Switzerland combines world-class research at ETH Zurich and EPFL with the pharma powerhouses of Basel and CERN's particle physics on the Geneva border. Few countries pack more science per capita.
The canton of Zug has become Europe's Crypto Valley, while Swiss data centers and banks drive demanding IT and security projects. Switzerland stories often touch Research & Science and Business & Markets.
Millions across Europe witnessed the first total solar eclipse in Spain in over a century, with totality visible from Spain to Iceland and partial darkness across western Europe.
China has introduced a tunnel boring machine that combines mechanical excavation with blasting, aiming to reduce delays in hard rock. The first trial will be at a pumped-storage plant in Henan.
Swiss startup Moov Airways plans to buy up to 30 eVTOL aircraft from Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility, with operations targeted in Cabo Verde and Europe. The LOI was signed at the Farnborough Air Show.
Engineers at MIT and EPFL have built a bird-sized robot that can swim underwater and launch into flight using only its wings, inspired by diving birds like puffins.