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8 invenções suíças

Science & Education
Cientistas locais de todos os campos do saber têm lançado mão do pragmatismo suíço para desenvolverem invenções que mudaram o mundo para sempre.
Dimitri Burkhard

by Dimitri Burkhard

Exoskelett

Exoesqueleto: desenvolvimento promissor na área da robótica para paraplégicos

Science & Education
Os cientistas suíços têm feito um trabalho revolucionário para dar uma nova esperança aos paraplégicos. As pesquisas nesta área possibilitaram inovadores avanços em tecnologias que poderiam permitir àquelas pessoas que sofreram lesões na medula espinhal, voltar a andar de forma autônoma. Os trabalhos destes pesquisadores envolvendo a tecnologia de exoesqueleto estão entre os mais promissores.

by Lea Huszno

drones suicas

Voando alto: indústria suíça de drones decola e conquista novos espaços

Science & Education
Com vinte grandes empresas, a Suíça está à frente de uma nova indústria impulsionada por drones. Um know-how orientado para o futuro tem revolucionado a economia, a tecnologia aeroespacial, as telecomunicações e, nos últimos quatro anos, o setor dos eventos.
Swissloop gives concrete shape to the ultra-fast train of the future

Swissloop gives concrete shape to the ultra-fast train of the future

Science & Education
A team of students from the ETH Zurich is revolutionising land transport with the development of carriages for a subsonic levitation train capable of speeds of up to 1,200 km/hour, travelling through vacuum tunnels.

by Mehdi Atmani

90% less herbicide thanks to the robot’s targeted weeding © ecoRobotix

Swiss start-ups at the forefront of ‘green tech’

Science & Education
ecoRobotix, Vivent and AgroSustain all began life in Switzerland but have set their sights beyond our borders. These start-up companies have been working with the scientific community to develop technological innovations that enable more sustainable farming practices. This is a portrait of three Swiss start-ups at the forefront of ‘green tech’.
Swiss Tech Convention Center © Alain Herzog / EPFL

The EPFL – at the heart of Health Valley

Science & Education

What do the first Swiss satellite sent into space, the first balloon to travel around the world without stopping and the Human Brain Proj
Rocket body explosion: In addition to satellite collisions, the space environment can also compromise the integrity of a rocket’s mechanical parts. Wear and tear can trigger auto-ignition or an explosion generating thousands of pieces of debris. (ESA) RemoveDEBRIS 3: More than 7,600 tonnes of space debris are floating in or near the Earth's orbit at an altitude of 2,000 kilometres.

Swiss tech cleans up space

Science & Education
Since humans first conquered space, it has become a dumping ground for fragments of rockets and obsolete satellites. These millions of pieces of debris scattered in orbit pose a considerable risk. To tackle this serious problem, Switzerland has positioned itself at the forefront of the clean-up of space.

by Mehdi Atmani