Tag: Digital Transformation

New magnetic molecules could increase hard-drives’ storage capacity. But when it comes to storage density, there’s still plenty of room for improvement. Cue the Viennese inventors of the world’s smallest QR-code, its individual pixels measuring a miniscule 49 nanometres in size. The pixels were carved into a thin ceramic layer using ion beams, and the code itself (1.98 square...

Dialysis could soon be administered on the move. But movement remains an issue for some people with diabetes, owing to nerve problems in their feet. Enter a Swiss startup and its smart knee-high socks. Sensors embedded in the sole capture the pressure exerted by users while walking, and send the information to a miniature control unit integrated into the...

A new hydrogel means means better research on the prevention of breast cancer. For women over 40, regular checks are important with younger women often examining themselves informally at home. But the latter is a tricky business. Sometimes not all areas are checked, and it’s hard to notice changes and inform medical practitioners. Which is why two young women...

A tattoo detects roofies in drinks. But danger can lurk on the way home too. Enter a female founder whose Spanish startup has developed a patented, egg-shaped pendant and corresponding app. Both are coupled via Bluetooth. In the event of potential attack users pull its ring - like a grenade - activating a 110 dB alarm. At the same...

Modern-day trailers come from the 3D printer. Now, a German startup’s platform is connecting nature-loving holidays-makers with private hosts who offer legal pitches for trailers and campers away from large campsites. Overnight stays are currently also available in both tiny houses and tents across Europe. Each host can offer a maximum of three accommodation solutions, with length of stay...

A pop-up display could help those with limited vision access the digital world. Meanwhile, a Cologne-based startup is offering the German-speaking deaf community, who also have difficulty reading, a similar opportunity: its avatar renders website content into sign language. Website administrators use an internet platform with a toolbox to arrange pre-defined blocks of text and tailor them to individual...

Special glasses reduce age-related visual impairment. A healthy human eye can see with an astonishing resolution of 25,000 ppi, a density that no electronic display has ever matched. Until now. Enter a Swedish research team that, with the help of tungsten oxide, has reduced pixel size to 560 nanometres. Corresponding to the size of one light-sensitive receptor cell in...

Waste from sugar production can remove harmful pesticides from the water. Meanwhile, a Swiss-based startup has developed a new smart system for the farming industry which limits their use in the first place. The team’s precision field sprayer reduces the use of pesticides by up to 95%. Cameras mounted on the device scan the field sections underneath while driving,...