This year, the European capital of innovation is Nantes. This has just been announced by European Commissioner Carlos Moedas, who has innovation in his portfolio. He mentioned qualities such as diversity, multiculturalism, sustainability and innovation as the qualities of this…
Researcher Chris van der Lee hopes that journalists will lose their fear of the robot journalist. As the executive behind the robot project PASS, he has a close look at what automation can do for the profession, but journalism is…
Well, why are predictions about the future important and why do we talk about them? That’s what experts in the field of innovation and related investment are wondering about during the European Innovation Days that will be held from 24…
They were overjoyed, said Nuala Burke (29) and Lise Pape (37) from Denmark, that their invention won the € 1 million prize for social innovation from the European Commission. It will bring them closer to their goal of enabling people…
Spruce up hopeless places and let them shine again. That’s what Sandra Poelman has in mind with her Glowingplaces consultancy. Over the past twenty years as an urban planner and project manager, Poelman has contributed to the urban transformation of…
The neurobiologist Belinda Pletzer from the University of Salzburg is researching the psychological effect of the contraceptive pill. She is focusing on the neurobiological effects on the structures inside the brain – and whether these are reversible. She is particularly…
Photonics is a promising technology in almost all sectors, now and in the future. Many scientists are exploring the possibilities of this light technology. But what use is it to companies in different industries? How will they apply photonics? That…
“Giving food waste a second taste.” That is Elzelinde van Doleweerd and Vita Broeken’s mission. With their company Upprinting Food, the industrial design students at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) reuse food which is normally thrown away. They use a…
SatAgro: Space technologies for small-scale farms. – Innovation in agriculture is a serpent that eats its own tail. That’s why a revolution must take place – says Przemysław Żelazowski, CEO of the start-up company SatAgro. Przemysław Żelazowski is a scientist.…
The dream of many children could come true thanks to this writing trainer: in the future, a smart pen will point out and help children correct spelling mistakes while they are writing, instead of them having to look these up.…