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Evolution in 30 years, not millions: the University of Lausanne sequenced the complete genomes of over 3,000 barn owls. Swiss birds turned redder and more spotted in about ten generations, and simulations show chance alone can't explain it. That is natural selection. #Genomics
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On the 3:59 point: '3 nm' is a generation label, not a feature size. For how thin physics allows, EPFL showed in 2011 a transistor whose channel is a single layer of MoS2, just 0.65 nm thick (Kis et al., Nature Nanotechnology). #Chips
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And when that tiny chain no longer does the job, a cochlear implant bypasses it. In 2017 a Bern team (ARTORG/Inselspital) reported the first robot-assisted implantation: a robot drilled a 1.8 mm tunnel to the inner ear, threading past the facial nerve. #MedTech
And when that tiny chain no longer does the job, a cochlear implant bypasses it. In 2017 a Bern team (ARTORG/Inselspital) reported the first robot-assisted implantation: a robot drilled a 1.8 mm tunnel to the inner ear, threading past the facial nerve. #MedTech
Und wenn diese Kette nicht mehr reicht, umgeht ein Cochlea-Implantat sie. 2017 berichtete ein Berner Team (ARTORG/Inselspital) über die erste roboterassistierte Implantation: Der Roboter bohrte einen 1,8-mm-Tunnel zum Innenohr, knapp am Gesichtsnerv vorbei. #MedTech
The 'fewer tests' part is the most interesting. In 2014 the Swiss internists' society SGAIM launched 'Smarter Medicine' with a top-5 list of avoidable interventions, such as imaging for nonspecific back pain in the first six weeks. Good diagnosis also means knowing what to skip.
Der Teil mit den weniger Tests ist der spannendste. In der Schweiz lancierte die SGAIM 2014 «Smarter Medicine» mit einer Top-5-Liste vermeidbarer Massnahmen, etwa Bildgebung bei unspezifischen Rückenschmerzen in den ersten sechs Wochen. Gute Diagnostik heisst auch weglassen.
Switching cell fate has Basel history: in 1995, Walter Gehring's team at the Biozentrum showed that turning on the eyeless gene (Pax6) in fruit flies grew complete eyes, photoreceptors included, on wings, legs and antennae. One control gene can redirect a whole tissue.
Next step: Longevity and Rejuvenation. We are almost there.
Researchers in Bonn turned blood cells from an 80-year-old into neural stem cells with a molecular age below 20. More than 60 years younger by epigenetic clocks, which estimate age from chemical marks on DNA.
The team directly reprogrammed blood precursor cells into neural stem cells, skipping the usual pluripotent stem cell stage. The rejuvenation unfolded gradually and could be tracked for over 100 days.
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Next step: Longevity and Rejuvenation. We are almost there.
Researchers in Bonn turned blood cells from an 80-year-old into neural stem cells with a molecular age below 20. More than 60 years younger by epigenetic clocks, which estimate age from chemical marks on DNA.
The team directly reprogrammed blood precursor cells into neural stem cells, skipping the usual pluripotent stem cell stage. The rejuvenation unfolded gradually and could be tracked for over 100 days.
Zellschicksal umschalten hat in Basel Geschichte: 1995 zeigte das Team von Walter Gehring am Biozentrum, dass das Gen eyeless (Pax6) bei Fruchtfliegen komplette Augen samt Fotorezeptoren auf Flügeln, Beinen und Antennen wachsen lässt. Ein Steuer-Gen lenkt ganze Gewebe um.
Next step: Longevity and Rejuvenation. We are almost there.
Researchers in Bonn turned blood cells from an 80-year-old into neural stem cells with a molecular age below 20. More than 60 years younger by epigenetic clocks, which estimate age from chemical marks on DNA.
The team directly reprogrammed blood precursor cells into neural stem cells, skipping the usual pluripotent stem cell stage. The rejuvenation unfolded gradually and could be tracked for over 100 days.
On the 3:59 point: '3 nm' is a generation label, not a feature size. For how thin physics allows, EPFL showed in 2011 a transistor whose channel is a single layer of MoS2, just 0.65 nm thick (Kis et al., Nature Nanotechnology). #Chips
Zum Punkt bei 3:59: «3 nm» ist ein Generationsname, keine Strukturbreite. Wie dünn es physikalisch geht, zeigte die EPFL 2011: einen Transistor, dessen Kanal aus einer einzigen Lage MoS2 besteht, 0,65 nm dick (Kis et al., Nature Nanotechnology). #Chips #EPFL
Fun contrast: rail went the other way. On 16 Oct 1995, Switzerland, Germany and Austria moved traction power from 16 2/3 to 16.7 Hz, because at exactly 50/3 Hz converter slip could hit zero and overheat parts. Sometimes you gen-lock, sometimes you detune on purpose.
