With almost ten million euros universities, companies, NGOs and government will investigate a secure Internet of Things. Devices that are connected to the internet, such as self-driving cars and intelligent thermostats, pose an increasing threat to our privacy and security.…
Imagine winnning prizes for riding your bicycle to work. Ciclogreen, a Spanish start-up which promotes sustainable mobility, makes this possible. Ciclogreen was established in 2014; after biology PhD student Gregorio Toral realized that the environmental impact he wanted to achieve through…
Cities are getting busier and the streets are getting fuller. A car offers less and less of a solution. On Google Maps the bicycle always turns out to be the fastest means of transport in a city, says industrial designer…
Rescue operations, for example after earthquakes, can be life-threatening for the rescuers. Again and again, the courageous men and women put their lives in danger when they go in search of survivors lying in the rubble somewhere. Equally dangerous are…
It would be a shame to simply burn wood residues. In the biorefinery, valuable raw materials can be extracted from it. At least theoretically. In fact, different residues require different methods and intensive research is still required. A new pilot…
NXP and Momenta, a pioneer in software solutions for autonomous driving, will start a collaboration on automotive-grade Driver Monitoring Solutions (DMS). These solutions help to monitor driver attentiveness and play important roles in increasing safety on the road. The joint…
“Don’t talk too loudly or move too fast”, whispers Professor Tim Landgraf from the Freie Universtät Berlin. “Otherwise the fish will freak out.” He has just pulled up a large curtain which is surrounding a big tank with four small…
It’s common practice that a column reflects the personal point of view of the writer. However, as a Canadian philosopher, Marshall McLuhan once stated, ‘A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding’. As…
The reservation of land by the municipality of Eindhoven and the project developer for the spectacular Dutch Mountains architecture project attracted the most visitors to Innovation Origins this week. That the 155-metre-high ‘high-tech calling card’ does not have just fans was…
Sharing is a good thing. You don’t need your own car, your own scooter or, as will soon be the case throughout Germany, your own electric scooter. Just register for the respective app, unlock the vehicle and off you go.…