Hello and welcome to Suisse Good!
Record medals for Swiss athletes at the Olympics. Something to please Ernest, their number 1 supporter. I told you about it 2 weeks ago, my colleagues from RTS Sport found him in Italy to encourage Fanny Smith.
Help for your admin
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Help for your admin And if, like for sport, it was more motivating to complete administrative paperwork in a group. In Fribourg, an association offers several monthly workshops to provide support and advice in the management of its admin.
Removing PFAS from Wastewater
They are nicknamed “eternal pollutants”, but a Zurich start-up has decided to eliminate them. Thanks to its technological developments, it is possible to remove PFAS from water. Pilot projects were carried out in Belgium and the Netherlands. And now in Switzerland, France and Italy.
![Quadrupedalism is an advantage for this robot dog developed at the ETH Zurich. [EPFZ - Robotic Systems Lab]](https://img.rts.ch/articles/2026/image/bxlxad-29153381.image?mw=1280 "Quadrupedalism is an advantage for this robot dog developed at the ETHZ. [EPFZ - Robotic Systems Lab]")
Predicting volcanic eruptions
It’s a strange machine that trudges along the slopes of Etna, in Italy. With its 4 legs, this robot imitates the dog and slips between the rocks. Developed by the ETHZ, it aims to measure gases coming from the craters and other faults of the volcano, in order to predict future eruptions.
>> Find out more: ETH robot dog helps predict volcanic eruptions
A veterinarian for the most deprived
Reduced price consultations for people in precarious situations. It was the idea of a Saint-Welsh veterinarian, who set up a monthly clinic with the soup kitchen. According to him, the animal often represents essential support for its owners.
A monkey and his stuffed animal
It’s the story of a little monkey rejected by his mother at the Ichikawa Zoo in Japan. To comfort him, the keepers gave him an orangutan stuffed toy. Since then, Punch, that’s his name, has become an internet star thanks to videos showing him with his stuffed toy. And even found his place with his family.
50 years of Art Brut
In February 1978, Lausanne inaugurated its Art Brut museum. A world first, thanks to the collection patiently built by Jean Dubuffet, who developed the notion of art brut.
>> Find out more: 50 years of outsider art in Lausanne
And if not, do you know The Second Hand Dragon? Behind this name, which smacks of wonder, hides an incredible Ali Baba’s cave for those who like to hunt, in the town of Essert-Pittet (VD).
Have a nice week and see you next Monday!
