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La ciencia que protege el queso suizo

Science & Education
El Centro suizo de investigación agronómica desarrolla bacterias especiales para la prueba de origen del queso y para la creación de cultivos bacterianos « exclusivos » que sirven para la producción de queso con denominación de origen protegida.
Swiss Living Challenge

Solar Decathlon - Suiza en busca de la casa del futuro

Science & Education
El concurso internacional de construcción sustentable Solar Decathlon entra en su fase final. El equipo suizo, compuesto por estudiantes de cuatro Altas Escuelas de la Suiza francófona, está entre los finalistas de la edición 2017.
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20 promising Swiss startups

Economics

Switzerland may be a small country but its promising start-up scene has gained international recognition.
'SCT Monte Rosa'

The Swiss merchant navy

History
The Swiss merchant navy was established at the height of the Second War World to ensure the supply of essential resources to Switzerland, which at the time stood alone in the middle of devastated Europe. The fleet continues to sail the high seas three quarters of a century later.

by Olivier Grivat

Cylinder music box at CIMA © T. Tissot

The captivating delights of Swiss mechanical engineering

Science & Education
Though closely related to watchmaking, Swiss music boxes and automated dolls are still less well known than Switzerland's famous watches. And yet their inner workings are just as complex - sometimes even more so…

by Tatiana Tissot

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Swiss drones for mapping Tanzania

Science & Education
With one of the highest rates of population growth in the world, this east African country has acquired dozens of minidrones produced by the Swiss company SenseFly to map its territory.
François Giovanola

The sound of Switzerland

Society
You may have already heard bells reverberating through Swiss pastures, in the mountains or maybe on a farm. Unless there is a church nearby, the sound of bells in Switzerland signals the presence of animals grazing. Bells, as symbols of traditional folklore, serve as shorthand for Swissness.

by Lea Huszno