Last updated: 17.12.2019
Your daily routine is highly likely to include inventions by European Inventor Award winners and finalists.
This Japanese scientist developed the lithium-ion battery, an invention used every day by billions of people around the world.
Millions of cars are safer to drive thanks to an advanced driver
assistance system that uses AI and a single-lens camera to spot and avoid
traffic hazards in real time.
If you enjoy streaming video, read all about the Polish inventor who spent years working on how to compress video files more effectively.
Form, function and safety: these Swedish inventors developed an "invisible" bicycle helmet that offers better protection and shock absorption than standard helmets.
This Japanese team invented the QR code, a 2D bar code that allows scanners to find and interpret information 20 times faster than matrix codes.
The brilliantly simple principle that oil and water don't mix is behind the "liquid lenses" invented by French scientist Bruno Berge.
This Portuguese team’s incredibly simple invention to increase the volume of cork is helping producers to meet global demand.
Simply brilliant: these liquid-filled lenses can be adjusted by individual wearers without the need for an optician.
A small jet regulator for bathroom and kitchen taps invented by two German experts unlocks enormous water savings of up to 50%.
On the busiest days, bartenders at the Munich Oktoberfest serve up to 70 000 litres of beer – all in record time. Thanks to modern technology, the beer keeps flowing and never peters out during the festival's 16-day run.
