Swiss consortium researching the origins of the universe
Lugano/Zurich - The Swiss National Supercomputing Center CSCS will receive and evaluate the enormous volume of data produced by the world’s largest radio telescope each year. It will be built in South Africa and Australia from December onwards. Swiss researchers from throughout the country are involved in the multi-nation project.
Rieter sponsoring Professorship for Artificial Intelligence at ZHAW
Winterthur - The Rieter Group and the Johann Jacob Rieter foundation are sponsoring a Professorship for Artificial Intelligence at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). This is intended to promote the Smart Machines cluster based in Winterthur.
Researchers run experiments during zero-gravity flights
Dübendorf/Zurich - The sixth Swiss parabolic flight campaign by the UZH Space Hub and the Swiss Sky Lab Foundation is currently taking place at Dübendorf military airfield. A Cessna and an Airbus will perform special flight maneuvers, during which scientific experiments will be run in zero gravity.
Project makes flights quieter and more environmentally friendly
Dübendorf - The DYNCAT project involving the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology has optimized the flight process of aircraft approaching airports. An intelligent assistance system can help pilots to reduce noise and fuel consumption.
Businesses in Lugano accepting crypto currencies
Lugano - The first merchants and institutions in Lugano are now able to accept crypto payments. For this, the Plan B Foundation, a joint initiative between the City of Lugano and Tether, has launched a collaboration with the payment platform GoCrypto.
Araris Biotech receives US$24 million for innovative cancer treatment
Au - Araris Biotech from the Greater Zurich Area has raised US$24 million in a funding round. The proprietary antibody-drug conjugate linker technology from the spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute enables highly selective delivery specifically to cancer cells.
Enercom analyzing customer calls using virtual assistant software from Spitch
Zurich - The Italian gas supplier Enercom is now using a virtual assistant system with speech recognition functionalities developed by Spitch to communicate with customers. With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the virtual assistant should help to deal with the increasing volume of inquiries due to the energy crisis and to avoid errors in advice.
Bucherer agrees takeover of blockchain start-up
Lucerne/Zurich - With immediate effect, the blockchain start-up Adresta is to be integrated in the Bucherer Group. Under the umbrella of the retailer for luxury watches and jewelry, Adresta's blockchain-based digital authenticity certificates will now be further developed.
10 must-see robotics startups from Greater Zurich
The Greater Zurich Area certainly lives up to its reputation as the Silicon Valley of robotics. World-famous startups have been born there and more are emerging all the time. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH in particular is a hotbed of innovations that reach market maturity. However, there are other crucial institutes such as the University Hospital Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
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