EIT Digital, the European research and educational institute focused on digital innovation, warns that Europe will come at an insurmountable distance from America and China. “Europe underestimates the impact of the digital transformation of the industry and the importance of…
Dropping a measuring device out of space in freefall, collecting data and receiving the measuring device intact on earth – that was the plan of a transnational student team. And it was a success! The Space Team of the Technical…
A constant buzz fills the space and in the middle of the room a large round tube with a hole in it. An MRI scanner. Today we’re taking a look behind the scenes at Scannexus in Maastricht. In this research…
“A lot of today’s technology makes us incredibly lazy.” According to John van de Laar, project manager from the Sport & Technology cluster, one of the sixteen parties in the Vitality Living Lab. Which is a four-year project that was…
The languages of the world and their sounds are as diverse as the people who speak them. Frequent consonants like “m” and vowels like “a” occur as well as the rare clicking sounds of some languages in southern Africa. But…
A company founded by two Polish scientists from Wrocław is disrupting the way organisations work. The story of Network Perspective shows how individual researchers can lead management innovations, successfully competing with large companies, and how at times innovation needs time…
The diagnosis of cancer alone is a shock for every affected person, which is difficult to handle and has a decisive influence on the quality of life. In most cases, the quality of life decreases even further as the side…
As the demand for fresh, healthy and pesticide free food increases in Japan, the food provider for the chain 7-Eleven is turning to vertical farms to ensure a year-round supply of high quality vegetables. The first of these farms have…
The energy carrier hydrogen in combination with a fuel cell is regarded as a particularly clean alternative in the mobility of the future. But even the slightest contamination of the odorless and colorless gas can put an abrupt end to…
Last year companies and innovators from Central Europe filled more patent applications at the European Patent Office than in the previous years. Poland became a regional leader. The country posts its strongest growth in patent applications in four years. Last…