Despite being crucial for supplying green energy, wind turbines can adversely affect bird migration and flying routes. Wind turbines can disrupt bird behavior, particularly when positioned on the flying paths of endangered species. One solution aimed at reducing the number…
Despite advanced technology, walking with a knee prosthesis is still physically and mentally demanding for its owner. The processes are sometimes not yet ideal, causing users to unconsciously adapt to the behavior of the prosthesis. In the long term, this…
Globally, 92 million tonnes of clothes are sent to landfills each year. This is the equivalent of a truck full of clothing every second. While one way to reduce this is to consume less, there are other ways in which…
Recently, Sweden discovered the largest amount of rare earth metals ever found in Europe. The elements are important building blocks to enable the green transition in Europe in the long run. “Fantastic news; we have to become independent of China…
When I hear that someone wants to implement an idea, I tend to think about the negative repercussions associated with that. I can imagine a boot with a tough heel, trampling people underfoot. Accompanying that, I hear the laughter of the…
Media52 BV has existed for 8 years on January 29. It started with e52.nl, an Eindhoven-based publication, and is now active all over Europe, with several brands such as Innovation Origins and just.news. In the past 8 years, e52.nl and…
This week, ASML reported its Q4 and full-year 2022 financial results. And with fifteen years under my belt at this company and knowing where we come from – I sometimes have to pinch myself when I see these earnings. For ASML, 2022…
Delivery drones, takeaway booths, and autonomous robots in warehouses: we write about them on a daily basis at Innovation Origins. But there’s something odd about these developments. No matter how often we link this trend to an (expected) loss of…
An old colleague of mine used to say that controlling climate in a greenhouse is just a matter of “simple” physics. We already know a lot about what the ideal climate conditions for our crops are thanks to many years…
Every year, more than 7.3 million hectares of forest are cut down for paper production. That’s twenty soccer fields every minute. Growing up in a forested area, Ukrainian Valentyn Frechka is worried. He was only 16 when he started looking…