Switzerland is the world’s most-innovative country, followed by Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, according to the 2019 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII). Twelve of the top 20 GII economies are in Europe. The…
Schrödinger’s cat is a term from quantum physics. It is synonymous with atomic states which are used in the development of quantum technologies. Now a research team has discovered a new kind of quantum state. They are multidimensional hypercube cubes…
The Dutchman Hidde Koning and his Italian partner Federico Spiezia have a start-up that should take away the financial hassles for young families. What is Bittiq? Bittiq is an app that provides financial support. Bittiq users link their bank account…
Exactly one year ago, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on genome editing. The ruling is controversial within the scientific community. Austrian research institutions, along with other European scientists, are demanding an amendment to the law. The researchers claim…
Cities are running out of clean air. Therefore, it is time to get to work on new concepts. Among other things, in terms of mobility. One option presently under consideration is the use of e-vehicles – particularly within the commercial…
A world in which we won’t have to use land or water in order to produce food is closer thanks to the work of Solar Foods. The Finnish start-up aims to make food without the use of agriculture. They have…
What happens when people listen to something? How do they distinguish between sounds and spoken words? Speech is distinguished by two characteristics: the voice of the speaker and the linguistic content itself, including the sound of speech. Researchers at the…
Mirjam Smend wants to promote sustainable fashion labels, educate and inspire consumers and use her voice effectively so as to be heard by politicians and the industry. She founded the Greenstyle Munich Fair and Conference as a platform for this…
For decades, the galaxy NGC 1316 has been a popular object for research among astronomers and yet, it still poses a mystery to scientists. The galaxy in the Fornax constellation, about 60 million light-years away from Earth, is only visible…
In economic crises, a small country in the eurozone has hardly any room for maneuver when it comes to taking countermeasures. Economists at the University of Klagenfurt calculated various budgetary strategies with a view to finding the most effective ones.…