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- Diesel is not better for the environment than electric https://innovationorigins.com/no-diesel-is-not-better-for-the-environment-than-electric/ 111 comments
- The Erasmus+ programme remains critical to the EU’s educational fabric https://innovationorigins.com/en/the-erasmus-programme-remains-critical-to-the-eus-educational-fabric/ 4 comments europe
- Central banks’ quest for secure digital currencies https://innovationorigins.com/en/central-banks-quest-for-secure-digital-currencies/ 4 comments cryptocurrency
- Microsoft secures Altman and Brockman post-OpenAI turbulence https://innovationorigins.com/en/microsoft-secures-altman-and-brockman-post-openai-turbulence/ 7 comments economics
- Europe’s rail revolution: A new era of high-speed travel https://innovationorigins.com/en/europes-rail-revolution-a-new-era-of-high-speed-travel/ 51 comments europe
- Oil market trembles as IEA suggests ‘demand destruction’ https://innovationorigins.com/en/oil-market-trembles-as-iea-suggests-demand-destruction/ 28 comments energy
- Groundbreaking study reverses ageing in rats https://innovationorigins.com/en/groundbreaking-study-reverses-ageing-in-rats/ 442 comments futurology
- Teachers struggle to adapt amid AI revolution in education https://innovationorigins.com/en/teachers-struggle-to-adapt-amid-ai-revolution-in-education/ 7 comments europe
- IEA: Inadequate grid investment risks prolonged fossil fuel reliance https://innovationorigins.com/en/iea-inadequate-grid-investment-risks-prolonged-fossil-fuel-reliance/ 2 comments energy
- A future filled with free and abundant energy is just around the corner - if you want to see it. https://innovationorigins.com/en/a-future-filled-with-free-and-abundant-energy-is-just-around-the-corner-if-you-want-to-see-it/ 6 comments energy
- The energy revolution: Fossil giants going the way of Kodak? https://innovationorigins.com/en/the-energy-revolution-fossil-giants-going-the-way-of-kodak/ 2 comments economy
- The AI revolution: Threat or opportunity for the workforce? https://innovationorigins.com/en/the-ai-revolution-threat-or-opportunity-for-the-workforce/ 9 comments economics
- Abundant protein source: Taming rapeseed’s bitter byproduct https://innovationorigins.com/en/abundant-protein-source-taming-rapeseeds-bitter-byproduct/ 14 comments futurology
- DarkBERT speaks as they do on the dark side https://innovationorigins.com/en/darkbert-speaks-as-they-do-on-the-dark-side/ 5 comments languagetechnology
- The next solar revolution: Everything will be a PV panel https://innovationorigins.com/en/the-next-solar-revolution-everything-will-be-a-pv-panel/ 28 comments energy
- EU’s quest for better patent law https://innovationorigins.com/en/eus-quest-for-better-patent-law/ 10 comments europe
- This Netherlands-based university company works on conceiving babies in space https://innovationorigins.com/en/this-netherlands-based-company-wants-to-conceive-babies-in-space/ 34 comments space
- Green hydrogen: photoelectrochemical water splitting may become competitive https://innovationorigins.com/en/selected/green-hydrogen-directly-from-water/ 6 comments energy
- Shell proposes idea of large scale carbon capture from the atmosphere as a possible solution to tackle global warming. In the Sky scenario, the world in 2070 still makes considerable use of fossil fuels. https://innovationorigins.com/en/shells-carbon-capture-proposal-climate-savior-or-profit-scheme/ 22 comments worldnews
- EU e-fuel breakthrough: allowing combustion engines post-2035 https://innovationorigins.com/en/eu-e-fuel-breakthrough-allowing-combustion-engines-post-2035/ 80 comments europe
- India Discovers 5.5% of World’s Lithium Reserves - The discovery of new lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir could benefit the Indian economy and have a global impact on battery production. https://innovationorigins.com/en/india-discovers-5-5-of-worlds-lithium-reserves/ 98 comments worldnews
- Can a New Car Manufacturer Emerge in Europe? https://innovationorigins.com/en/laio/can-a-new-car-manufacturer-emerge-in-europe/ 7 comments europe
- Flux Robotics has developed a system that enables surgeons to use tiny magnets to move a catheter. https://innovationorigins.com/en/tiny-magnets-for-specialized-medical-procedures/ 3 comments futurology
