Physicists from the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) report the results of a new search for leptoquarks produced singly and in pairs in proton-proton collisions. At the most fundamental level, matter is made up of two types of particles: leptons, such
With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the biological features that make us human is part of a fascinating and intensely debated line of research. Researchers at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the University of Lausanne
Cells produce a great number of different protein complexes, each of which is made up of many individual proteins. These protein complexes, like ribosomes for example, are what regulate almost all of a cell's life-sustaining biological functions. Biologists have succeeded in determining the structure of many
Perovskites are materials made up of organic compounds bound to a metal. Propelled into the forefront of materials’ research because of their structure and properties, perovskites are earmarked for a wide range of applications, including in solar cells, LED lights, lasers, and photodetectors. That last application,
Zurich Insurance Group AG agreed to buy MetLife Inc.’s U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion in cash, extending its reach of its Farmers subsidiaries in the world’s largest economy. The expense of the buy will be separated between Zurich's Farmers Group Inc. what's more, Farmers
For decades, Ritter Sport has marketed its chocolate bars on their unique, square shape. So when rival brand Milka challenged its German monopoly on square chocolate, the battle lines were drawn. Milka achieved an initial victory in 2016 by getting the trademark deleted but that ruling was
The largest purple-pink diamond ever to be auctioned has been sold in Geneva, Switzerland for 24,393,000 Swiss francs ($26,700,871). The purple-pink diamond, called “The Spirit of the Rose,” was sold to an anonymous buyer, bidding over the phone at the Sotheby’s auction on Tuesday. It weighs
Moncler SpA agreed to buy Stone Island, a rival maker of high-end sportswear, for 1.15 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in cash and shares, investing in a new platform for growth as the pandemic erodes demand for luxury. Moncler said Monday it will purchase 70% of Stone Island’s parent company
UBS Group AG Chairman Axel Weber said he doesn’t expect to combine any time soon with Credit Suisse Group AG, after his counterpart at the Swiss rival said over the weekend that a merger wouldn’t be “unreasonable” and could bring several benefits. Both banks recently appointed new chief
It is the first time the European Space Agency (ESA) has allocated such a large sum (€86 million) to a start-up. It's Swiss and its mission is to clean up space debris. February 10, 2009, 4.56pm GMT: The American business satellite Iridium 33 crashes into
