneficial organisms is one of the most serious concerns in agriculture. Therefore scientists are eagerly looking for new, more environmentally friendly and species-specific solutions. Researchers at the Estonian Univ.....»»
Apple is reportedly developing a TV box with a smart speaker and camera
The next Apple TV could be a communication Swiss Army knife if a new Bloomberg report is correct. It could have a built-in speaker and a webcam for video calls......»»
A Swiss army knife for genomic data
A good way to find out what a cell is doing—whether it is growing out of control as in cancers, or is under the control of an invading virus, or is simply going about the routine business of a healthy cell—is to look at its gene expression. Thoug.....»»
Swiss Robots Use UV Light To Zap Viruses Aboard Passenger Planes
A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and spare the travel industry more pandemic pain. Reuters reports: UVeya, a Swiss start-up, is conducting t.....»»
Study: US pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more
American farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades ago, a new study finds......»»
Pollen season in Switzerland earlier and more intense due to climate change
Pollen from trees, grasses and weeds are causing seasonal allergies for approximately one fifth of the Swiss population every year. A study now found that due to climate change, the pollen season has shifted substantially over the past 30 years in on.....»»
Canada rejects outright ban on bee-killing pesticides
Canada's health agency announced Wednesday restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in agriculture to protect aquatic insects, backtracking on a proposed outright ban prompted by a massive bee die-off......»»