24 Heures. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have come up with a new explanation for the heatwave that has taken hold in Europe. Two forces appear to be at work. The first is a large body of hot or high pressure air in the troposphere, at 5,000 to 10,000 […]
Solar impulse grounded until next year
The long trip from Nagoya, Japan to Hawaii, taking 5 days and 5 nights has taken its toll on the 100% solar powered aircraft. The large batteries that are so essential to the functioning of the Swiss plane overheated on this flight and have suffered irreversible damage. Despite the hard work of the Solar Impulse […]
CERN experiment proves 1960s particle theory
Geneva. On 14 July 2015 CERN’s Large Hadron Collider discovered a class of particles known as pentaquarks. “The pentaquark is not just any new particle,” said LHCb spokesperson Guy Wilkinson. “It represents a way to aggregate quarks, namely the fundamental constituents of ordinary protons and neutrons, in a pattern that has never been observed before […]
Swiss post parcels could soon arrive by drone
Swiss Post, Swiss WorldCargo (the air freight division of Swiss International Air Lines) and Matternet (a logistics drone manufacturer based in California) are jointly testing the commercial use of logistics drones. The three companies are investigating specific uses of drone technology and examining their cost-effectiveness. Testing is being done in July 2015. Possible areas of […]
Solar impulse lands in Hawaii
HAWAII, July 3rd, 2015. Solar impulse, the 100% solar powered Swiss plane and pilot, landed in Hawaii completing the longest and most difficult leg of the Round the World Solar Flight. Pilot André Borschberg landed safely in Hawaii after flying 117 hours and 52 minutes over the Pacific Ocean from Japan powered only by the […]
Rattled Swiss pilot on final stage of solar flight to Hawaii
Swiss pilot André Borschberg and Solar Impulse 2, the 100% solar powered aircraft are expected to land in Hawaii today after four days of non-stop flying. At 4.00 am he still had 700km to go before reaching Hawaii. On Thursday, Borschberg bet the record achieved in 2006 by Steve Fosset who flew non-stop for 76 […]
Solar impulse passes point of no return
Solar impulse is on its way across the Pacific Ocean. It left Nagoya in Japan bound for Hawaii and has passed the point of no return. If there is a problem with the aircraft from this point the pilot will not be able to land on dry land because there isn’t any. Hawaii is the […]
Swiss government recognises medical benefits of cannabis
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. This week the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP) announced the results of its analysis of the medicinal effects of cannabis. They concluded that cannabis is useful for reducing chronic pain related to cancer, spasms due to multiple sclerosis, nausea caused by chemotherapy, AIDs related weight loss, sleeping […]
Bad weather forces Solar Impulse to land
The former Swiss fighter pilot Andre Borschberg has been forced to make an unscheduled landing in the Japanese city of Nagoya. The 100% solar powered plane was bound for Hawaii after taking off from Nanjing, China on Sunday morning. The five-day five-night trip from Nanjing to Hawaii was the longest and most difficult leg of […]
First high powered particle collision photos from CERN
For the first time, on the night of 20 May 2015, protons collided in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN at the record-breaking energy of 13 TeV. These test collisions were part of the systems set up that includes adjusting the collimators that protect the machine and detectors from particles that stray from the […]
