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Technologist was a magazine launched in 2014 by the EuroTech Universities Alliance and LargeNetwork press agency.
The magazine addressed the major challenges of European science, innovation and technology, focusing on their impact on society and the economy.
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Riding the EdTech wave
Start-ups are moving into educational technology. Some offer university courses while others advance company training by designing video games.
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The Herculean tasks of quantum computing
Forget the hype, quantum computing is still in its experimental infancy. Researchers must overcome five big challenges before real-world applications can emerge.
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Scientists develop new quantum circuit
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that quantum computers do indeed offer advantages over conventional computers.
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Fair phone vs. iPhone
The Fairphone is a smartphone built with “ethical” components. Now it hopes to compete with the iPhone.
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Robot tracks environmental DNA from fish on seabed
Researchers from DTU Aqua are currently testing the world’s first underwater eDNA laboratory.
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Time to rethink the meaning of work
Automation has already eliminated numerous tasks, and now artificial intelligence will add to the carnage. Humans may have to reconsider their obsession with labour.
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Ultra-light gloves let users “touch” virtual objects
Swiss scientists have developed an ultra-light glove – weighing less than 8 grams per finger– that enables users to feel and manipulate virtual objects.
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Oil spills could harm the Arctic more than expected
Plankton are affected by concentrations of oil pollution much lower than previously assumed.
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Meet Celonis, Munich’s first unicorn
Munich-based start-up Celonis helps companies refine their everyday processes.
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Getting in on the game
Increasingly, organisations are using entertaining ways to train and motivate their employees.
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“eRay” – the new aircraft that uses less fuel
With a new aircraft design, students from Munich managed to radically reduce energy consumption.
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Glow-in-the-dark paper as a rapid test for infectious diseases
Dutch researchers have developed a practicable and reliable way to test for infectious diseases.
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How AI threatens white-collar jobs
In the beginning, technology eliminated many clerical tasks. Now the danger is extending to positions that require a high level of skill.
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Gérard Mourou, 2018 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
He shares this award with Donna Strickland for developing a method for generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses.
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The gene code of growing limbs
A “code” of architect genes expressed itself in specific combinations during the development of hands and fingers.
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The turbulent world of technological unemployment
Labour-saving advances usually increase both jobs and wages, but the unequal path of change can cause major friction.
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More careful use of antibiotics thanks to biosensor
Biosensors can help to reduce the incorrect use of antibiotics by establishing the appropriate dosage for each patient.
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At the cutting edge of language tech
European universities and start-ups are developing translation tools that have become popular the world over.
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Long wind turbine blades require new composite materials
In the future wind turbine blades are going to be up to 107 meters long. Wind turbine blades of this size require new composite materials.
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Drone Ranger
Michael Linden-Vørnle hopes to turn Denmark into a leader.