Switzerland Would Like You to Hack Its E-Voting System
Online voting still isn’t a thing in most of the world due to concerns about security, accountability, privacy, and…
Lime Reportedly Pulls Glitchy E-Scooters in Switzerland Following Abrupt Braking, Injuries
E-scooters can be crazy dangerous even if they’re functioning properly, but especially if they experience glitches or…
Why the Large Hadron Collider Is Shutting Down for Two Years
The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest atom smasher, will be turned off for the next two years for upgrades.…
The Large Hadron Collider Accelerated 'Atoms' With Electrons for the First Time
You can feasibly put anything inside the world’s largest physics experiment, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in…
Swiss Town Replaces Church Bells With Ringtones, Ushers in Hell on Earth
While the local catholic church and its bell tower undergo renovations in Lucerne, a small town in Switzerland, the…
Swiss Voters Overwhelmingly Choose to Legalize Online Gambling, But Block All Foreign Sites
Switzerland has elected to allow online casinos, though a newly approved law intends to keep foreign operations from…
Kaspersky Is Moving Some of Its Operation From Russia to Switzerland to Win Back Trust
An embattled Kaspersky Labs is fighting back against accusations that its ties to the Russian government can create a…
Scientists Will Transport Antimatter in a Truck
The antimatter of science fiction vastly differs from the real-life antimatter of particle physics. The former powers…
Coca-Cola Spends $1 Million Rebranding Iced Tea That Sounds Like Vulgar Word for Genitals in Europe
Last month, Coca-Cola announced that it was bringing its billion-dollar tea brand, Fuze Tea, to 37 countries in Europe.…
Switzerland Outlaws Boiling Lobsters Alive
Every nonfiction fan should read Consider the Lobster, the late David Foster Wallace’s incredible essay on the morality…
I'm Completely Mesmerized By This Tunnel-Scrubbing Beast of a Machine
With thousands of cars passing through every day, blasting the walls with dirty exhaust, it only makes sense that every…
Why Is Someone Clogging Swiss Toilets With Tens of Thousands of Euros in Cash?
Swiss authorities are trying to crack a strange case involving the disposal of more than $100,000 worth of 500-euro…
Frozen Couple Unearthed By Climate Change (and a Ski Lift Company)
It’s not often that you’ll hear someone thank climate change for something. But today, it seems to have offered some…
This 593-Foot Free Throw Might Be the Greatest Basketball Shot Ever Made
If you thought those cross-court, buzzer-beating basketball shots you’ll find all over YouTube were impressive, you’ll…
The Longest, Deepest Rail Tunnel on Earth Just Opened in the Swiss Alps
After 17 years of construction, the Gotthard Base Tunnel opens today. This feat of engineering is a 35-mile high-speed…
Racing Down a Stunning Alpine Coaster Reminds Me to Never Grow Up
Life already has too many serious moments, so when the opportunity to enjoy a simple pleasure like a slide presents…
All Sorts of Buildings Could Be Made with This Brick-Laying Robot
Construction can be back-breaking work, but some engineers in Switzerland have ginned up a brick-laying workbot that…
Mad Scientists in Switzerland Built a Drone That Flies and Walks
Meet DALER. That's short for Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot, and it's designed for rescuing victims in dangerous…
This Is Not A Photo Of A Rock
Who needs a hotel? Roadtrippers highlights this singular Swiss Alps cabin, which is tucked into a sculpture garden and…
This Fake Boulder In the Alps Is Actually a Tiny, Perfect Cabin
The Alps are littered with hidden buildings, from World War II-era bunkers to mansions built below ground to skirt…