In the Media - August 2023

Could robots replace guide dogs for the blind?

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Torsten Hoefler Joins CSCS as Chief Architect for Machine Learning

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How a new Parkinson¡¯s blood test could speed up diagnosis by at least 10 years

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Valuable Raw Materials From Olive Waste

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WATCH: NASA reviews plan to recover Bennu asteroid sample via OSIRIS-REx

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An investment in more research to benefit children and adolescents

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Meat or eggs? New study shows value of dual-purpose poultry

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L'economia degli Appennini rinasce grazie agli orsi

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Risk of heat-related deaths has ¡®increased rapidly¡¯ over past 20 years

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Note: This story appeared in numerous regional news publications in countries around the world!

How one device could help transform our power grid

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Music can trigger cells to release insulin within minutes

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Diverse forests shut down non-native tree invasions

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India lands spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club

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First video of Nobel ¡®pressure sensors¡¯ in action at Imperial

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Scientists find new technique for predicting record-breaking heat waves

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11 Swiss startups to watch, according to investors

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Researchers reveal how Salmonella relatives grow together in the gut

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What previous avian influenza outbreaks teach us

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New technique harvests antioxidants from olive oil processing waste

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Harnessing marine biodiversity data for a healthy ocean

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Harvard Uses Google Cloud to Clone Supercomputer for Medical Research Runs

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Scientific Exploration of Building Muscle in the Laboratory

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Metal mesh harvests drinking water from pollutant-heavy fog

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Sensirion AG wins Best of Sensors 2023 Award in the Industrial Sensor Category

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How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe

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Dead trees around the world are shocking scientists

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The farmers boosting crops with electricity

"...plant ecologist Nina Buchmann ¨C who directs the World Food System Center at ETH Zurich, Switzerland ¨C has little patience for critics. "Sometimes I'm tempted to ask them: Did you eat something today?" she told attendees at an agronomy awards ceremony organised by the investment company Vontobel."

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Researchers are helping robots teach themselves to open dishwashers and doors

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How can Synhelion¡¯s solar receiver achieve such high temperatures?

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Study addresses the global need for human-wildlife coexistence

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Favored asylum seekers are young, female and fleeing war

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Carbon-based quantum technology

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Toward Quantum Resilient Security Keys

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How to Digitize Your Maintenance & Inspection Processes

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JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe

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AI bots are so good at mimicking the human brain and vision that CAPTCHAs are useless

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Hackers red-teaming A.I. are ¡®breaking stuff left and right,¡¯ but don¡¯t expect quick fixes from DefCon: ¡®There are no good guardrails¡¯

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Elizabeth Holmes ruins the lives of Swiss researchers

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F1 Engineers Spin Up Ultimate Hybrid Controller: Shaving off milliseconds¡ªnot notching up mileage¡ªis this smart box¡¯s objective  

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NIR Biosensors Use DNA Anchors to Target a Range of Molecules

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ZuriMED closes CHF 14.5 million series A financing round to revolutionize surgery with Surgical-Fiberlock technology

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SAEKI¡¯s ¡°microfactories¡± help large manufacturing scale up

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EU-Funded Global Collaboration Hub for Hydrogen Industry Launched

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¡°Downfall¡± bug affects years of Intel CPUs, can leak encryption keys and more

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As well as stories in numerous information security and investment digital and print publications.

A biochip that can be used to perform rapid genetic screening of thousands of molecules

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Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs - sources

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Syndicated regional news publications across the U.S. and numerous other countries on 6 continents.

¡®Magnecko¡¯ robot is like a giant mechanical spider crossed with a gecko

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20 years in, Singapore still searches for its biotech success story

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Swiss Federal Councilor visits Indonesia and Singapore

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Time for lab-grown fish balls instead of burgers?

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Scientists 'remote-controlled' designer human cells implanted in mice using only DC currents

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Researchers Successfully Use a Drone to Open Doors

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Rapid test could help treat UTIs more effectively, researchers suggest

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Synhelion and Cemex Make Further Progress Toward the World's First Fully Concentrated Solar PowerCement Plant

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The 5¡Á5¡ªCyber conflict in international relations: A policymaker¡¯s perspective

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Swiss-Singapore partnerships thriving in innovation and education  

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Treating anemia with gene scissors

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Puzzling Quantum Phenomenon: When Electrons Slowly Vanish During Cooling

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Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI¡¯s hallucination problem fixable?

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Numerous regional publications and syndicated radio stations in the U.S.

8 Swiss soonicorns to watch

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Scientists can now control human DNA with electricity using new tech that ¡®sparks genes back to life¡¯

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Detecting exhaustion with smart yarn, no chips required

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Using AI to protect against AI image manipulation

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City of Hope's cancer-killing pill works like a snowstorm shutting down an airport

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Six XPrize finalists emerge after testing conservation tech in Central Catchment Nature Reserve

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Mount Vesuvius 'could erupt soon' with 'millions' at risk from active volcano

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The U.N. warns ¡®an era of global boiling¡¯ has started. What does that mean?

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New Tree Tech: AI, Drones, Satellites and Sensors Give Reforestation a Boost

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Fueling Creativity in the Digital World SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers research showcases innovation in further advancing the field of character animation

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Also appeared in numerous regional television broacasts across the United States.

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