In preparation for a new project (more about that later), Innovation Origins is putting together an overview of how much money European countries have applied for from the European Commission’s Corona Recovery Fund. In a nutshell, the fund is intended…
The human being of the 21st century lives in unprecedented times brimming with accelerating revolutions in knowledge, capabilities, and social upheavals. But make no mistake how old these are. This was obvious right at the start of that century, back…
On 9 December last year, the tech company Avantium announced to the world that a positive decision had been reached regarding the construction of the world’s first commercial plant for the production of 5 kilotonnes of FDCA (furanic acid) per…
Tomorrow is the last day of the world-famous CES 2022 tech event, where tech giants unveil their latest gadgets and products. The event in Las Vegas kicked off last Wednesday and many high-profile exhibits have already been highlighted. Here are…
9,058 new corona diagnoses in Croatia, 17,047 in Finland, 23,817 in Ireland, 26,200 in Denmark, 27,796 in Belgium, 39,570 in Portugal, 50,126 in Greece, over 218,000 in the United Kingdom. A thousand more in Italy and a whopping 332,252 tested…
Sparkling water has been gaining popularity with consumers for years. The German Spark To Go introduces water bottles that – at the push of a button – can make sparkling water on the go. Luke Patruno, co-founder of Spark To…
Sci-fi movies and superhero tales always surprise us with outstanding materials, resistant to every kind of damage. In some cases, such materials are able to self-heal. What seemed to be unrealistic, or strictly related to Spiderman or Superman is now…
Utilize women working in the Health and High Tech sectors more often as role models to make the sector more attractive to new female talent. Let them present themselves through social media, events and partnerships. By doing that, other women…
When Richard Hardiman, founder and CEO of RanMarine, saw two people on a boat fishing garbage out of the sea during his daily cup of coffee at the Port of Cape Town, he thought: this should be able to be…
When integrating electronics into soft, movable materials, crush and stretch resistance is important. In elastic plastic films or textiles, the required components must withstand high mechanical stresses. Research in the field of these so-called stretchable electronics or stretchables is in…