Swiss Stories

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Swiss research for sick bees

Environment
The sharp decline in bee colonies all over the world since 2000 has not overlooked Switzerland. A national research centre is working together with beekeepers to find out what is causing this phenomenon and what can be done about it.
Swiss Living Challenge

Solar Decathlon - Switzerland in pursuit of the house of tomorrow

Science & Education
The Swiss team at the Solar Decathlon 2017 is made up of students from four universities in the French-speaking part of Switzerland and is one of the finalists this year.
Elmar Mock © EPO

Elmar Mock - the man with an innate sense of invention

Economics
Elmar Mock
“It is through successive inventions, each one inspiring the next, that innovation contributes to human progress” says the Swiss engineer Elmar Mock. Portrait of a serial inventor, co-creator of the Swatch.
Smart City Winterthur © Michael Lio

Switzerland’s smart cities, a valuable export

Science & Education
Energy, mobility, architecture and business: thanks to technological innovations, the city of the future will be less polluted and more pleasant. In Switzerland, as in other parts of the world, the urban ecosystem is reinventing itself to improve the quality of life in the cities.
Winegrower Marie-Thérèse Chappaz in her vineyard © 2013 Dominique Derisbourg

Swiss wine embraces its feminine side

Society
The number of female winegrowers in Switzerland is increasing all the time. Their wines are as reputed as those of their male counterparts and many have won awards. We talked to four Swiss women who have made a career in winemaking, each in a different canton.
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

Cow 'Chou-Fleur' © Mavachamoi

Swiss cows and goats seek sponsors

Society
Ever thought of adopting a cow or a goat to help support Swiss farmers? The idea is catching on in our cities and is proving popular with the farmers too.

by Tatiana Tissot