First Norway, then Belgium, now Canada: New passports should not only be more secure, their graphic design should also be original and appealing. This arouses sympathy and serves nation branding. By Thomas Wagner How does a […]
The Belgian passport has a new design. Proudly parading in the official document are scenes and characters from famous Belgian comics – from the moon rocket from Tintin to Lucky Luke on his Jolly Jumper. The […]
When Michele Gregorini applied for a doctorate five years ago, Wendelin Stark, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH, suggested that the mechanical engineer should develop a PCR device that worked […]
“Vaccination … I think it’s good,” says Otto. Nespresso asks: “Vaccinate. What else?”, Lidl advertises with the slogan “Vaccination is worthwhile”, Edeka with “We love vaccination”, Persil with “Vaccination: You know what you have”. The confectionery […]
The French designer and architect Charlotte Perriand argued passionately for modernism and put the art of living in bare, plain spaces to the test. A documentary on Arte hears from the designer herself and outlines her […]
Artificial intelligence holds great potential. But what is plasible and what is (still) science fiction? Dipl.-Ing. Filiz Elmas, Dr Elias Knubben and Lutz Dietzold discussed the topic: Artificial Intelligence: Hype versus Reality. Artificial intelligence is already […]
