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A Hungarian girl in Sweden wants to reduce the ecological footprint of the internet
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A Hungarian girl in Sweden wants to reduce the ecological footprint of the internet

The rise of technology and the online world has brought many advantages to our lives, but using them comes at a significant environmental cost. Did you know that if the internet were a country, it would be the sixth most polluting in the world? Students at the Jönköping University in
Often there is no time to move to a better solution | Interview with Gábor Szabó, Ph.D.
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Often there is no time to move to a better solution | Interview with Gábor Szabó, Ph.D.

Brain injury research, HP, Twitter, then cars: travel arranger Lyft, and electromobility pioneer Tesla. Portrait of a physicist who decided to become a developer – we asked Gábor Szabó, Ph.D., what it is like to work for the tech giants that are moving the world forward and how he could
The designer who uses wheatgrass instead of yarn to weave | Anett Papp’s NATURING objects
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The designer who uses wheatgrass instead of yarn to weave | Anett Papp’s NATURING objects

We’ve heard about textile designers a lot, but not so much about people growing (!) textiles. Like many in her profession, Anett Papp started out as a traditional textile designer, but in the focus of her PhD research, she put a project where nature takes over the textile’s place
Using this technique, we may even start constructions on the Moon | Project Olympus
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Using this technique, we may even start constructions on the Moon | Project Olympus

At first glance, the idea of 3D-printed buildings might feel like a slightly exaggerated scene from the Back to the Future trilogy, but it’s much closer to reality than we thought years ago. Progress always implies conquering the unknown, so it is not surprising that this method also ‘outgrows’
Tomorrow's problems can’t be solved with yesterday's technology | Exclusive interview with Bayer Vice-President Matthias Berninger
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Tomorrow's problems can’t be solved with yesterday's technology | Exclusive interview with Bayer Vice-President Matthias Berninger

We talked to Matthias Berninger, Vice President of Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability at Bayer, about the lack of innovation in Europe, sustainability and digitalisation, the future of agriculture and the rule of the masses. All the burning issues for our future, through the glasses of a company that spends
One in ten people would open a restaurant
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One in ten people would open a restaurant

Piqniq Budapest and Mastercard carried out comprehensive research. In the Gastronomy Survey of the Year— 2021, 400 professionals and 1600 people interested in the field were asked, among other things, about the attractiveness of the industry. Although almost 20,000 people have left the profession in Hungary since the pandemic
The true weight of the cloud | Exhibition on the materiality of digital culture
art

The true weight of the cloud | Exhibition on the materiality of digital culture

When the issues of sustainability and ecological crisis started to gain public attention, emotive images such as the straw stuck in the turtle’s head demystified the common belief that rubbish ceases to exist as soon as it is thrown away.  The impact of our material culture on the environment,
The flavor network
gastronomy

The flavor network

From the color and texture of the food on our plates to the network of traditions and habits encoded in us as well as personal preferences, there are several factors that influence our sense of taste and relationship with food. Edibles possess features that open new avenues for better systematic
Buildings with cour d’honneur in Budapest
architecture

Buildings with cour d’honneur in Budapest

Young art historian Melinda Mártonffy started to investigate the history of tenement houses with cour d’honneur within the walls of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. She was so captivated by the topic that she even dedicated her thesis to it, and now, a few years later, her much-anticipated
The true voice of female musicians | Ladies on Records
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The true voice of female musicians | Ladies on Records

Eastern European songs, Turkish psychedelia, Greek melodies: Ladies on Records does not only bring back old tunes, but also helps us hear things beneath the songs that have stayed hidden until now. I found one of the mixes of Kornelia Binicewicz on a Sunday morning, featuring hits of famous Hungarian
Hungarian team wins NASA competition
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Hungarian team wins NASA competition

Hungarian space technology company Puli Space Technologies was announced as a winner of NASA’s competition „Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload”. Applicants had to submit the designs of payloads of the size of a bar of soap – not larger than 10 x 10 x 5 cm and not heavier
12 things you need to know about Design Center
design

12 things you need to know about Design Center

No, this Design Center is not that Dizájn Center. It has nothing to do with Sándor Fábry or his TV show, but it had a major role in the history of Hungarian design. What was the role of Design Center? What events took place within the walls of the showroom
What will be the table of the future like?
design

What will be the table of the future like?

What dishes would you save for posterity? What flavors and ingredients would you preserve for the next generations? With most of humanity being confined within the four walls, these questions are becoming increasingly relevant nowadays. In her doctoral research, food designer Angéla Góg attempts to answer these questions so that
Growing avocados with open design
design

Growing avocados with open design

Ádám Miklósi is known for several projects built on technological innovation, including the Red Dot award-winning sleigh concept called Slē [http://adammiklosi.com/project/sle], or the smart heating unit titled Poizo [http://adammiklosi.com/project/poizo], however, Ádám has already designed a mobile oxygen bar and a wireless medical