Up Stream Surfing brings surfing into the city. All it takes is a river whose current has a velocity of one meter per second and a bridge. It is based on a pulley block system and uses the resources...
Read More
Perceptions regarding opportunities in old age are culturally embedded, says Americanist and cultural scientist Ulla Kriebernegg. She criticizes the predominantly negative images of old age and...
Read More Perceptions regarding opportunities in old age are culturally embedded, says Americanist and cultural scientist Ulla Kriebernegg. She criticizes the predominantly negative images of old age and...
Read More
The aim of healthcare is to keep people healthy. The Viennese health tech start-up Medicus AI wants to support this goal – with an AI-based platform that presents medical findings in an easily...
Read More
When grandparents engage with their grandchildren, their interaction is essentially characterized by haptics. An element that is completely absent from long-distance digital contact. Verena...
Read More
A new class of electrolytes was discovered during an international research project. These are crystalline, but have kinetic properties more similar to those of liquid electrolytes. The new solid...
Read More
Every year, hailstorms cause major damage to agriculture and the economy in general. The aim of hailstorm research is to provide data that can be used for damage prevention. Hails events are...
Read More
Who knows: Maybe we can do without implants in the future? Researchers at the TU Berlin are currently working on the development of third generation teeth. The team led by Dr. Roland Lauster,...
Read More
UPDATE: Lars Roobol of RIVM in Bilthoven pointed out to us that the incident was already known immediately after it occurred . At the beginning of 2018 the Volkskrant published this article about...
Read More
Ragweed is an invasive plant. It threatens biodiversity and is harmful to those who suffer from pollen allergies. Just before the ragweed season starts to kick in, the Medical University of Vienna...
Read More
Schrödinger’s cat is a term from quantum physics. It is synonymous with atomic states which are used in the development of quantum technologies. Now a research team has discovered a new kind...
Read More
Exactly one year ago, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on genome editing. The ruling is controversial within the scientific community. Austrian research institutions, along with other...
Read More
Mirjam Smend wants to promote sustainable fashion labels, educate and inspire consumers and use her voice effectively so as to be heard by politicians and the industry. She founded the Greenstyle...
Read More
In economic crises, a small country in the eurozone has hardly any room for maneuver when it comes to taking countermeasures. Economists at the University of Klagenfurt calculated various budgetary...
Read More
The e-scooter epidemic is overrunning European cities and the new road users are not integrating seamlessly. One of the things that make pedestrians angry is the wild parking on sidewalks. The...
Read More
Microbiologist and fashion designer Anke Domaske developed a textile fibre from cow’s milk. The milk fibre QMILK is ecologically and biologically degradable and exceptionally skin-friendly....
Read More
Chemist Wolfgang Kroutil is researching methods that enable the simple and inexpensive manufacture of medicines. To do this, he uses a form of biocatalysis which is also environmentally friendly....
Read More
The Alps are strongly affected by global warming, even more than other places. The rise in temperature is one hundred percent above the global average. One consequence is the shrinking of glaciers,...
Read More
Physicists around the world are looking for theories that combine quantum physics and spacetime as described by Einstein. Now, researchers at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) have discovered...
Read More
The sea is home to the most successful bacteria on our planet. Marine bacteria’s relevance in the global nutrient cycle is well documented. It is only its chemistry that had not yet been...
Read More
Biomechatronic engineers at the Linz Institute of Technology (LIT) have developed capacitive sensors for mind-controlled prosthetics, thereby significantly improving their quality. The prosthetics...
Read More
Last week was one of the best in the history of Innovation Origins in terms of the number of visitors. Our articles have been read more than 25,000 times on our website. Soon we’ll be hitting...
Read More
Virtual reality is also providing new opportunities in police training. In the Shotpros project, psychology-based training scenarios are being developed in order to improve decision-making and...
Read More
Quantum physics will bring us even faster computers and secure, tap-proof communication. However, there are still a number of problems to solve before the breakthrough. The prototype of a quantum...
Read More
Stefan Baudis aims to enable the natural regeneration of damaged bone with a bone substitute from a 3D printer. This should be organically constructed and biodegradable and should therefore not be a...
Read More