In Germany, between five and ten percent of the population suffer from reading and spelling difficulties. For around 40,000 children per year, these shortcomings lead to learning problems at school and affect their self-confidence. This frequently goes so far that…
For entrepreneurship the rule is: learning by doing. By making mistakes or tackling something differently the next time, a company can flourish. In the IO series Lessons Learned, entrepreneurs share how they have become wise through trial and error. This…
You know how it is: As soon as the warranty period of a device has expired, it breaks. Usually it’s just a small thing, but repairing it is impossible because there are no spare parts. Or you can’t open it…
In this season of lists and reviews, the editors of Innovation Origins have made an overview of the most striking innovations of 2020. Readers were able to choose which of these developments they thought were the most important. The polls…
The antidepressant Sertraline inhibits the growth of cancer cells. This has been demonstrated in a study with laboratory animals carried out at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium). Sertraline acts upon an ‘addicted cell’ that enables different types of…
The Dutch government must show its cards and let its citizens know what the energy transition will cost so that a substantive, social discussion about the dilemmas of innovation and the transformation of the energy system can begin. That is…
At least once a week there’s a traffic accident involving an emergency service vehicle, such as a fire engine or an ambulance. Especially at intersections, it is a scare every time you have to slow down in front of the…
Obviously, we want to know from Auke which innovation or technology is really going to break through in 2021. “Yes, that’s a good question,” Auke closes his eyes and thinks. Then he jumps up and disappears from view. Elsewhere in…
Star Wars fans will be reminded of the diminutive R2D2 from the cult films when they see Volkswagen‘s futuristic charging robot. The German automobile manufacturer says it wants to expand charging infrastructure with this visionary concept. For example, the robot…
Light can influence people’s behavior. This enables you to make sure that people keep their distance. Or that people move on and do not remain standing still in the same place. The IGNITE student team at Eindhoven University of Technology…