LafargeHolcim investing in intelligent cement plants
Zug – LafargeHolcim intends to modernize its cement plants through automation and artificial intelligence, among other technologies. To this end, it will increasingly work together with startups. New ...
Researchers embed data in music
Zurich – Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a technique for storing data in music. The microphone in a mobile phone can receive this data. This could have interesting applications in hotels, mus...
Autoneum makes tires quieter
Winterthur - The automotive parts supplier Autoneum has developed a textile-based wheel arch cladding to absorb tire noise and also make vehicles more lightweight. The new product will now be showcase...
Planted plants chickens
Zurich – Planted, a start-up from the Greater Zurich Area, develops substitute meat products from plant-based proteins. Planted‘s chicken made from peas comes astonishingly close to replicating real c...
Parliament gives green light for tax reform
Schaffhausen – The Schaffhausen cantonal parliament has approved a reduction in the corporate tax rate from today’s 16% down to 12.35%. This will make Schaffhausen the canton with the third lowest tax...
Nobel laureate joins private university
Schaffhausen – The Schaffhausen Institute of Technology will start operations in September. Nobel laureate in physics Konstantin Novoselov will lend his weight to the private university as chairman of...
Switzerland rated favourite country for expats
London – Switzerland has been rated the best country in the world for international workers. It ranked top in a survey conducted by the British large bank HSBC, with expats favouring Switzerland’s hig...
Empa researchers set new solar cells record
Dübendorf ZH – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have achieved an efficiency of 20.8 per cent in flexible CIGS solar cells. Their findings break...
Software finds faults in production lines
Zurich/Volketswil ZH – AI First and Fabrimex Systems from the Greater Zurich Area are developing a new software to find faults in products on production lines. Machine learning is the basis for the de...
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