The Brabant city of Eindhoven, the Swiss city of Geneva and the Finnish city of Tampere have been appointed as demonstration cities for experiments on a major livability study to be carried out by...
World Economic Forum (WEF) asked a group of international technology experts to identify this year’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies. After soliciting nominations from additional experts around the...
“European targets for nitrogen deposition will have to be adjusted” A European study led by biologists from KU Leuven shows that nitrogen precipitation is “a serious threat to the...
The benefits and necessity of removing microplastic particles from the world’s oceans and ashore has spurred many scientific researchers towards finding the ultimate solution. Yet few have...
It is getting easier and easier to have a nomadic life. Trailers and mobile homes alike have allowed people to move their living rooms around the world. Nevertheless, the start-up Brette Haus SIA...
The Arctic climate changes will not increase the chance of colder winters in the short term. Analysis of climate models shows that relatively cold winters and Arctic sea ice decline occur...
T-shirts can testify to having undergone long journeys. Prior to being offered for sale in Germany, they first migrate from the cotton plantations in the USA to the weaving and dyeing mills in India...
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...
The forests around the globe are dwindling. One of the main reasons for this is forest clearance – and things are not getting any better. Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has just...
Most of the clicks on Innovation Origins this week went to the Start-up of the Month competition, where five European start-ups competed for this coveted title. This is logical, because next year...
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Tension is rising in Rotterdam now that it has been announced that the city has a chance of being elected European capital of innovation next month. “We want to show the whole world what...
At the University of Innsbruck there is a marked expertise in dendrochronology, also known as tree-ring dating research. The aim of science is to date wood and to draw conclusions about...
Faster diagnoses in healthcare and sensors that keep fruit fresh for longer. These are two applications for integrated photonics, an emerging lighting technique. Continued development of this...
Roots of plants grow either horizontally or deep into the soil. Two plant hormones determine the direction of growth: auxin and cytokinin. This finding was discovered by an international team of...
A French start-up has developed a high-quality liquid graphene that can be used in material resistance, thermal management and metal substitution. Unlike graphene oxide dispersion, Carbon...
Almost all festivals in Europe use toxic diesel generators as their power supply. As a sustainable alternative, TU Eindhoven researchers and 9 companies have developed a 21-meter high fold-out tower...
World Economic Forum (WEF) asked a group of international technology experts to identify this year’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies. After soliciting nominations from additional experts around the...
The ‘strict’ environmental objectives for 2021 are rapidly approaching. In that year, the average tank-to-wheel CO2 emissions for an automobile concern’s entire fleet are permitted...
Germs on beer caps are now a thing of the past: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB Advanced System Technology Branch (Fraunhofer...
Without nanotechnology, hardly anything is possible in many areas of everyday life anymore, because, with the help of nanotechnology, techniques, structures, and systems can be developed that give...
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...
With the motto “We green the World” Artifical Ecosystems wants to make our cities greener. What’s new about the concept: Founders Dr. Tobias Graf, biologist and plant ecologist, civil...
After years of research and development, electricity storage company Elestor is at the verge of introducing its revolutionary hydrogen bromine flow battery to the market. This technology is...
A new study on the positive sides of hydrogen and diesel was presented by the Fraunhofer ISE Institute on 13-7-2019 and this blog is my rebuttal to that. Here I refer to a recent publication in...
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...
