The Alps supercomputer is a high-performance computer funded by the Swiss Confederation through the ETH Domain, with its main location in Lugano. It is part of the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
Frontview of "Alps" supercomputer
Office Building CSCS in Lugano, Switzerland
Underground water-cooling distribution for CSCS computers
Interior of electronics cabinets "Alps" supercomputer
Science and technology in Switzerland play an important role in the Swiss economy, which has very few natural resources that are available in the country. The Swiss National Science Foundation, mandat
Alps (supercomputer)
…consumption. Proponents of the system have cited its role in advancing climate and medical research as a justification for its energy and resource use. Science and technology in Switzerland…
The still active NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers are powered by Swiss-built motors.
The Learning Center of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). A famous building of the Lausanne campus.
The Tokamak à configuration variable research fusion reactor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
The Swiss solar aircraft Solar Impulse 2 achieved the longest non-stop solo flight in history and was the first to perform a solar-powered aerial circumnavigation of the globe between 2015 and 2016.