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Deep inside a Swiss mountain, a group of students spent some of the summer simulating what life might be like inside a lunar base. The BBC joined them before the “mission”. What was your childhood dream? For some, it was the idea of becoming an astronaut. There are few dream jobs more challenging to achieve. “I remember when I was …

Fewer and fewer Swiss timepieces are making it to the U.S.  Swiss watch exports to the country halved in September, dropping 55.6 percent to 157.7 million Swiss francs (approximately $198.5 million) last month, according to a new report published by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry on Tuesday. That marks the second consecutive monthly drop, with exports to the …

Swiss Army Knife maker tries new tools to blunt Trump tariff blow  Reuters Swiss government slashes growth outlook as Trump tariffs put ‘heavy burden’ on economy  CNBC Trump tariffs: Swiss companies target alternative export markets  BBC In Switzerland, US tariffs are leaving industries at a loss  Le Monde.fr Swiss GDP still expected to grow by 1.3% in 2025  breakingthenews.net Source link

Rigetti Computing tanks amid souring retail sentiment, bearish options bets Rigetti Computing is getting taken to the woodshed on Wednesday amid souring retail trader sentiment and options bets on near-term downside. In particular, one post on Reddit’s wallstreetbets forum from user bespoketrancheop, which shows the Google Street view (circa March 2025) of Rigetti’s listed headquarters, is generating a lot of …

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing method that offers intricate constructions for next-generation energy, biomedical, and sensing technologies. Developed by researchers at EPFL, the new method helps grow metals and ceramics inside a water-based gel, resulting in exceptionally dense constructions. Researchers revealed that rather than using light to harden a resin pre-infused with metal precursors, as previous methods have …

Imogen FoulkesBern, Switzerland AFP via Getty Images So far President Karin Keller-Sutter has failed to reduce US tariffs on Swiss goods President Trump’s tariffs have caused shock worldwide, with governments scrambling to find a deal to placate him. Some have managed: the UK got in first, with a sweet deal of just 10%, the European Union crept in behind with …

Thousands Grounded in Europe Including Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, UK, and Denmark Face Travel Chaos with 238 Cancellations Affecting Emerald, Swiss, British, KLM, Lufthansa, easyJet at Dublin, Zurich, Frankfurt, London, Copenhagen  Travel And Tour World Thousands of Travelers Isolated as Ryanair, British Airways, Air France, Aeroflot Hit with 93 Cancellations in UK, Italy, France, Russia at London Heathrow, Hamburg, Beauvais, Lisbon, Moscow …

Trump’s Tariffs on Switzerland Prompt Identity Crisis for Swiss Army Knife  The New York Times Source link

Banking giant UBS is ramping up its threats to leave Switzerland and set up shop in the US — a radical response to Swiss regulators who have proposed onerous new capital requirements on the financial behemoth, The Post has learned. Executives at the 162-year-old Swiss bank — led by highly regarded Chairman Colm Kelleher and CEO Sergio Ermotti — have even recently met …

Tomatoes do not just grow faster on a whim. They speed up when a tiny spelling mistake in their DNA gets corrected with precise tools. A Swiss team did exactly that in a domesticated tomato line, altering SSP2, and the plants shifted into fruiting earlier while staying compact. In a new study, the researchers show that fixing a …