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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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Patrolling Europe’s low-altitude airspace
How do you keep the skies from becoming a giant, noisy, dangerous cloud of drones? Manufacturers and regulators are working on the answers.
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Europe’s battle for more innovation impact
How can European countries become leaders of innovation? Two experts discuss the continent’s weaknesses and possibilities.
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What even Einstein didn’t know
A team of researchers determines absolute duration of photoelectric effect for the first time.
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L’X and the Institut Pasteur form a joint bioengineering research team
École Polytechnique and the Institut Pasteur have set up a shared team for the research of physical microfluidics and bioengineering.
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The race for flying cars
Everyone from Airbus to Uber is interested. They could be part of the urban landscape in the next decade.
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Two spin-offs among Switzerland’s top three most promising start-ups
EPFL spin-offs Bestmile and Lunaphore took home second and third place in this year’s ranking of Switzerland’s 100 most promising startups.
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Industrial processes to be electrified
An ambitious research project wants to find electric solutions to replace heat treatment in for instance the food industry and in laundries.
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Europe’s drone opportunity
China may have a corner on the recreational market, and the US on military uses, but Europe is poised to find its own niche.
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A thinner bridge with enormous strength
The first railroad bridge in Germany made of ultra-high performance concrete has gone into operation on Bavaria’s Tegernsee-Bahn railroad route.
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Random fraction of specialized immune cells leads the charge in battling invaders
Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and Radboud University Nijmegen have developed a groundbreaking, high-throughput lab device to speed up the research.
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Drones designed like bugs
Hundreds of millions of years of evolution have given insects the ability to fly efficiently and robustly. Roboticists are taking note.
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Food activates brown fat
German researchers were able to demonstrate that food also increases the thermogenesis of brown fat, and not just cold as previously assumed.
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Managing the new world of transport
Anticipating a decline in car ownership, start-ups like Bestmile and Amber plan to power seamless on-demand services.
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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.