Wird das die neue Landwirtschaft? Konventionelle Landwirtschaft steht zunehmend in der Kritik. Zu viel Nutzfläche, zu hoher Wasserverbrauch und zu schädliche Pestizide. Einen ganz anderen Weg wollen drei israelische Start-Ups aus der ... Food Sustainability Technology Jan 19, 2023
Timeline: We are at the beginning of the age of biology The future economic system will be increasingly based on biology. Scientific advances promise unprecedented opportunities to increase food production, cure diseases, generate energy, purify water and ... Business models Sustainability Technology Jan 6, 2023
What if we could talk to animals? The goals are ambitious. The non-profit Earth Species Project (ESP) wants to develop software that helps understand languages throughout the animal kingdom, regardless of species, from worms to whales... Digitisation Sustainability Technology Jan 6, 2023
How bio fabrication helps save the environment The planet's raw materials are becoming scarcer, entire animal and plant species are dying. A rethinking is inevitable. But how? The bioeconomy could play an important role. In a video, Carole Collet,... Technology Jan 5, 2023
Karin Frick on the New Age of Biophilia We are observing a turning point: from the technological to the biotechnological age. In a video, Karin Frick, Principal Researcher at the GDI, explains why. Biology is becoming the new leading techno... Sustainability Technology Dec 5, 2022
Warum auf das Zeitalter der Technologie das Zeitalter der Biologie folgt Die vergangenen Jahrzehnte waren geprägt von einem immer rasanteren technologischen Wandel. Vom ersten Computer über das Smartphone bis hin zu Quantencomputer und Künstlicher Intelligenz. Es schienen ... Society Sustainability Technology Nov 25, 2022
Is Solar Punk Our Future? Solar punks could be described as the radically optimistic version of the climate youth. They envision a future in which people have overcome the great ecological and social crises of our time and cre... Sustainability Technology Nov 25, 2022
Multicoloured turds and feet bacteria: how synthetic biology is making us think differently It was at a genetic engineering competition more than ten years ago that Christina Agapakis met the British artist and designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. In the Cambridge researcher’s hands: a suitcas... Self-Optimisation Technology Nov 10, 2022
James Bridle: "Slime moulds are more efficient than humans or machines". In recent years, Artificial Intelligence has made rapid progress. At the same time, however, we have become more aware of other forms of intelligence: namely, that of animals, plants or natural system... Digitisation Technology Oct 28, 2022
GDI-Podcast: Wir brauen die Zukunft der Ernährung Plant-based Food ist angekommen, unzählige Unternehmen engagieren sich bereits mit dieser Herstellmethode, Qualität und Vielfalt steigen. Noch nicht alltäglich ist hingegen die zellbasierte Lebensmitt... Food Technology Sep 16, 2022
GDI-Podcast: Wie künstliche Intelligenz menschliche Innovation beschleunigt Zwar besteht oft Einigkeit darüber, dass die KI-Technologie eine dertransformativsten Erfindungen in der Geschichte der Technologie, ja vielleicht in der Geschichte der Menschheit ist. Aber Ihre disru... Digitisation Technology Aug 18, 2022
Pierre Barreau: “AI makes music creation more accessible” – video interview Pierre Barreau’s team creates Artificial Intelligence that writes music – such as for soundtracks, films, and video games. “There are two ways to create music with Aiva. The first one is by providing ... Digitisation Technology Aug 18, 2022