Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology
Source: Los Angeles Times
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-23 21:32:20 -0700 | technology-news
The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time. But it was not nearly as helpful...
Researchers create the smallest droplet of liquid ever seen - and say it may help explain how the ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-20 04:08:04 -0700 | technology-news
20 May 2013 Physicists may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab...The droplets are believed to be similar to a primordial matter that existed immediately following the Big Bang, the team say. The tiniest droplets:...
Drones – innovation or threat to society?
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-20 02:44:31 -0700 | technology-news
The democratisation of drones has driven a number of amateurs to make their own flying objects often equipped with cameras that create fantastic images but which raise privacy issues...US author Francis Fukuyama reckons that if drones have already changed the...
Facebook, a year after IPO
Source: Washington Post
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-17 20:13:08 -0700 | technology-news
Facebook's market debut last May was supposed to be the coming-of-age moment for a new generation of tech companies and a surefire bet for the small investor. Instead, doubts about whether the young company was mature enough to meet shareholders'...
u-blox announces collaboration with Intel on dedicated HSPA module
Source: PR Newswire
Thalwil :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-16 15:09:56 -0700 | technology-news
G module series. u-blox' 2G-3G-4G nested design philosophy allows product designers to offer tailored solutions to their target markets based on a single PCB design...This is the perfect combination for the North American market." The XMM 6255 platform is latest...
Launching the Internet of Everything One Startup at a Time
Source: Forbes
Berg :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-16 11:18:33 -0700 | technology-news
Cloud platform to print customized miniature newspapers out of Web content...He says that companies are realizing connected products are the future, but investigating their viability can be costly...Cloud gives a product's hardware connectivity to its cloud service via Zigbee wireless...
Capilano University puts course cuts on hold
Source: Vancouver Sun
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-15 11:08:28 -0700 | technology-news
A proposal for deep cuts at Capilano University was put on hold Tuesday night after the board of governors decided to delay a vote on next year's budget until June 11. The board made its decision based on a recommendation...
One Horizon Group Announces Financial Guidance for Fiscal Year 2013
Source: PR Newswire
Baar :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-15 08:39:24 -0700 | technology-news
In addition to our agreements with 14 Tier One and Tier Two carriers, we are exploring several regions and markets where our software application will have the most value-added impact on our present business." The Company develops its financial guidance...
EU court finds Swiss assisted suicide laws vague
Source: Boston.com
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-14 09:41:02 -0700 | technology-news
The European Court of Human Rights has found that Swiss laws on so-called passive assisted suicide are unclear and need revising to clarify when people are entitled to a medical prescription for a lethal dose of drugs. Alda Gross, a...
HSBC Bank Brazil expands DIGIPASS for Mobile deployment
Source: PR Newswire
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-14 00:28:52 -0700 | technology-news
Mobile technology for an enhanced group of retail and corporate customers, while expanding the offered online and mobile services. Currently, more than 90,000 account holders use their mobile device to access all self-service channels to execute financial transactions.
Market Report: Global E-Invoice/E-Bill Volume to Achieve Around 20 Billion
Source: PR Newswire
Wil :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-13 11:59:28 -0700 | technology-news
Investments in electronic invoice processing can therefore often be gained back within 6 months...In 2013 around 20 billion bills/invoices globally and 5.5 billion invoices in are likely to be sent and archived paper-free. The high level of debt of the...
Midwives make case against C-sections
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-13 02:40:32 -0700 | technology-news
Onlookers didn't let Sunday's cold and wet weather keep them from the Poya festival in Estavannens in canton Fribourg. There they cheered on the cattle headed to pasture for the summer. [...] The letter carrier Book worm Natural births...
Music will give silent films a message
Source: Chinadaily
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-12 23:43:32 -0700 | technology-news
Following its successful 2012 tour, the Institute Of Incoherent Cinematography, an NGO domiciled in Zurich, Switzerland, will again tour China...The tour will feature ten films focusing on the topic of "Femininity in Silent Film" and will be accompanied by renowned...
Why everything you know about wolf packs is wrong
Source: io9
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-12 07:35:52 -0700 | technology-news
The alpha wolf is a figure that looms large in our imagination. The notion of a supreme pack leader who fought his way to dominance and reigns superior to the other wolves in his pack informs both our fiction and...
Space is closer than you think
Source: SwissInfo
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 02:00:44 -0700 | technology-news
What was once a furniture warehouse in the industrial zone next to the town's military airfield is today a 2000-square metre building fitted out with ultra-modern equipment. To get in you have to pass through a series of checks, including...
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