UK startup achieves major breakthrough in quest for space-based solar
A UK startup has claimed a major breakthrough in its plans to beam solar energy from space to Earth. At a lab in Belfast, Oxford-based Space Solar managed to light…
This ‘literacy pen’ instantly teaches you to read and write
The World Literacy Foundation and Dutch marketing firm Media.Monks have teamed up to create a pen designed to help millions of people around the world grappling with illiteracy. The device,…
The race is on to commercialise fusion energy. Europe could lead the charge
The unimaginably complex task of creating, containing, and commercialising fusion energy is undoubtedly one of the greatest scientific endeavours of our time. Since the 1950s, hoards of the world’s top…
FabricNano’s cell-free biotech could make microplastics a thing of the past
When researchers revealed the results of a study on the prevalence of microplastics in human placentas earlier this year, the findings were profoundly disturbing. Researchers analysed 62 placental tissue samples…
Opinion: Tech can’t cure the loneliness it causes
Technology is often accused of causing loneliness. The US Surgeon General recently warned that tech can deepen isolation, increase fear of missing out, and reduce social interaction. Surveys frequently show…
Startup secures €7.6M for sand battery that can heat a small town
Last month, Finnish startup Polar Night Energy announced that it is building a giant sand battery capable of heating a town of 5,000 people for up to a month. That’s…
Why workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs — and what to do if you feel like ‘climate quitting’
Are you frustrated with your employer’s lack of commitment to sustainability? Maybe “climate quitting” is for you. Climate quitting means leaving your job due to concerns about your employer’s impact…
Silo AI launches Nordic LLM family to protect Europe’s linguistic diversity
Europe’s linguistic diversity has received a boost into the AI era with the launch of new LLMs for Nordic languages. Fittingly named Viking, the model family is the brainchild of…
TNW Podcast: Flying cars and invisibility shields; Svilen Rangelov on drones and Dronamics
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of…
This startup detects heart disease using motion sensors in your phone
Health tech has a rocky history. For every story of the Apple Watch saving someone’s life, there’s a Theranos out there ruining it for everyone. Yet the sector marches on.…
Quantinuum, Microsoft claim to have quieted quantum computing ‘noise’
Two of the leaders in quantum technologies, Quantinuum and Microsoft, today announced a breakthrough in reducing ‘noise’ that could mean quantum advantage is closer than previously thought. When it comes…
Mistral AI, Europe’s OpenAI rival, adds top LLM to Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock, the tech giant’s platform for building generative AI applications, has added Mistral Large, the latest and most advanced Large Language Model (LLM) of Mistral AI, to its service.…