First of all: Every brain is different. Not only are there differences between the brains of men and women, but brains can also be distinguished based on their age, variability regarding their individual personality traits, performance differences or cognitive impairments.…
Biomechatronic engineers at the Linz Institute of Technology (LIT) have developed capacitive sensors for mind-controlled prosthetics, thereby significantly improving their quality. The prosthetics fit better and are less prone to failure. Prosthetics give those patients who have lost limbs more independence…
Nowadays at Innovation Origins we have a Start-up of the Day, and a Start-up of the Week – and now from July onwards – the start-up of the month too! June is over and the four weekly winners have battled…
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day have been featured and…
Last week was one of the best in the history of Innovation Origins in terms of the number of visitors. Our articles have been read more than 25,000 times on our website. Soon we’ll be hitting 100,000 page views! As…
For the first time, both the soccer robots and the care robot of TU Eindhoven have become world champions. The robot football team Tech United won in the finals of Team Water from China; the care robot HERO also got…
There is more likely a knack for mathematics pre-programmed into my brain than a talent for languages. Let ‘s just say that language is not my thing. Nevertheless, over the past year my research has concentrated on the theme of…
Virtual reality is also providing new opportunities in police training. In the Shotpros project, psychology-based training scenarios are being developed in order to improve decision-making and action-taking behaviours while under stress. The aim is to avoid violence and collateral damage…
In cycling, teams constantly try to outdo each other. Not only with the most advanced use of materials, but also by improving nutrition, training methods and all kinds of other areas. That’s why Innovation Origins is looking for innovations from…
While the Italian volcano Stromboli spits fire on Earth and pyro-fireworks were ignited in the USA on Independence Day, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a fireworks display that no firework on Earth could compete with. However, this extra-terrestrial firework…