- First map of global methane-emitting landfills to be presented at GOP27 https://innovationorigins.com/en/selected/first-map-of-global-methane-emitting-landfills-to-be-presented-at-gop27/ 2 comments climate
- Who is liable for my racist robot? - Manufacturers of products that make use of artificial intelligence are liable for any eventual damage at all times. In an effort to provide users’ rights with better protection, the European Commission is tightening the AI Liability Directive. https://innovationorigins.com/en/who-is-liable-for-my-racist-robot/ 13 comments futurology
- World's first iron fuel plant built by RIFT set to decarbonize industry https://innovationorigins.com/en/worlds-first-iron-fuel-plant-built-by-rift-set-to-decarbonize-industry/ 7 comments futurology
- Several scientists from the University of Bristol dave developed a robot to understand how ants teach one another 🐜 https://innovationorigins.com/en/a-robot-helps-reveal-how-ants-pass-on-knowledge-to-other-ants/ 2 comments robotics
- Whether it is nitrogen or CO2, or any other climate-changing and transition-requiring trend, our individual minds are invariably overruled by a collective, deliberately sought-after amnesia. And (some) politicians are only too eager to support this. It's maddening. I wrote this column about it. https://innovationorigins.com/en/the-nitrogen-debate-shows-it-again-collective-amnesia-overrules-our-capable-individual-minds 2 comments climate
- New method drastically reduces amount of solvent needed to produce organic dyes https://innovationorigins.com/en/selected/new-method-drastically-reduces-amount-of-solvent-needed-to-produce-organic-dyes/ 2 comments science
- Researchers agree: the world can reach a 100% renewable energy system by or before 2050 https://innovationorigins.com/en/researchers-agree-the-world-can-reach-a-100-renewable-energy-system-by-or-before-2050/ 29 comments environment
- Poland must quit its coal addiction, or nothing will come of Europe's climate plans - EU Recovery and Resilience Facility https://innovationorigins.com/en/poland-must-quit-its-coal-addiction-or-nothing-will-come-of-europes-climate-plans/ 180 comments europe
- German start-up Hallo Welt Systeme wants to tap into the smartphone market - and give users back the power over their data. https://innovationorigins.com/en/say-good-bye-to-google-and-the-cloud-this-smartphone-protects-your-data/ 3 comments privacy
- Electric Auke: Filtering CO2 from the air as a thermostat for the earth? https://innovationorigins.com/en/electric-auke-filtering-co2-from-the-air-as-a-thermostat-for-the-earth/ 6 comments climate
- Corona in Europe - How the declining vaccination rate makes the third wave inevitable https://innovationorigins.com/corona-in-europe-how-the-declining-vaccination-rate-makes-the-third-wave-inevitable/ 7 comments europe
- Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich have developed a process for wood that generates electrical voltage when pressure is applied to it, thereby acting as a bio-sensor or generating energy. https://innovationorigins.com/power-from-a-parquet-floor-with-piezoelectric-wood/ 4 comments science
- France leads the way with a “Repair index” for electronic products. In France beginning January 2021, many electronic products must be labeled with information about repairability on a scale ranging from 1 to 10 https://innovationorigins.com/france-moves-ahead-repair-index-for-electronic-products/ 9 comments technology
- A high speed train to take you from Lisbon to Helsinki – and further https://innovationorigins.com/a-high-speed-train-to-take-you-from-lisbon-to-helsinki-and-further/ 8 comments europe
- Germany is the hydrogen champion of Europe https://innovationorigins.com/germany-is-the-hydrogen-champion-of-europe/ 6 comments europe
- Aviation industry to European Commission: ‘money is needed to develop zero-emission aircraft’ https://innovationorigins.com/aviation-industry-to-european-commission-money-is-needed-to-develop-zero-emission-aircraft/ 12 comments europe
- German climate accord too soft to push for technological innovation https://innovationorigins.com/german-climate-treaty-too-lightweight-for-technological-innovation-advancement/ 11 comments europe