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When ice crystals cause snowfall and people with lung disease climb to higher altitudes
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Ein kleines Land muss sich international vernetzen
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All die Steine aus dem All
Falsch beschriftet, vertauscht, verschollen: In den Meteoritensammlungen der Schweiz herrschte lange ein ziemliches Durcheinander. Ein Digitalisierungsprojekt hat nun Ordnung in die Archive gebracht – und für Überraschungen gesorgt.
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The University of Zurich as the global pioneer for the first female doctors of chemistry
It was the first European university to admit women to the take classes and the first university in the world to award a doctorate to a woman. The Swiss Academy of Sciences has honoured the university with a Chemical Landmark award as a significant historic site for chemistry.
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When ice crystals cause snowfall and people with lung disease climb to higher altitudes
Two young scientists are awarded the Prix de Quervain for their outstanding dissertations re-lated to high altitude research. Paraskevi Georgakaki is being honoured for her research into the role of ice crystals in mixed-phase clouds, and Simon Raphael Schneider for his study on the effects of high altitude on people with pulmonary hypertension.
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Viruses as hope against antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic-resistant germs are posing increasing problems for medicine. There is a great need for complementary treatments. One such treatment could be phage therapy, as a new film shows.
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Ein kleines Land muss sich international vernetzen
Damit die Schweizer Wissenschaft Weltspitze bleibt und die guten Rahmenbedingungen erhalten werden können, gilt es, die enge Verbindung zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik anzuerkennen. Man muss die Risiken von Populismus klar benennen und sich für eine starke internationale Vernetzung einsetzen. Zu diesem Fazit kamen Fachleute an der Veranstaltung «Wie bleibt die Wissenschaft der Schweiz top?», die am 23. Mai 2025 von der SCNAT in Bern durchgeführt wurde.
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Swiss Young Academy
The Swiss Young Academy offers early-career researchers the opportunity to carry out inter- and transdisciplinary projects. With their commitment and contributions, its members strive to identify societal challenges at an early stage, offer solutions to these challenges and promote dialogue between science and society. The Swiss Young Academy was launched by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, to which the SCNAT belongs.