Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Heyfair – Rethinking hygiene
A new disinfectant prevents infections by improving hygiene in hospitals
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My recycling app
An online platform gives waste disposal companies and businesses a way to organise their recycling processes digitally
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DICTUM – Digital communication aid for non-German-speaking patients
A digital communication tool helps doctors provide better treatment to patients who don’t speak German
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Future City Langenfeld
A city becomes a testing ground for ideas for the retail trade of the future
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Freiraumgalerie collective for urban and space development
Creative people transform vacancies and public spaces into works of art, breathing new life into a forgotten part of town
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A fair computer mouse made of biomaterial
Researchers have developed a sustainable, sugar cane-based bioplastic for the casing of a computer mouse
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150 years of Neuerkerode – An inclusive village
A place becomes a beacon for inclusion in all areas of life
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Miniscule quantum sensor for new measurement methods
Researchers develop a sensor small enough to test hard drives and measure brain waves
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Neunkirchen Upcycling Centre
Based on designs by design students, jobseekers and migrants manufacture good-as-new utensils and furniture from commercial waste
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cera2heat heating technology
A start-up is revolutionising the packaging market with its innovative heating technology, and saving resources in the process
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‘Digitale Dörfer’ platform
Digital services connect villagers to ensure quality of life in rural areas
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Entern – autonomous robots for planetary exploration
Space robots that independently explore caves and craters on celestial bodies
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willpower energy™
A technology company is developing a plant that lets consumers produce and store methanol as an fuel themselves
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Multi-material printer AIM3D
A new 3-D multi-material printer overcomes material limits and thus reduces production costs
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Smart Service Power – Technology platform for home care
An intelligent technology platform supports at-home care
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KULTURISTENHOCH2
Students volunteer to accompany senior citizens with small pensions and disabilities to cultural events
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WoodShirts – T-shirts made of wood
A start-up uses wood fibres to produce T-shirts that are soft, tear-resistant, and environmentally friendly
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3-D scanners for seeing-eye industrial robots
Using a 3D scanner based on light field technology, robots may soon be able to see better than humans
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Looking East – Research and business collaboration with Japan
Researchers and companies in Saxony and Yamagata cooperate in the field of organic electronics
