Researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation analysed how sadistic sexual murderers assaulting child victims commit their crimes and discovered a number of specific patterns.

Spectacular photographs, provocative videos and intimate stories shed new light on contemporary research.

Prosthetic hands restore only some of the function lost through amputation. But combining electrical signals from forearm muscles with other sources of information, such as eye tracking, promises better prostheses.

Only science can provide us with the insights needed to tackle technical, ecological and societal challenges.

In a study, researchers have shown that it is possible to predict the risk of relapsing into depression after stopping antidepressant medication.

More than 300 researchers have generated innovations and knowledge within the framework of the National Research Programmes "Energy Turnaround" (NRP 70) and "Managing Energy Consumption" (NRP 71) for implementing Switzerland's Energy Strategy 2050.