To open or start a modern car, nobody has to use a key anymore. Today, miniature computers do the job, which are being upgraded by car manufacturers with more and more capabilities. These Smart Keys can do a lot more: For example, they provide information about the oil level, the remaining range, the filling level of the tank, the status of the doors and windows and the control of fully automatic parking and retrieval. To achieve all this smoothly, lithium-ion batteries with high energy density and capacity must be robust and reliable at the same time.
Microbially grown materials can be used to replace oil-based materials in various everyday consumer products – such as headphones. A project team comprising research scientists, industrial designers and documentarians wanted to prove this possible and produced a set of headphones in their project Korvaa, the plastic and leather components of which were grown by microbes. The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University produced the materials, Aivan took care of industrial design, and Fotoni Film documented and photographed the progress of the project.
Brewer Science (Rolla, Missouri) has been awarded a 2019 Top Workplace honour by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Energage, LLC, an employee research and consulting firm, has partnered with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the past seven years to determine top workplaces in the area based on anonymous employee survey feedback. Companies on the Top Workplace list demonstrate strong values, effective leadership, clear direction and motivated employees.
