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2018
Inexpensive technology for conducting measurements in water
New technology is significantly reducing the cost of measuring temperature, currents and pressure in waters near the coast, for example in fish farms or small harbours.
Finding fraudsters using genomic analysis
The Swiss startup OrphAnalytics uses genomics to detect academic fraud and authenticate documents.
Science is keeping pace with marathoners
Thanks to sensors attached to their shoes, long-distance runners can harness the power of algorithms to analyze their stride.
10 great African innovations
From fintech to health to the environment, clever inventions are improving the lives of millions of people.
L’X sets up chair with Arkema to invent the materials of the future
École Polytechnique and Arkema have joined forces to create an international education and research chair for innovative materials.
Radical changes through virtual reality
A study by German economists shows that drastic disruption lies ahead for seven different sectors, impacting existing products, business models and production processes.
Europe’s answer to GPS
When Galileo is fully functional in 2020, it will provide the most precise navigation ever, even at the North and South Poles.
Lagos, capital of fintech
Lagos recently hosted the African Fintech Summit for the first time. The Nigerian city has all the attributes needed to become a hotbed for African fintech.
Olive oil and fungus protect wood from wood rot
Black fungi colors the wood and protects it from wood rot and degradation by sunlight.
How to make threads “green”
French start-up Hopaal has found a way to recycle textiles and even plastic bottles to manufacture environmentally friendly clothing.
Quality of recycled plastic too poor
Efforts on multiple fronts are required if we are to increase the quality in the future so more of our plastic waste can be reused.
Welcome to Silicon Savannah
Kenya is brimming with innovation, hoping to establish a truly circular economy.
Breakthrough neurotechnology for treating paralysis
Three patients with chronic paraplegia were able to walk over ground thanks to precise electrical stimulation of their spinal cords via a wireless implant.
Comprehensive assessment of the Sun’s fusion processes
Researchers have published the hitherto most comprehensive analysis of neutrinos from the Sun’s core processes.
MOOCs: The challenge of Africa
Online courses can broaden access to higher education. But to help African students get jobs they should be integrated with local universities.
Calculating Switzerland’s energy carbon footprint more accurately
Swiss researchers have developed a method for calculating the carbon footprint of energy used in Switzerland on an hourly basis rather than as a yearly average.