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Swiss solar plane to attempt 48-hour flight to Morocco

The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from Switzerland to Morocco in coming weeks, in its longest flight to date, organisers said Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

IBM and EKZ make electric vehicle charging more convenient with new smartphone application

IBM Research today announced that it has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers to conveniently charge electric ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Zurich, Geneva and Sydney top corporate salaries: UBS

Corporate heads in Zurich, Geneva and Sydney are the best paid in the world after taxes, according to a new iPhone application launched on Tuesday by Swiss bank UBS.

Technology / Business

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive

(AP) -- Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Swiss Post accused of patent infringement

US startup RPost on Wednesday accused Switzerland's postal service of intentionally violating patented technology for proving email messages have been delivered.

Technology / Business

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swiss archaeologists find 5,000-year-old door

(AP) -- Archaeologists in the Swiss city of Zurich have unearthed a 5,000-year-old door that may be one of the oldest ever found in Europe.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 2

US chemist leaves Zurich post over doctored data

(AP) -- Switzerland's top technology institute says a U.S. chemist has resigned as head of research after scientific data were found to have been manipulated.

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0