The ideal chemical battery: with sodium and no lithium
To ensure safe, high-performance batteries from environmentally friendly resources, lithium must be replaced by sodium. Swiss scientists have found a chemical solution for this.
University of Geneva
New cancer treatment: more effective than chemotherapy and no side effects
Swiss scientists at UNIGE and HUG have developed a new therapy technique for cancer that is more effective than chemotherapy and has no side effects.
Using fly eyes for inspiration: Anti-reflective coating for surfaces
UNIGE researchers have recreated an anti-reflective and anti-adhesive coating that typically covers the eyes of fruit flies.
Weaknesses discovered in COVID-19’s ‘armour’
Swiss scientists have identified the sites on the ‘armour’ of SARS-CoV-2 that are most often targeted by antibodies. The University of Geneva (UNIGE) announced last […]
How dreams prepare us to face fears in real life
We fall, we are pursued and are unable to move, we want to scream. But no sound comes out, a loved one dies or suddenly […]
Solid Gold Medications Support the Immune System
Over the past twenty years, nanoparticles have played an increasingly important role in medicine. They are used in drugs, e.g. for diseases such as Parkinson’s […]