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2018
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.
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.
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.
Putting people back at the heart of banking
With robo-advisors and improved regulation, machine learning could make financial systems friendlier and more rewarding.
The financial repairman
By providing regulators with better tools, Mathieu Rosenbaum hopes to create healthier markets.
The debate over C-sections
The procedure has advantages as well as downsides. Science can help mothers decide what is best for them.
Artificial intelligence helps design an ultra-aerodynamic bike
Thanks to a software developed by an EPFL spin-off, bicycle engineers can quickly calculate the most aerodynamic shape for a bike.
Data correlation helps recognize pickpockets
In the fight against mobile banditry, the police, together with Eindhoven University of Technology, are going to do a trial with data correlation.
CRISPR scissors editing embryos
Genetic engineering is developing on human embryos, raising both hopes and ethical concerns.
BaTIO3 – a wonder material decoded
A Danish-developed X-ray microscope reveals novel dynamics in the material barium titanate, which is used in phones, cars, and computers.
Plastics under fire
As environmental pressure increases, industry is responding with innovative products made from organic sources and more responsible use of plastics derived from petroleum.
CEOs change course when they resemble their predecessors
The greater the similarity of newly appointed CEOs to their predecessors, the more likely they are to change the company’s strategy.
Cryopreservation: a new miracle?
Women who want to delay their pregnancies can now freeze their eggs effectively and safely. But success is not guaranteed.
Wood chips as a new sound-absorbent material
The laminated wood from the manufacturer used as acoustic panel. What to do with 9,000 tonnes of wood chips, which is a by-product of a large-scale production of glued laminated wood for furniture, windows, staircases, etc.?
Europe’s shortage of children
Births are falling across the continent – although not in France. Why do women working in tech have fewer kids? And why are there more premature births?