Discussion with Studio Roosegaarde on the most important values for our societies
Following my article on the Smog Free Tower, I initiated a discussion with the colleagues of Studio Roosegaarde about several questions that came to my mind as a result of…
NovaUCD nurturing Irish tech start-ups
Ireland maybe small in size but it is huge on heart when it comes to technology with a growing tech start-up ecosystem and exciting innovators keeping the flag flying on…
A resilient alternative to the industrialized animal agriculture
Disruptions as a wake-up call Covid-19 has demonstrated that the pillars of our economy and our supply chain may be quite fragile and unreliable. When the lockdowns and increasing case…
Interview with Peter Trautwein, CEO of Aqualonis, the father of CloudFisher
Recently, we have published an article about CloudFisher, which can help arid regions utilize foggy time periods to collect drinking water. In some regions, wells and desalination plants are not…
3D printing is poised to revolutionize the construction industry
3D printing for home construction is a fast-growing industry that is allowing many companies and startups to make their way into and bring innovation to the construction branch. The best…
Health Technology
The field of Medical Technology concerns any application of technology related to the development, distribution and use of medical devices. The term “medical device” covers a wide range of products,…
FarmVent: autonomous indoor micro farming
The risks to food security from the world’s growing population make it imperative that agriculture innovates. The world’s population will reach just under 10 billion by 2050. To feed everyone,…
EU rail rebirth on track for 2021
Zeroing in on climate targets, the European Commission declared 2021 the European Year of Rail. While the health crisis could limit the immediate relevance of this news, rail network plans…
Digital decarbonisation: sustainability in data centres
The amount of data we produce as a society is growing exponentially. Social media, video streaming, stockpiled images — together these phenomena result in huge quantities of information every day.…
Too Good To Go, the right way to eat well and avoid the food waste
In a world of over 7,8 billion people, with a great disproportion in economic availability between people living in the North and South of the world, food waste is a…