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Copresence app converts faces into digital avatars
Zurich - Copresence is launching an app that creates lifelike digital facial avatars for users. These can be used for computer games or video conferences, for example. Users’ facial expressions are depicted in real time.
Empa robot accelerates battery research
Dübendorf - Aurora, the robot platform from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), is to take over material selection, assembly, and analysis for battery cells in the lab in an automated and independent manner. This will enable Empa to develop innovative energy storage ten times as fast.
Swiss electric racing car breaks world record
Zurich/Lucerne - An electric racing car built by students of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has broken the world acceleration record. The electric racing car, named mythen, accelerated from zero to 100 km/h in 0.956 seconds.
Siemens puts climate-neutral campus into operation
Zug - Siemens Smart Infrastructure has opened a modernized research and development facility at its global headquarters in the Greater Zurich Area. The construction of the climate-neutral campus has now been officially completed after seven years and an investment of 250 million Swiss francs.
Zynnon improves diagnosis of respiratory infections in hospitals
Schindellegi/Paris - Zynnon, a life sciences firm based in the canton of Schwyz, has developed a model with the capacity to accurately diagnose and predict viral respiratory infections. This has now been verified in a study. This development should make hospital treatment and nursing care more effective, in addition to cutting the use of antibiotics.
DFINITY cooperating with Lugano and promoting start-ups
Zürich/Lugano - The DFINITY Foundation and Lugano have agreed a partnership. This will allow users of the MyLugano app to also manage both Internet Computer blockchain infrastructure and Chain-key Bitcoin. In addition, DFINITY has established a fund worth 1 million US dollars to promote blockchain start-ups.
Homburger turns to search machine from DeepJudge
Zurich - The law firm Homburger has decided to use a search machine developed by DeepJudge following a successful pilot project. With the help of machine learning technology, attorneys can easily find and use information in already available documents with natural language.
Kalkfabrik Netstal presents CO2 capture project
Netstal - Kalkfabrik Netstal lime factory in the canton of Glarus has presented its project for capturing CO2 from lime production. This aims to highly concentrate the CO2 in waste gas and then liquefy it. Federal Councillor Albert Rösti attested to the great global potential of the technology at the presentation.
Kistler builds smart factory in Winterthur
Winterthur - Kistler Group is building its new headquarters in Winterthur. On a plot of land next to the previous headquarters, a factory with state-of-the-art production and logistics will be built where Kistler will create the world’s largest production of piezoelectric sensors.
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