The Local Switzerland

Sapphire-toughened screens win Swiss invention prize

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 20:15:36 +0200

A Hong Kong professor on Friday won the grand prize at this year's Geneva inventions show for a new method of toughening screens for smartphones and other devices to avoid cracks and scratches.

Switzerland tops invention table in Europe

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:22:15 +0100

Confirming itself as a country of innovation and invention, Switzerland made more European patent applications per capita than any other nation in 2015.

Cars, mice and super-trikes: reinventing Switzerland

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:56:00 +0200

From computer mice to subaqueous cars, contributor Robert La Bua looks at the past, present and future of Swiss innovation.