Light replaces electricity as an energy source for robots
A mini robot that swims through your bloodstream in order to administer medication. It may sound like science fiction for now, but it can easily become reality.
Sustainability
Pineapple leaves, rotten mangos and apples as eco-friendly alternatives to leather
One of our best read stories this week was about mushroom leather. But pineapple leaves, apples, rotten mangos and raked leaves and twigs also provide an alternative to the leather industry.
Fe+male Tech Heroes dinner connects people, even in times of corona
The planned two-day conference of Fe+male Tech Heroes was cancelled in May. A dinner was held instead this week in full compliance with corona regulations.
App from Climars challenges people to live a more sustainable life
21 days without producing waste or emitting CO2 when you travel, plus eating vegan? The Climars app challenges people to live more sustainably.
CO2-neutral and vegan leather – made from mushrooms
An international team of scientists from the University of Vienna is continuing research into vegan and CO2-neutral leather made from fungi in a biologically and environmentally friendly way.
Regional business parks are a blind spot in the energy transition
With the help of the Cities: Skylines simulation game students want to literally visualize the consequences of energy measures.
Vitrimers will make plastics of the future sustainable
Scientists at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in Germany are researching sustainable plastics that are capable of self-healing, have intelligent properties and can be recycled if required.
Light algorithm limits staring at a smartphone for a better night’s sleep
Students at the Dutch TU/e have developed a new app that uses algorithms to check if exposure to light is disrupting natural biorhythms, energy levels and and sleep patterns.
E-commerce is an important part of almost any business – this is how to do it
An e-commerce site implemented by an experienced agency will allow you to increase the reach of your business and collect detailed customer data
Start-up: Adding probiotics to delicious snacks to boost health
Marketing products that are not only good for your body but are really delicious. This is what the Bulgarian start-up Cardinal Bites is all about.
Tackling the plastic soup problem at the source by tracing its origin
Researchers from the Dutch University of Wageningen examined 340 kilos of waste that was washed ashore on the uninhabited Dutch Wadden island of Griend.
Polder roof on Dutch uni serves as an innovation lab for climate-proofing buildings
Amsterdam is building 10,000 square meters of smart blue-green rooftops to protect the city from heat stress and flooding. Hopefully these will also promote biodiversity.
German researchers develop new corona antibody test kit for home use
Scientists at the German University of Leipzig have developed a corona antibody test that should enable anyone to find out if they have already been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Electric Auke: Recognition from Volkswagen is a milestone
Every other week we take a look with sustainabilty expert and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye where the preservation of our planet is concerned.
Will the Dutch city of Leeuwarden become this year’s EU Capital of Innovation?
On 24 September, the European Commission will announce which city will be this year's European Capital of Innovation.
New reactor makes hydrogen production cheaper and more sustainable
Hydrogen is becoming an important energy carrier in the circular economy. Scientist Fausto Gallucci creates a reactor to make more sustainable hydrogen.
‘Smart tank’ stores hydrogen in your home cellar or garage
Researchers at Frankfurt UAS are developing a 'smart hydrogen tank', which should make it possible to install it in home cellars or garages.
European Research & Innovation Days this year online only
The Research & Innovation Days of the European Commission can be followed online on 22, 23 and 24 September.
New treatment removes more than 99% of hormones from drinking water
German researchers have succeeded in removing more than 99 % of steroid hormones from water using an improved filtration system made of polymer membrane with activated carbon.
Half a billion from Rabobank for Groningen Campus “to stimulate the growth of innovations”
"The further development of Campus Groningen is an integral project. The strength is not in the individual elements, but in the whole"