The take-away Dams disrupt the ecosystems within and around rivers, reduce biodiversity and mess with water quality Solutions to make them more sustainable include using fish-friendly turbines or ...

The most promising innovations compensate for structural problems, like inefficient food distribution, inadequate waste management or unreliable energy infrastructure. None of this would be possible ...

Researchers at DTU Environment have conducted several studies to gain more knowledge on plastic recycling. In Denmark, the primary focus has so far been on collecting as large amounts of plastic as ...

Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, predicted in 1965 a doubling every year in the number of components per integrated circuit. This rhythm is now actually slowing down. Future solutions embrace ...

They look like worms, but in fact they are insects – or, to be more precise, the larval form of a certain beetle. Mealworms have a high nutritional value, which is what inspired Antoine Hubert to ...

As head of the Technical University of Denmark’s Space DroneCenter, Michael Linden-Vørnle is laying the foundations for his country to stand alongside Switzerland, the UK, France and Germany as ...

Apart from speeding up mobile internet access, the new 5G mobile communications generation will pave the way for such applications as reliable networked communications between industrial robots. A ...

Algorithms using machine learning and image recognition can now work on increasingly complex tasks and compete with highly skilled professionals. Doctors, bankers and lawyers are among those who will ...

Improving global food production and security is one of the biggest challenges of our time. The goal of organic agriculture is to minimize the negative effects on humans and nature by avoiding mineral ...

At some point, every start-up faces an important challenge: creating a prototype. The goal is both to test a concept’s viability and to probe its appeal with potential investors and customers. This ...

During his PhD project, Asger Hansen managed to develop a new low-cost device for measuring the velocity of flowing water in the sea, and this marked the start of a cooperation with the other two ...

One day as you reach Geneva’s main train station to start your daily commute you notice a new sign showing some kind of underwater train. At first, you focus on the ripples marking the surface of the ...