Innovation Origins will be joined by a new columnist this weekend: Floris Beemster (43) is an expert in the field of urban innovation and Germany. Beemster is working together with colleague Sophie...
It was cynicism that prevailed in recent days during the debate on the German climate deal (see summary of the deal below). It is striking that it is not only the usual suspects, such as...
As of September 19, 2019, the busy Berliner Straße des 17. Juni has become a 3.6-kilometer test circuit for automated and network-enabled transport. The digital infrastructure required for this was...
Two days ago, the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe launched the “Sea Mile Project”, wherein a self-driving bus is being tested in everyday traffic on a 600-meter-long route “Am Tegeler...
MBraun’s representative looks pleased as he watches his “Glove Box” being used in practice. It has large glass cabinets with rubber arms to allow the employees of the Helmholtz...
One year ago, Chargery was just a small company that merely offered its mobile charging service for electric cars in the trendy Berlin district of Prenzlauerberg. Today, one year later, it’s a...
Innovation campuses, smart city solutions and a healthy work-life balance are the themes that will determine sustainable urban development in the future. Berlin is now in the focus of attention in...
Society is baulking at the impact of our collective plastic footprint. But some alternatives are occurring Only half of the plastic used for packaging is recycled. Several projects are trying to...
On 16 November 2018, an international jury of experts will award the Lush Prize for the sixth time in Berlin. The prize, worth around 430,000 euros, has provided more than two million euros in...
Well above Berlin, Brussels, and Barcelona, but not yet near London, Cambridge, Paris, and Munich: Eindhoven is seventh on the list of innovative European cities. Mainly thanks to a high score in...
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Dr. Katleen Gabriels is Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology. She is specialized in computer ethics. In 2016, her book “Onlife” was published (in Dutch), in which she analyzes...
