Participating Teams

Our team is trying to solve the problem of executing research on Antarctica. Antarctica is the 5th biggest continent on Earth and conceals many unrevealed mysteries that would illuminate researchers about Earth's past and future. Currently, researchers do their best to understand climate change and the ice melting phenomenon. Although they have one major challenge, which is technology. Currently, the main mean of travel is by using old sherp-type vehicles which are kerosene driven and human controlled. This limits greatly the research possibilities as researchers need to go with multiple trailers full of provisions to reach a further point in the continent. That is the reason why only 25% of the continent is explored.

There is no denying the fact that vehicles make a big dent in the environment, whether it is during manufacturing or running on the roads. However, as a community, we are not yet at the point where people can give up their cars and still fulfil all their mobility needs. But there are some cars out there that are greener than others.

Humanity has travelled to space using electronic chips powering mechanical components. With the constant burst of radiation from the sun and the rest of the universe, data can get corrupted. To combat this problem in space, a lot of defensive measures are taken to keep the gathered data safe. These methods are extremely costly. Next to this, sending equipment to space remains a tricky process. How can we quantify exact issues better? How can we safely transmit/receive data in a different way?

A lot of waste that is created while printing is thrown away

Energy is the backbone of every discussion in this day and age. Storing energy after its conversion from various mechanisms, and making a well-connected grid out of it is a challenge. As we dig deeper into scientific knowledge to tackle this, I thought, why not try to obtain energy from the most basic activity: cycling. E-bikes are gaining momentum because of its energy efficiency and rechargeable battery concepts. If we went a step further, can we use the energy stored in the battery to power a house or basic utilities at best?

With the climate and other crises staring at us in the face, it is paramount that we develop technologies that help drive humanity sustainably toward the future. Currently, the municipalities are not solving the waste issues using the data because there is no data about the waste that the city generates, to begin with. So, through my idea, I would like Eindhoven City to generate more insights into the waste that the city generates every day. In this way, we will gear toward making the waste management chain, a data-driven chain.