For every successful solution, there are a thousand unsuccessful. Laws, bad luck, clumsiness, or pure idiocy made them fail. But we should also celebrate the bad ideas, writes Magnus Aschan.
Every space amateur enjoys watching the International Space Station (ISS) in the sky. But its main function goes way beyond its aesthetics. ISS hosts foremost a wonderful laboratory. Thanks to its unique location, astronauts can perform ground-breaking experiments.
About half of the world's population lacks a real address. In other words, a description of a physical place where you as a person can be found. Why is it so important to have an address then? Isn't it a bit old-fashioned in these digital times?
Victoria state in Australia is building a digital twin. The twin will be a support in decision making as well as provide citizens with valuable information in real-time.
The small and mountainous country of Rwanda is sizzling with innovation and digitalization. Legal reforms aimed to encourage new innovative business models and a curious population have created a breeding ground for an interesting startup scene.
Sweden remains in the lead as an innovation leader when the EU presents the European Innovation Scoreboard for 2021.
Mollii is the name of the invention that helps people affected by, among other things, Parkinson's or stroke to move better. The suit works by stimulating the body with electrical signals.
If a single material became superconducting and conducted electric current without resistance at room temperature, we could solve the world's energy problems. Recently, several breakthroughs have been made and the dream of frictionless electricity is now closer than ever.
Today's mobile masts will not be sufficient when 5G is taking over. Scientists at KTH in Sweden think they have a solution.