GDI-Podcast: Der Mensch als Teil der Biologie #1 Das neue Zeitalter der Biologisierung wird von der Biotechnologie geprägt. Nach intensiver Forschung steht die Technologie nun am Anfang einer neuen Entwicklungsstufe, was zu einem Anstieg im Tempo vo... Sustainability Technology Apr 14, 2023
Will Mastodon and the Fediverse replace mainstream social media? In the wake of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter and its turbulent course in recent weeks, many users are migrating to the microblogging service Mastodon. Between October and November 2022, the numbe... Digitisation Technology Apr 14, 2023
Artificial intelligence supports human creativity A new article in "Nature" magazine has shown that it is increasingly unlikely for new ideas to break with the past in a way that takes science and technology in a new direction. So we are becoming les... Digitisation Technology Apr 14, 2023
Buying without checkout: How an Israeli start-up is transforming the customer experience Frictionless shopping is becoming more and more important. Grocery companies want to meet consumer expectations for customer convenience while keeping costs low and optimising inventory and supply cha... Consumption Digitisation Retail Technology Mar 29, 2023
Inspired by Nature – Enabled by Science: The key points from the GDI Trend Day We are facing a new age, the age of biologization. Science is creating the basis for this next technology, for economy, society and nature. If you want to know where the age of biologization is taking... Business models Society Sustainability Technology Mar 24, 2023
Tobias Rees: Why Nature Becomes The New Tech "Our modern concept of reality is based on the difference between nature, humans and technology. This has always been on shaky ground, because nature is in us and technology is in nature," says Tobias... Sustainability Technology Mar 24, 2023
Christina Agapakis: The real world of biotechnology In industry, there is still an oil-based logic and logistics. Synthetic biology, on the other hand, is very open to synthesising not only bioproducts but also technology and nature. What exactly is sy... Sustainability Technology Mar 24, 2023
Christina Agapakis: "Biology is the most important part of our lives" "Migros-Magazin": What is the process [of your work]?"Migros-Magazin": What is the process [of your work]? Christina Agapakis: For this, we treat DNA like a code that can be programmed. Every living b... Sustainability Technology Mar 20, 2023
Baubotanik: Von urbanen Wäldern und Baumhäusern Ferdinand Ludwig revolutioniert die Architekturwelt mit seinen hybriden Bauwerken, die aus lebenden Bäumen bestehen. Als Professor für Grüne Technologien und Landschaftsarchitektur an der Technischen ... Housing Sustainability Technology Feb 14, 2023
Video: The Synthetic Kingdom Credits: Cath Elliot Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is certain: the synthetic kingdom is part of our new nature. "How can we distinguish between natural and unnatural when synthetic biology creates life fro... Technology Feb 3, 2023
DNA data storage instead of server banks: a path to CO2 neutrality? In our connected world, we are constantly surrounded by data. We generate data, use it, and store it on an ever-increasing scale. This comes at a price: data storage could soon account for 20% of glob... Digitisation Sustainability Technology Jan 31, 2023
Will this become the new agriculture? Conventional agriculture is increasingly criticised. Too much farming land, too much water consumption and too harmful pesticides. Three Israeli start-ups from the food tech scene want to take a compl... Food Sustainability Technology Jan 19, 2023