According to statistics, every year 8% of all deaths in Austria are caused by blood poisoning. Early detection would increase the chance of survival for a significant number of patients. After all, by the time the first symptoms appear, it…
Almost the entire world has been social distancing for weeks now on account of the coronavirus pandemic. Or for months, as is the case in Italy. Social Distancing is the buzzword of the times. Nevertheless, there are thousands of people…
As summer approaches more and more cooling systems such as air conditioning will be switched on across Europe. These cause a lot of stress on the environment. New research is taking the first steps on the path towards an innovative…
Each week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or what he runs into where the preservation of our planet is concerned. This week: This week…
Income inequality in OECD countries is at its highest level for the past half century. The average income of the richest 10% of the population is about nine times that of the poorest 10% across the OECD, up from seven times 25 years…
Environmentally friendly mining seems to be quite a contradiction in terms. In an effort to resolve this as soon as possible, an international consortium – funded by the European Commission– is working on advanced X-ray and 3D imaging technologies. These…
Without additional loans, subsidies or benevolent investors, almost half of all start-ups in the world fail due to the corona crisis. This is the calculation made by the research agency Startup Genome. In a report that appeared this afternoon, the…
Social distancing, i.e., getting no closer to other people than a maximum of one and a half to two meters, will probably remain with us for some time. This will be required “until a vaccine or at least a drug…
Anxiety, stress and worrying about the coronavirus keeps many people from sleeping well these days. But even without the virus, about 22 % of Dutch people aged 12 years and older find it difficult to get to sleep or sleep…
At the end of January it was still a message that seemed strange to most Madrileños. In Chinatown, located in the Usera district in Madrid, there was a real run on face masks. They were mainly residents of Chinese origin…