The ETH spin-off uses the heat of the sun to produce synthetic fuels (Synfuels) from CO₂ and water. In June 2024, in the German city of Jülich, Synhelion inaugurated DAWN: the world's first industrial ...

Bern, 19.09.2024 - The Federal Government Expert Group on Business Cycles continues to expect Switzerland's economic growth in 2024 to be considerably below average (GDP adjusted for sporting events: ...

Compared with 2022, greenhouse gas emissions from business travel rose by 19% (from 58,000 to 69,000 t CO2eq). This increase can in part be attributed to the further lifting of global travel ...

Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, represented Switzerland at the Informal Meeting of Higher Education and Research Ministers of the EU member states in Budapest ...

On Saturday, September 14, Empa held an Open Lab Day in Dübendorf. Despite the cool and occasionally rainy weather, almost 7000 visitors flocked to the Empa campus. Young and old alike learned about ...

Migration is a priority area in Switzerland's second contribution to selected EU member states. The migration framework credit amounts to CHF 200 million. Partner countries are selected on the basis ...

Since the war began in February 2022, Ukraine has become one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. It is estimated that almost a quarter of its territory – an area more than three times ...

The Producer and Import Price Index rose in August 2024 by 0.2% compared with the previous month, reaching 107.4 points (December 2020 = 100). Rising prices were seen in particular for pharmaceutical ...

Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 16.09.2024 - Empa researcher Mirko Kovac has been Professor of Sustainability Robotics at EPFL's School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering since ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly gaining in importance und its use raises complex and dynamic challenges. For this reason, the Federal Council wishes to strengthen the coordination of AI in the ...

Biel/Bienne, 16.09.2024 - SERAFE AG will continue to collect the household radio and television fee for the federal government after 2025. On 14 ...

At the Digital Switzerland advisory board meeting on 11 September 2024, participants discussed possible approaches to regulating artificial intelligence (AI). They agreed that the opportunities ...