Patents relating to plant breeding are to be disclosed in future. This will give breeders greater certainty in their breeding of new varieties. On 9 September 2026, the Federal Council acknowledged ...

Switzerland to take part in European defence project for mobile energy supply. Bern, 08.09.2026 — Switzerland is enhancing its inter ...

Victims of National Socialism: presentation of memorial project in Bern. Bern, 08.09.2026 — Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head ...

Scientists from Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have used an electric field to reverse the handedness of atomic vibrations known as chiral phonons. Chiral phonons link magnetism with atomic motion. The ...

A similar trend was observed in market sector activities across the Swiss economy in the 2nd quarter 2026: turnover rose by 5.3% compared with the same quarter of the previous year and employment in ...

Novel flame-retardant and recyclable fiber-reinforced composite: Making trains and airplanes recyclable. Dübendorf, ...

The birth rate in Switzerland is at its lowest level on record. Persistently low birth rates are slowing the growth of the domestic working-age population and speeding up the ageing of the population.

For Switzerland, building bridges does not only mean bringing Swiss films to the world. It also means inviting the world into Swiss filmmaking. In this spirit, I would like to warmly acknowledge our ...

The 0.4% increase compared with the previous month is due to several factors including rising housing rentals. Prices for petrol, diesel, heating oil and in-patient hospital servi ...

Press release Published on 3 September 2026. OSCE press release on the conference ‘From Geneva to Helsinki: founding process and core purpose of the OSCE’ Bern, 03.09.2026 — ...

Address by Federal Councillor and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ignazio Cassis at the high-level segment of the conference in Bern, co-organized with the Dodis research centre – Check against delivery After ...

Giacomo Sala is combining two previously separate disciplines of physics: the established field of spintronics and the ...