Field beans or faba beans, in addition to being excellent animal feed, are also excellent substitutes for soy. The possibilities for including these relatives of the broad bean in our diet are countless. This in turn helps us all live…
According to information from the German Society for Neurology, around 60% of the population in Germany – i.e., more than 50 million people – suffer from a neurodegenerative disease. These include migraine and tension headaches as well as, for example,…
The biotech company Photanol, which uses blue-green algae to make bioplastic, is facing a major new challenge. In the near future, specially cultivated bacteria that produce the building material for bioplastics will be used in the factory for the first…
The freedom and prosperity that mobility has brought us, unfortunately, come with a long list of harmful side effects. By far the most pernicious of these is the danger that comes with speed. Improving road safety, therefore, deserves the highest…
After last year’s cancellation due to corona, this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place July 8-11 and will include the debut of MissionH24’s LMPH2G hydrogen-powered endurance race car in the timed shootout. The MissionH24 project is supported by…
Drugs, cosmetics, chemicals, animal feed, genetically modified food, pesticides – the list of things tested in the so-called “animal model” is long. In practice, for animals ranging from the familiar lab rat to dogs and monkeys, this means a life…
Sweden wants to be the first country in the world to bring fossil-free steel onto the market. A consortium made up of SSAB, the mining company LKAB and the energy company Vattenfall is working on the Hybrit project. The goal…
If the European Union wants to achieve its common climate targets and reduce greenhouse gases by at least 55 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, one of the things that needs to be achieved is: Long-distance transport must become cleaner,…
Potato blight has caused famine and misery for centuries. The most famous example was in Ireland between 1845 and 1850 when about 90% of the potato crop was lost. Many Irish died of famine or left the country. Ever since,…
In the Luxembourg in Transition project, 10 multidisciplinary teams have the rare opportunity to design a model for an entire state and its cross-border regions. Spatial planners, urban planners, architects and landscape architects are developing ideas for the transition to…