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Bye-bye to FM radio in Switzerland arrives DAB+

From 2025, FM radio (Ultra Short Wave - OUC) will give way to DAB+ (Digital Audio Broadcasting Plus) technology, which offers a number of…

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Switzerland introduces HVF III truck tolls

From 2025, payment for industrial vehicles will only be handled via Set/Eets electronic toll collection, eliminating terminals and manual…

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Digital geopolitics and the rise of cyberwarfare

Europe must undertake major reforms to protect itself amid the digitalization of economies, communications and security.

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The U.S.-China tug-of-war over chips and capital

The U.S. and China are wrangling over Western investment into chips and other advanced technologies, with the long-term consequences of…

Artificial Intelligence Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Digital Transformation Journey

The advent of digital technologies and artificial intelligence is redefining the way we work and interact with the world.

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The future of global hydrogen

Green hydrogen projects, while promising, still grapple with technological and geopolitical uncertainties, as well as financial constraints…

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Tectonic shifts in AI-powered banking

The banking industry is developing a range of AI-enabled tools to collect customer information. This is fine with regulators but brings us…

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Swiss Air Force will fly with sustainable fuel

The Swiss Armed Forces plans to make a contribution to climate protection by using a mixture containing 10 percent of a sustainable source…

Close-up of Synhelion’s proprietary solar receiver, which provides the necessary process heat to produce solar fuels. © Synhelion

Synhelion and University of Florida get funding for solar hydrogen

Synhelion and the University of Florida, announced that their joint project has been awarded $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of…

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Electronic Highway Vignette Coming Soon

Starting August 1, 2023, an electronic sticker (e-vignette) will be introduced as part of a dual system for the use of Swiss national roads…

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Where will technologization leave humanity?

Technology plays an ever-expanding role in modern society. We must ask where it serves our needs, and where it threatens the common good.

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Renovation of the Monte Generoso Railway completed

The last section of the new track on the line leading to the peak was laid on January 31, 2023, completing the century-old railway…

Il Catamarano Giove jet della flotta Alilauro

Lauro, a dynasty of the sea between tradition and innovation

Honorable Salvatore, son of the pioneer of shipping in the Bay of Naples: "Our commitment with means and technology for sustainability and…

BERGUEN, 29OKT22 - Flugaufnahme vom Weltrekordversuch mit dem laengsten Reisezug auf der UNESCO Welterbestrecke der Albula-Linie am 29. Oktober 2022 auf dem Landwasserviadukt in Filisur in Graubuenden (Schweiz). <br><br> swiss-image.ch/Philipp Schmidli <br><br>BERGUEN, 29OCT22 - Aerial photo of the world record attempt with the longest passenger train on the UNESCO World Heritage route 'Albula' on October 29, 2022 in Beguen in Graubuenden/Switzerland. © PHILIPP SCHMIDLI

World record for the Rhaetian Railway with the “world’s longest train”

On Oct. 29, 2022, the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) brought the world's longest narrow-gauge passenger train on the UNESCO World Heritage route…

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Zero-emission climate policy to grow the Swiss economy

Switzerland can make its energy supply climate-neutral by 2050 and at the same time ensure its security, as shown by a study that also…