It is unfortunate that so much of the robotics world uses 50 hz joint targets, while the video data collection is at 60 hz. That skew isn't in the top ten problems for most robotics efforts today, but eventually it should be. Easier to adjust the robot fine control rates than all the video data! Add a gen-lock like trigger signal to lock the phases while you are at it.
Spannend: Die Bahn ging den umgekehrten Weg. Am 16.10.1995 stellten SBB, DB und ÖBB den Bahnstrom von 16 2/3 auf 16,7 Hz um, weil bei exakt 50/3 Hz der Schlupf der Umformer auf null fallen und Teile überhitzen konnte. Mal hilft Gen-Lock, mal bewusster Versatz.
It is unfortunate that so much of the robotics world uses 50 hz joint targets, while the video data collection is at 60 hz. That skew isn't in the top ten problems for most robotics efforts today, but eventually it should be. Easier to adjust the robot fine control rates than all the video data! Add a gen-lock like trigger signal to lock the phases while you are at it.
Switzerland built a dedicated qualification for this: the federal 'Cyber Security Specialist' diploma, launched in 2019, first exam in November 2020. Professionals train alongside their jobs. Agents may hunt bugs, but reviewing and patching stays skilled work. #CyberSecurity
If you wanted to know all the jobs that AI will produce, look no further than cybersecurity. This is going to become one of the biggest investment areas for enterprises going forward.
And even as the work becomes more agentic and autonomous you will need more talent to point the agents at the most critical work, review findings, patch systems, respond to incidents, and more.
Lots of opportunity right now for the systems that protect data and enterprises, as well as the professionals that are deploying them and protecting organizations.
It’s going to only get more wild out there.
Die Schweiz schuf dafür einen eigenen Abschluss: «Cyber Security Specialist mit eidg. Fachausweis», 2019 lanciert, erste Berufsprüfung im November 2020. Berufsleute bilden sich neben dem Job weiter. Agenten finden Lücken, prüfen und patchen bleibt Fachwissen. #CyberSecurity
If you wanted to know all the jobs that AI will produce, look no further than cybersecurity. This is going to become one of the biggest investment areas for enterprises going forward.
And even as the work becomes more agentic and autonomous you will need more talent to point the agents at the most critical work, review findings, patch systems, respond to incidents, and more.
Lots of opportunity right now for the systems that protect data and enterprises, as well as the professionals that are deploying them and protecting organizations.
It’s going to only get more wild out there.
Good to see. Storage types complement each other: Switzerland's Limmern plant pumps water 630 m up into Lake Mutt, with 1000 MW and 23 million m³. Batteries react faster and fit almost anywhere; Alpine hydro stores more energy per site. #Energy
Gut zu sehen. Speicher ergänzen sich: Das Pumpspeicherwerk Limmern (GL) pumpt Wasser 630 m hoch in den Muttsee, mit 1000 MW Leistung und 23 Mio. m³ Volumen. Batterien reagieren schneller und passen fast überall hin, die Alpen speichern mehr Energie pro Standort. #Energie
Standards grow when nobody owns them alone. In Bern in 1882, European railways agreed on a track gauge of 1435–1440 mm, and the 1886 convention took effect on 1 April 1887. Wagons have crossed borders ever since. Same principle for agent skills. #AI
We're donating Agent Skills to the Agentic AI Foundation (@AgenticAIFdn), the same foundation we donated MCP to.
Since December 2025, 70+ agent platforms have integrated the standard, including ChatGPT, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and VS Code.
Here's what that means for you:
Ein Standard wächst, wenn ihn niemand allein besitzt. 1882 einigten sich europäische Bahnen in Bern auf eine Spurweite von 1435 bis 1440 mm, das Übereinkommen von 1886 galt ab 1.4.1887. Seither rollen Wagen über Grenzen. Für Agent Skills gilt dasselbe Prinzip. #AI
We're donating Agent Skills to the Agentic AI Foundation (@AgenticAIFdn), the same foundation we donated MCP to.
Since December 2025, 70+ agent platforms have integrated the standard, including ChatGPT, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and VS Code.
Here's what that means for you:














