Cleaner shipping with robot ship Mayflower and sailing ship Oceanbird
The Mayflower has embarked on its first voyage as an autonomous ship. The Oceanbird was also introduced last week.
Almut Otto
Old T-shirts are given new life as elegant viscose clothing
An old pair of jeans or an old T-shirt can now be recycled several times and thereby contribute to more sustainability in fashion.
Machine-learning methods help Science better understand solar panels
Current research at the Technical University of Graz refutes earlier theories on long-range charge transfer between organic and inorganic materials.
A new process for precision perforation of material layers
Scientists have developed a nano-structuring method for precisely perforating one layer of material while leaving the other layer untouched
The SARS-CoV-2 giant you can touch: 3D printing makes it possible
The aim of the scientists is not only to make the SARS-CoV-2 virus made understandable for non-scientists in a playful way and also bundles international research results.
Are you comfortable with charging your e-Car wirelessly?
The number of e-cars registered in the Netherlands (battery + hybrid) has now passed the 200,000 mark. The number of charge points is also growing […]
Start-up of the day: Caspar Health digital rehabilitation and prevention clinic
Anyone who has ever taken part in a rehabilitation or prevention measure knows the problem: after the daily program on site, you feel strengthened again […]
Start-up of the Day: sustainable electricity from your neighbors with Enyway
What do you do with the leftover power generated from your own system which you don’t need yourself? Very simple: sell it to your neighbors. […]
Start-up of the Day: Smarter logistics for trucks and less congestion thanks to AI
It’s a straightforward rationale. Of the approximately 14,000 Dutch trucks driving around at home and abroad (according to 2017 figures from the Dutch Central Bureau […]
Start-up of the Day: Digitally customized prostheses made with a 3D printer
Paralympian champions are the best living proof. Like Utrecht snowboarder Bibian Mentel or the German Denise Schindler. Their prostheses did not prevent them from achieving […]
Start-up of the Day: Sinn Power harnesses energy from waves
It’s been done already often enough. Harnessing the power of the sea to generate energy. Yet these mainly concern tidal power stations. Where there is […]
Start-up of the Day: Vialytics quickly registers road conditions
How do self-driving cars handle potholes on the road? As just stay driving ahead or spontaneously around them aren’t an option. You have to take […]
What makes a pop hit such a classic?
Have you always wanted to write a pop music classic? Good news! Prof. Dr. Stefan Kölsch and PhD student Vincent Ka Ming Cheung from the […]
Smart knee brace prevents excessive joint load on osteoarthritis patients
The worst thing a person with osteoarthritis can do to their joints is place too heavy a load on them. Excessive joint load often results […]
How sustainable can boatbuilding be?
After Greta Thunberg made her sustainable trip across the Atlantic with the Malizia II racing yacht as an alternative to flying, the carbon hull of […]
Patch of color could throw autopilots off course
A hacker attack on autonomous vehicles could be catastrophic. A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) and the University of […]
Start-up of the day: Apicbeam holographic display based on ‘spaghetti beam’ technology
Gone are the days of boring screen displays – now we are all sitting up and paying attention. The Munich-based start-up Apicbeam, a spin-off from […]
Start-up of the day: This is how you make prams and wheelchairs fit for winter
Whether with a pram or in a wheelchair – anyone who travels in snow with small wheels has a hard time. Moving around becomes an […]
Advisory committee of experts criticizes German government’s climate package
Apart from climate change deniers, no one else is indifferent as to where climate change is heading. Experts and a growing number of citizens agree […]
TU Munich: Incarnation of the H-1 robot
Scientists surrounding Prof. Gordon Cheng from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) recently gave the robot H-1 a biologically inspired artificial skin. With this skin, […]