The sustainability program Swisstainable for Swiss tourism has been growing continuously since its launch two years ago: Meanwhile, more than 1,700 tourism businesses from all over Switzerland are already committed to sustainable development with concrete measures. The operating program has now been further developed and will be open to tourism destinations from April 2023 under the name Swisstainable Destination.

OpenAI and the recently viral chatbot ChatGPT - in the course of the digital transformation, algorithms, database systems and artificial intelligence are increasingly taking over tasks that were previously performed by humans. What do these changes mean for employees? Peter Kels and Kai Dröge put it in perspective.

In 1886, the first hydropower plant went into operation in Littau, Lucerne, to supply the Swiss AC grid. Today, hydropower is the main pillar of the nationwide electricity supply. To keep it that way, this form of energy generation must be continuously modernized. A stocktaking with the expert.

Artificial intelligences that "paint" entire paintings on command in seconds are becoming increasingly popular. Some see this technology as the end of fine art. HSLU lecturer and artist Dragica Kahlina puts it in perspective.

HSLU study on insurers' online presence: size is not the decisive factor . Anyone who thinks "the bigger the insurer, the better the online presence" is wrong, as a new study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts shows.

Reservoirs and solar panels alone will not lead us to an energy supply without CO2 emissions. How the energy is used is just as crucial. Our expert Christoph Imboden helps regions get the most out of their resources.

Returns are an integral part of online retailing. Up to 60 percent of the goods ordered are returned in individual online stores.

After a decline in 2021, the Swiss FinTech sector grew again in 2022. Insights into the dynamic financial technology market are provided by the results of this year's FinTech study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Ramona Urwyler, a hotel manager, is convinced that more women are needed on Swiss boards of directors. A further education course at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts laid the foundation for her to found an association for the promotion of women on boards of directors together with five female comrades-in-arms.

Waste causes problems not only on Earth, but also in space. A research team from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is currently developing a space debris detector. This can autonomously control satellites that are to clean up space in the future.

The University of Lucerne studied whether and in which areas lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) people have unequal health opportunities compared to the rest of the Swiss population. The study shows that LGBT people are at a disadvantage in terms of health, particularly in the areas of psychological and sexual health and substance use.

One in ten people in Switzerland already uses a smartphone bank. Although such neo-banks have so far only been used as secondary and third-party banks, they could also challenge the established banks' status as principal bankers in the future. This is the result of a study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts on the Swiss retail banking market.

Construction machinery is expensive. For many companies, it is hardly worthwhile to purchase every piece of equipment anew. Two start-up founders from Lucerne have developed a solution so that construction companies don't have to own everything themselves.