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Forward thinkers face the future in Lucerne

Posted in Current affairs, Environment, Science, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Markku Wilenius, senior vice president of Allianz, looks ahead to 2050

Markku Wilenius, senior vice president of Allianz, looks ahead to 2050.

Apparently, we’re in the age of stupidity. How we get out of it remains to be seen.
Experts from a variety of fields addressed the issue at the fifth annual European Futurists Conference Lucerne (EFCL) on Thursday and Friday. Altogether, about 130 people from 17 nations took part.
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http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Forward_thinkers_face_the_future_in_Lucerne.html?siteSect=106&sid=11363655&cKey=1255776599000&ty=st

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Award puts solar scientist in the spotlight

Posted in Environment, tagged , , , , , , on September 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Full of bright ideas: Aldo Steinfeld

Full of bright ideas: Professor Aldo Steinfeld

While children might try to start a fire using sunshine and a magnifying glass, scientists are looking into more rational ways of concentrating and storing solar power. Swiss professor Aldo Steinfeld has been especially inventive.
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http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Award_puts_solar_scientist_in_the_spotlight.html?siteSect=108&sid=11194418&cKey=1252771558000&ty=st

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Solar airplane unveiled in Zurich

Posted in Environment, tagged , , , , , , on July 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Solar Impulse HB-SIA

The Solar Impulse HB-SIA

After six years of research and planning, Swiss adventurers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will soon take to the skies with the Solar Impulse. Equipped with over 12,000 solar cells and a hefty battery pack, it is the first aircraft designed to fly both day and night without fossil fuel or pollution. Test flights for the prototype are scheduled for this year; a second version should circle the globe in 2012.

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http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/science_tech/solar-airplane-unveiled-in-zurich_118-1995992

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