After a long career in theatre and illustration, Samantha Bunyan never thought she would be winning an award for climate change innovation. When the United Kingdom government recently announced the winners of a 58,000 euro grant targeted at female entrepreneurs,…
A German-Brazilian consortium led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a new method to monitor the quality of water in reservoirs. This enables developing countries to monitor water quality in their freshwater reservoirs much more effectively and…
According to experts, the mobility of the future will be characterized by artificial intelligence (AI) and digitization. Autonomous driving will make traffic more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly, as well as more cost-effective. But for people to accept this new…
When tunnels are bored through mountains, it is not the groundwater level that is an issue but the mountain water level. Mountain water comes from precipitation and flows down from the mountain surface. Along the way, its temperature is increased…
After several years of experience – and many successes – with the digital monitoring of the grass in the Johan Cruijff Arena, it is not surprising that more organizations are reaching out to the services of HI-Sports. Besides the KNVB,…
When comparing the environmental friendliness of combustion engine cars with electric cars, a huge number of factors come into play. For an electric car, it goes without saying that issues such as particulate matter, SO2, and NOx emissions from electricity…
Running a business is not easy at all, and with so many different aspects to oversee, things can quickly become hectic. You may note that you start to feel overwhelmed, especially if your business takes off and is doing well.…
A team led by Ingo Burgert at Empa – the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research – and ETH Zurich has repeatedly shown that wood is more than just a building material or firewood. Scientists are looking for…
Deep Branch, a carbon dioxide recycling company, has completed an €8M Series A investment round. The investment complements a combined €4M in non-dilutive funding secured from UK and EU grant-funded projects. Novo Holdings and DSM Venturing led the round, with…
Ten million self-driving cars are expected to be on the road by 2030 in Europe alone. The benefits are obvious. By networking all vehicles, road traffic flows more efficiently. Drivers and passengers will be able to travel more comfortably and…