https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Given there is no Covid-19 vaccine at the present time, contact tracing is believed to be an effective, though complex, strategy for breaking transmission chains and controlling the spread of disease. How will it work in Switzerland? https://www.thelocal.ch/20200420/explained-how-will-the-post-confinement-tracing-work-in-switzerland Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:54:43 +0200 explained-how-will-the-post-confinement-tracing-work-in-switzerland Zurich's Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) has been named the seventh best university in the world in the newly released 2019 QS world university rankings. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180607/zurichs-eth-named-worlds-seventh-best-university-qs-global-rankings Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:55:28 +0200 zurichs-eth-named-worlds-seventh-best-university-qs-global-rankings Switzerland's EPFL federal technology institute has been named the most international university in the world in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) ranking. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180316/lausannes-epfl-named-most-international-university-in-the-world Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:45:39 +0100 lausannes-epfl-named-most-international-university-in-the-world Members of the public can watch drone racing, learn how to fly a drone and get an insight into the latest drone research in a new event at EPFL, the federal technology institute in Lausanne, this weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170829/epfl-stages-first-ever-showcase-of-drone-technology Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:19:52 +0200 epfl-stages-first-ever-showcase-of-drone-technology Scientists at Lausanne’s federal technology institute EPFL have discovered that alpine streams emit higher levels of carbon-dioxide (CO2) after a warmer than normal winter. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170609/swiss-scientists-climate-change-raises-co2-emissions-from-alpine-streams Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:43:08 +0200 swiss-scientists-climate-change-raises-co2-emissions-from-alpine-streams Swiss researchers said on Monday they have developed a wireless camera system to monitor vital signs in premature babies, a move that could replace uncomfortable and highly inaccurate skin sensors. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170411/swiss-scientists-create-new-contactless-system-to-monitor-premature-babies Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:20:18 +0200 swiss-scientists-create-new-contactless-system-to-monitor-premature-babies Switzerland’s federal technology institute EPFL has been named the world’s leading ‘young university’ for the third year in a row. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170405/epfl-named-worlds-top-young-university-once-again Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:05:24 +0200 epfl-named-worlds-top-young-university-once-again Researchers at Lausanne technology institute EPFL are calling for the public’s help to geo-locate archive photos of Switzerland in the 1960s. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170327/epfl-photo-mapping-project-reveals-1960s-switzerland Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:20:11 +0200 epfl-photo-mapping-project-reveals-1960s-switzerland Switzerland made more European patent applications per capita in 2016 than any other country, confirming its long-held status as a world-leading innovator. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170307/swiss-are-european-patent-champions-once-again Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:31:03 +0100 swiss-are-european-patent-champions-once-again The Iranian researcher at Swiss federal technology institute EPFL finally arrived in Boston on Friday night a week after she was banned from entering the US to take up a new job at a Harvard Medical School lab. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170206/epfl-scientist-blocked-by-us-finally-arrives-in-boston Mon, 06 Feb 2017 09:57:49 +0100 epfl-scientist-blocked-by-us-finally-arrives-in-boston Federal technology institute EPFL has developed a new app for residents of the city and canton of Geneva to record the sounds they hear around them in order to help evaluate the region’s quality of life. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170202/residents-of-noisiest-city-in-switzerland-asked-to-record-din Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:06:55 +0100 residents-of-noisiest-city-in-switzerland-asked-to-record-din Switzerland’s two federal technology institutes have been named the most international universities in the world by the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE), which warns the standing of US universities is under threat from US immigration policy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170201/switzerland-boasts-top-two-most-international-universities-in-the-world Wed, 01 Feb 2017 09:53:57 +0100 switzerland-boasts-top-two-most-international-universities-in-the-world An Iranian scientist living in Switzerland was among those turned away from the US following President Trump’s travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170130/lausanne-based-scientist-barred-from-entering-us-for-new-job Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:52:13 +0100 lausanne-based-scientist-barred-from-entering-us-for-new-job Swiss scientists have developed an algorithm for automated vehicles that will allow them to operate in traffic alongside manually-driven cars. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170130/swiss-researchers-self-driving-cars-a-reality-by-2030 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 11:38:43 +0100 swiss-researchers-self-driving-cars-a-reality-by-2030 Researchers at Swiss federal technology institute EPFL have mimicked birds to create a drone with 'feathered' wings, making it more agile than ordinary drones. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161216/swiss-scientists-create-winged-drone-that-flies-like-a-bird Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:02:42 +0100 swiss-scientists-create-winged-drone-that-flies-like-a-bird Business is booming for Switzerland’s startups, if the latest figures from federal technology institute EPFL are anything to go by. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161214/epfl-startups-raise-record-funds-in-2016 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:09:02 +0100 epfl-startups-raise-record-funds-in-2016 A new device has allowed two monkeys to regain use of their paralyzed legs by transmitting brain signals wirelessly, bypassing their spinal cord lesions, a study released on Wednesday by the journal Nature said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161110/new-swiss-device-could-help-paralyzed-people-to-walk-again Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:15:20 +0100 new-swiss-device-could-help-paralyzed-people-to-walk-again ETH Zurich has reached its highest ever position in the QS World University Rankings, confirming its status as continental Europe’s best university. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160906/eth-zurich-crowned-best-uni-in-continental-europe-again Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:30:28 +0200 eth-zurich-crowned-best-uni-in-continental-europe-again Switzerland has been named the world’s most innovative country for the sixth consecutive year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160816/switzerland-tops-global-innovation-table-again Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:08:52 +0200 switzerland-tops-global-innovation-table-again Pomegranate has long been considered a ‘superfood’ but without much evidence as to why, but now researchers at Lausanne’s federal technology institute EPFL have discovered the fruit could protect against one of the major causes of aging. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160712/swiss-scientists-uncover-amazing-anti-aging-secret Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:57:24 +0200 swiss-scientists-uncover-amazing-anti-aging-secret