Swiss creativity: over 100 years ago, the invention of the Swiss Army Knife was transforming a basic knife into a multi-functional tool. Today, another Swiss company has created the swissRoomBox® that will transform your car into a multi-functional home on …
Solar Power
Another new Swiss invention! Tenna, a village of 112 inhabitants located north of Zurich in the Grisons, launches these days the first solar ski lift in the world.The only ski lift in the station had stopped working, and the village had to …
Stylish Thirst Quencher
The most mundane of all human desires is to be thirsty. And who could have invented the stylish gadget to contain the fresh liquid if not the Swiss, living in a land that is dubbed “Water castle of Europe”? From …
Spontacts, GO!
Those good looking gentlemen are Swiss (Duh!). What you don’t know: they are big minds. Christoph Seitz and his two friend have developed an iPhone app called “Spontacts”. The concent behind it is simple, yet beautiful like a Swiss alpine …
Master of Time
What did Napoléon Bonaparte, Marie-Antoinette and Tsar Alexander I. have in common? They were customers of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 –1823), world-renowned horologist, brilliant inventor and highly talented businessman. He was born in Switzerland (where else?) and went on to found …
Portraits of Resilience
In the aftermath of sombre 9/11 anniversary we once again are reminded that 9/11 is about people. Not only about those who lost their lives but also about those who where part of the greatest drama in modern history. New …
First Y-fork lift in the world
The Swiss Jungfrau railways have plans to invest the fantastic sum of over USD 90 million into a new aerial cable way, implementing a never-done-before technique: thanks to a “fork”, the new 10-seater gondola cableway will be able to transport …
Playful garbage
New road signs? Hardly! Just another great idea of the city of Lucerne to encourage people to keep the city clean. The slogan for this project translates roughly into “Clean Lucerne – a child’s play”. Isn’t that hilarious? The website …
Switzerland’s next top Yodeling Star might be you
Ready to become the next Top Swiss Yodeling star? Look no further than visiting the lovely Toggenburg region and yodel your way up those steep mountain peaks to become Switzerland’s got more than talent star. The next Swiss Top Yodel …