Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
-
WindNODE – Showcase for intelligent energy from north-eastern Germany
A region serves as a laboratory for testing flexible solutions for managing power consumption
-
A fair computer mouse made of biomaterial
Researchers have developed a sustainable, sugar cane-based bioplastic for the casing of a computer mouse
-
150 years of Neuerkerode – An inclusive village
A place becomes a beacon for inclusion in all areas of life
-
Miniscule quantum sensor for new measurement methods
Researchers develop a sensor small enough to test hard drives and measure brain waves
-
Marktschwärmer internet platform for regionally grown food
An online shop lets consumers buy directly from the producer and pick up the produce later at the market
-
Neunkirchen Upcycling Centre
Based on designs by design students, jobseekers and migrants manufacture good-as-new utensils and furniture from commercial waste
-
XenoGlue – biocompatible adhesive for medicine
Using intestinal bacteria, researchers have developed a paste that binds bones together
-
‘Digitale Dörfer’ platform
Digital services connect villagers to ensure quality of life in rural areas
-
Entern – autonomous robots for planetary exploration
Space robots that independently explore caves and craters on celestial bodies
-
Lumenaza – digital marketplace for regional electricity
A software platform connects regional energy producers and consumers in a digital marketplace
-
Klexikon.de – Online encyclopedia for children
Volunteer authors are creating the first free internet encyclopaedia for children in easy-to-understand language
-
KULTURISTENHOCH2
Students volunteer to accompany senior citizens with small pensions and disabilities to cultural events
-
StackFuel online data analysis training
This start-up’s interactive online tutorials turn employees into data specialists
-
Journeyman
A start-up provides craftsmen with short-term jobs abroad and supports them in their preparations
-
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
-
CorrelAid – Data analysis for the greater good
Volunteer data analysts help social organisations use data analysis for their goals
-
#goinclusive
An initiative supports companies and institutions in creating barrier-free offers
-
KoolZone control system for refrigerators
A monitoring system for refrigeration plants saves food from the dumpster and optimises energy consumption
-
robot factory – Training the natives of the Robotic Age
In courses and workshops, schoolchildren, trainees and students learn how to programme and operate collaborative robots.
-
QuartrBack – intelligent help for dementia patients
An intelligent emergency chain enables dementia patients to continue living in their familiar surroundings