Category: All features
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Unborn children better protected against endocrine disruptors
Danish researchers have helped improve on international testing of chemicals to enable better detection of endocrine disrupting substances.
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The race for rail-on-demand
Flexible railway systems can offer cheaper and faster transport in greater quantities. Their potential is most promising in freight handling.
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Blurring the lines between virtual and reality
A Swiss student has developed a virtual reality game that can be used in any environment.
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The first “unicorn” from TUM
Celonis has taken its place among the “unicorns”, as the world’s most successful start-ups are known.
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In the driver’s seat for high-speed trains
Even as concepts like Hyperloop emerge, European leadership is not in danger.
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Amputees feel as though their prosthetic limb belongs to their body
In an approach that combines virtual reality and artificial tactile sensations, two amputees feel as though their prosthetic hand belongs to their own body.
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World’s most circular car is made of flax and sugar
A Dutch team has developed an ultra-light, electrically-powered car prototype based on flax fiber and sugar.
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Data scientist: the sexiest job
These modern-day alchemists spin masses of raw data into gold. Here are four reasons to become one.
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Hyperloop: the doubts persist
Elon Musk’s dream of a train that can travel at 1,200 km/h faces serious unresolved engineering challenges.
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An underwater tunnel connecting Geneva and Lausanne
A civil engineering Master’s student has looked into the possibility of building an underwater high-speed train route through Lake Geneva.
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Pungent tasting substance in ginger reduces bad breath
A German research team has investigated the effects of food components on the molecules dissolved in saliva.
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Hyperloop: why it can work
Recent tests have shown the viability of the futuristic train. But does this mean we will have a new mode of transportation any time soon?
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Antennas for extremely fast wireless internet
A Dutch start-up aims to commercialize new wireless technology to enable extremely fast 5G and 6G.
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Growing hemp and mushroom surfboards
Three students are using hemp and mushroom roots to grow the world’s first fully biodegradable surfboard in a mould.
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Making labour less laborious
Childbirth may be the most important event in a mother’s life, but it can also be the most traumatic. Technology can help.
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An insect-inspired drone deforms upon impact
Inspired by insect wings, a new type of drones draws on the advantages of both stiff and flexible structures.
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Allergy potential of strawberries and tomatoes depends on the variety
Many people are allergic to strawberries and tomatoes, especially if they have been diagnosed with birch pollen allergy.
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Putting people back at the heart of banking
With robo-advisors and improved regulation, machine learning could make financial systems friendlier and more rewarding.
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The financial repairman
By providing regulators with better tools, Mathieu Rosenbaum hopes to create healthier markets.
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The debate over C-sections
The procedure has advantages as well as downsides. Science can help mothers decide what is best for them.