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The expert on pain in children

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Do bacteria make you fat? Prizewinner Maria Luisa Balmer is looking for answers

Kunstmuseum Bern - Zentrum Paul Klee

Exhibition: Hannah Höch. Assembled Worlds (10.11.2023–25.2.2024)

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Neustark launches the first commercial site for permanent CO₂ storage in the EU

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Neustark and Holcim launch landmark investment and strategic collaboration agreement to scale up permanent carbon removal

Kunstmuseum Bern - Zentrum Paul Klee

Save the Date: Hannah Höch. Assembled Worlds (10.11.2023–25.2.2024)

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On a quest for new particles

Embassy of Kazakhstan to Switzerland

Kazakhstan Celebrates Constitution Day

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Agency photos aestheticise dying

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Neustark secures one of largest carbon removal purchases this year

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The ocean supermodeller

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Stacking - a route to higher-performance solid-state batteries

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Are your backup data secure?

Bern (ots) - The new backup protocol for Whatsapp messages was subjected to a comprehensive security analysis by a research team. One identified weakness can be resolved with a strong password. Every day, people around the world exchange billions of messages using the Whatsapp messaging service. End-to-end encryption is used to ensure they are secure. However, until recently the automatic backups of chats did not enjoy the same level of security, as the personal key to the ...

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Neustark launches largest site for storing CO2 in demolition concrete

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The insatiable virus hunter

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The news? - too complicated...

Bern (ots) - People are sometimes reluctant to read a newspaper or follow the news on TV. Why should that be? Although negativity is often cited as a reason for avoidance, it's not the only reason - according to a researcher from Fribourg. Many people deliberately avoid anything to do with current affairs. According to a recent survey by Reuters, 40 per cent of Americans prefer not to read a newspaper or watch the news on a screen. The anxiety caused by current affairs is ...

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Obstacles slow down birds tracking global warming

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The age of blood stains says more about the crime

Bern (ots) - The composition of blood stains changes over the course of weeks and months. Forensic medicine hopes to make use of this fact in future to convict suspects - or to prove their innocence. The blood-stained paper lay on the roof terrace for almost a year, protected from the rain but otherwise exposed to the elements. Fortunately it wasn't evidence of a violent crime; no, the drops of blood were part of a ...

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Mosquitoes prefer cooler temperatures

Bern (ots) - Mosquitoes have thermal preferences. This is an important parameter to better predict outbreaks of diseases transmitted by these insects. "If they have a choice, when it's hot, mosquitoes hide in a cool place to rest," says Niels Verhulst, author of a study recently published in the journal Thermal Biology (*). The entomologist from the University of Zurich summarises the results of the experiment he ...

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1,500 new research projects and 400 fellowships abroad in anniversary year

Bern (ots) - In 2022, the SNSF approved 910 million francs for its regular funding schemes. We awarded a further 173 million for the Horizon Europe transitional measures. Coronavirus research generated a wealth of knowledge. On 1 August 2022, the SNSF celebrated its 70th anniversary. Founded in 1952 out of concern that Swiss research might sink into mediocrity after ...

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Transition to a sustainable economy: policy recommendations

Bern (ots) - How can economic progress be aligned with social and environmental responsibility? In closing, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy" (NRP 73) presents recommendations in this regard. To mark its conclusion, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-efficient, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is presenting a white paper with recommendations to policymakers for the ...

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The Covid-19 pandemic is preparing us for future crises

Bern (ots) - The SNSF Corona Research Conference shows how the Covid-19 pandemic has enabled us to accumulate knowledge that will be useful in dealing with future crises. "If we ever have to deal with a new pandemic in future we will not be starting from scratch, as was the case when we were confronted with the coronavirus." These are the words of scientist Barbara Rath. As an active participant in the Vienna Vaccine ...

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Close to USD 100m of new investment commitments by SIFEM in 2022

Bern (ots) - In 2022, the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) committed a total of USD 95 million to seven new investments and concluded the year with a negative operating result of minus CHF 13.1 million. The seven new investments will contribute directly to the achievements of SIFEM's development goals, especially in terms of job creation, climate ...

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Woodland versus wind turbine

Bern (ots) - Special permission is required to clear forest in Switzerland. Until now, the system has worked well. However, plans to increase wind and solar electricity generation could increase conflicts. Around 185 hectares of forest - equivalent to 260 football pitches - are cleared in Switzerland each year. This is not due to felling or storm damage, but to create space for roads, mobile phone masts, drinking water catchment installations, gravel pits and other ...