Topic: Switzerland

3D Printers to Make Replacement Bones

Just last week I wrote about advances in medical technology that were making print-out flesh and organs possible. Now they're printing out bones. The tests at Insel hospital, Switzerland, were so successful that an exact printout ...READ»

Global and Local Market Trends

When people talk about the latest market trends with regards to multimedia, they often speak in terms of global or macro usage. READ»

Signs of the Times - - and the Times to Come

In the past week I’ve seen three companies and one surprising manifestation of the cleantech revolution that’s shaping up worldwide. All of these observations are worth sharing as a means of peering into the cleantech crystal ...READ»

Elegant Design, in Cork and Glass

What can you do with a little bit of cork and some glass? Turns out, a lot. Tomas Kral, a designer based in Switzerland, fashions tables, vases, and lamps using that restricted palatte. The high-grade finish comes from a painstaking ...READ»

The Hills Are Alive, in Google's Swiss HQ

There's lots of perks at Google HQ out in California, but the design itself is a snooze. Things are a lot more interesting at their just-completed engineering offices in Zurich, Switzerland. The common spaces are particularly ...READ»

How Biotechs Say I Love You: With Bioengineered Flowers by Syngenta

When you head off to the nursery to ogle the impatiens, you're probably not thinking about the science behind those candy-colored posies. Turns out, the seed world is as secretive as big pharma. The folks at Swiss seed company ...READ»

Uganda, the Entrepreneur's Paradise

Want to start or run a new business? You'll be surprised which countries are the most entrepreneurial.READ»

It's About Time

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Finding the Upside of Anger

Getting angry with other people often means you're just upset with yourself.READ»

Google Forced to Duke It Out with Swiss Authorities

Poor the Google. Just when it thought it was safe to wheel out those trikes from the GoogleBunker, having won a privacy invasion case against Mr. and Mrs. Boring of Pittsburgh (I kid you not) then someone else starts having a go at ...READ»

Bucher CityCat: A Hydrogen-Powered Municipal Vehicle

Bucher CityCat H2, the world's first municipal utility vehicle powered by fuel cells, made its debut last week in Basel, Switzerland. The street-cleaning CityCat will undergo an 18-month trial to see how well it can reduce air ...READ»

Where in the World to Find a Job

The national unemployment rate may be at its worst in over a decade, but there's a world of opportunity out there beyond Wall Street. Companies from Finland to Dubai are bucking the recession and actively hiring--you just have to know where to look.READ»

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A Tongue-in-Cheek Guide for Green Gadget Buyers

Gee-whiz products! Breakthrough ideas! The next wave of must-have enviro-gear will blow your solar panels off.READ»

Integrity Matters

So say the folks who took our latest survey, by a huge margin. Too bad they find it in such short supply among today's leaders.READ»

The Underwater Cabinet Meeting and 5 Other Global Warming PR Stunts

The Maldives government pulled the ultimate global warming PR stunt this past weekend when it held a cabinet meeting on the sea floor. The stunt, meant to highlight the issues facing the lowest-lying country on Earth, received ...READ»

My Favorite Bookmarks: Amy McIntosh

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Frog Soup at PopTech!

Day Two on PopTech! Earned the distinction as the Conference Most Likely to Induce Whiplash. The morning sessions were devoted to dire predictions of the incipient meltdown of the planet, the afternoon to the potential of video games ...READ»

Skiing Green

In the ski resort business, everything depends on white snow. But with the impending global climate change, ski resorts are going green, cleaning the air and offering better views of mountain landscapes.READ»

Taking the Public Pulse on Design

They get it -- even if others don't. That's the message from our new survey.READ»

So the U.S, is Now Top of Internet Class?

European researchers last month issued a report that portrayed the U.S. Internet infrastructure in a positive light. The study was commissioned by the World Economic Forum, and conducted by Insead, a business school near Paris. It ...READ»

Fast Talk: Search Them

You've got a great new search technology. Now how do you go up against Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft? And why would you even try? These upstarts have answers for every David thinking of taking on an industry Goliath.READ»

Talk to Our Customers? Are You Crazy?

David McQuillen's "experience immersion" is forcing Credit Suisse to think differently about its clients. For starters, there'll be no more wet grocery bags.READ»

Talk to Our Customers--Are You Crazy

David McQuillen's "experience immersion" is forcing Credit Suisse to think differently about its clients. For starters, there'll be no more wet grocery bags.READ»

Heather Fuhr

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Desperate for Design

“Stand back, people! Everybody take two steps back!” The cop at the door of the Moore Building in the center of Miami’s Design District Thursday night was getting a little frantic. A horde of VIP badge-wielding design fanatics, ...READ»