At the Swiss Future Farm, the use of innovative technology in agriculture is being tested in a project lasting several years. This also includes a robot for field work.

A joystick-controlled robot could help surgeons operate on stroke patients remotely. This would allow patients to be treated during the critical time window after a stroke - even if they are far away from a specialist.

Holograms as a substitute for real patients are to provide medical students in the UK with a better education. The programme, which will initially be used at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, is the first of its kind in the world.

A specially coated metal mesh can extract water from fog and remove environmental pollutants at the same time. With the technology developed in Zurich, drinking water can be extracted from the air even in regions with heavy air pollution.

A new artificial intelligence recognises plastic in the sea from satellite images. This could help to systematically remove plastic waste from the oceans using ships.

Microplastic fibres fly higher and further than previously assumed - even as far as the Arctic.

AI can recognise emotions based on facial expressions. In one study, AI even performed better than trained therapists.

In an Empa research project, study participants rated the noise of new types of aircraft as less annoying than the noise of today's aircraft.

A wearable ultrasound sticker could help to recognise the first signs of acute liver or kidney failure at an early stage.

According to its developers, the British airship Airlander 10 could take off for commercial flights with passengers from 2028.