They are as small as a grain of rice, but enveloped in enormous ambitions. The region’s new gold, experts say. And indispensable if we want to connect our lives more and more to the internet. Photonic chips are estimated to…
On the 9th of February, an international research team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) will start an expedition to the remote The Larsen C Ice Shelf. The researchers want to explore the marine ecosystem hidden under the ice…
Facebook may no longer link user data from Whatsapp, Instagram or other websites to user accounts, concludes the German antitrust agency, the Bundeskartellamt after an investigation of almost three years. According to the German regulator, Facebook abuses its dominant position…
The possibilities of automation, 3D printing and wearables sound spectacular, but have so far hardly found application in the fashion industry. This is due on the one hand to a lack of market maturity and on the other hand to…
Just ask Siri to put a reminder in your phone while Netflix presents your movies based on previous choices. Or your thermostat will heat up the living room when you leave work. All relatively innocent examples of the use of…
With the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), an international research team connected to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has once again captured impressive images. This time, the images show a region of newly…
At the TU Vienna, a simple method for the detection of health-endangering germs in water was developed. The DNA rapid test can be used directly on site without special knowledge and replaces expensive and time-consuming methods in the laboratory. Contaminated…
Researchers at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria have developed a drug that enables the rapid treatment of heart attack patients on site. 5`-Methoxyleoligin can be administered intravenously by emergency doctors. Myocardial infarction is the most frequent cause of…
They are all famous investment organisations and have one thing in common: they are in the business of “Impact Investing”. Adam Draper’s Boost VC, the Rockefeller Foundation, ESG Investing, Singularity University, Maze, and… Eindhoven based Lumo Labs. In a recent…
Two important European projects to take photonics to a next level have just started, both being led by the Eindhoven University of Technology. InPulse is one of them, JePPIX is the other. Professor Kevin Williams is Chair of the Photonic…