Tech Advantage

LIST at 10: From Research to Real-World Impact with Emmanuel Defay

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:15:15 GMT

Join us on LIST at 10 as Emmanuel Defay, Head of the Smart Materials unit at LIST, shares his research journey and pioneering work on converting waste heat into electricity. Discover how his dedication led to an ERC grant and innovative breakthroughs in materials science.

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LIST at 10: From Research to Entrepreneurship with Loise Wandera

Mon, 26 May 2025 20:02:17 GMT

In this episode of Tech Advantage: LIST at 10, we sit down with Loise Wandera, a former researcher whose work at LIST focused on using satellite data to monitor forests and wetlands. She shares how her time at LIST shaped her path—and how it led her to found Metricsat, her own company in earth observation.

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LIST at 10: From Biomass to Breakthroughs with Magdalena Calusinska

Tue, 13 May 2025 16:20:19 GMT

In this episode of Tech Advantage: LIST at 10, we sit down with Magdalena Calusinska, a long-standing researcher whose career spans even before the creation of LIST. With a focus on anaerobic digestion and biomass decomposition, Magdalena shares her journey through science and her mindset of embracing new challenges.

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LIST at 10: Innovation, Space, and Strategy with Mathias Link

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:52:57 GMT

In this special episode of Tech Advantage: LIST at 10, we’re joined by Mathias Link, Deputy CEO at the Luxembourg Space Agency and a former leader at LIST.

Mathias shares his experience founding the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), and discusses the exciting future of space research in Luxembourg and Europe.

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LIST at 10: From Biotech to Inclusive Finance with Christina Ehlert

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:05:13 GMT

In this new episode of Tech Advantage: LIST at 10, we sit down with Christina Ehlert, a former Sustainability Officer and Chargée de Missions to the Director at LIST. Christina shares how her experience at LIST laid the groundwork for her career in sustainability—and how it continues to shape her work today as Head of Programmes at ADA, where she leads initiatives in inclusive finance for sustainable agriculture and forestry.

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LIST at 10: Michaël Eickermann on science, research, and his career path

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:32:07 GMT

In this episode of Tech Advantage: LIST at 10, we sit down with Michaël Eickermann, a lead scientist at LIST, to talk about his journey into research. From tackling challenges in agriculture and climate change, Michaël shares insights about his work in smart farming, sustainability, the impact of his work at LIST and more.

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LIST at 10: From Research to Leadership with Thibaud Latour

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:55:43 GMT

In this special episode of Tech Advantage: LIST at 10, we sit down with Thibaud Latour, a former LIST researcher and leader who spent over 20 years shaping innovation at the institute. From leading research in knowledge modelling, ambient intelligence, and educational technologies to founding the Cognitive Environment Lab and serving as Head of European Affairs, Thibaud played a key role in LIST’s evolution. Now, as the CEO of the Luxembourg Media & Digital Design Center, he reflects on his journey, the impact of his work at LIST, and how it shaped his path forward.

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LIST at 10: Behind the Research with Patrik Hitzelberger

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:06:11 GMT

In this episode, we talk to Patrik Hitzelberger, a scientific project manager who has been with LIST since its inception. He shares insights on his journey, the projects he has worked on, and how LIST has evolved over the past decade.

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LIST at 10: A Decade of Research with Renaud Leturcq

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:01:49 GMT

In the first episode of this limited series, we talk to Renaud Leturcq, a lead R&T Scientist at LIST since 2014 and a contributor to one of our many groundbreaking projects.

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Accelerating the lunar economy

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:27:54 GMT

In this episode, we speak with Alexander Godlewski, Business Accelerator Officer at ESRIC, about the Space Resources Accelerator programme. Discover how this initiative, backed by the European Space Agency, is driving innovation for the lunar economy, the progress made so far, and what’s next for the selected companies shaping the future of space exploration.

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In recognition of the humble beetroot

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:23:55 GMT

In this episode, we speak with Dr Christine Bösch, Associate Professor in Nutrition at the University of Leeds, about her breakthrough research into the potential health benefits of beetroot.

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Gesture recognition in AI and gaming

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:40:25 GMT

In this episode, Dimitra Anastasiou, a lead researcher at LIST, shares her insights on LIST's implication in projects that explore the role of gesture recognition in AI and a game, tackling gender stereotypes.

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On shifting rain patterns, flash floods and possible solutions

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:08:01 GMT

In this episode, we speak with Laurent Pfister, Head of the Environmental sensing and modeling unit at LIST, about the shifting patterns of rainfall, the factors driving flash floods, and how research is paving the way for better understanding and solutions.

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Exploring sustainable composites with industry leaders

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:18:44 GMT

In this special episode, we've curated highlights from our conversations with key partners of LIST’s Sustainable Composite Materials & Manufacturing Innovation Centre. These discussions, which took place during a conference that brought together many of the centre’s esteemed members, offer insights into the innovative projects they are working on with LIST.

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LIST's Layman's report on a decade of environmental research

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:33:06 GMT

Our quick-bite solo episodes are back this season. In these episodes, we take up a topic and explore it in a concise manner. To kick off the series, we present to you the first Layman’s report that has been just released by LIST on a decade of environmental research.

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Dr Lucien Hoffmann on LIST's science leadership and impact

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:52:34 GMT

Season 2 of Tech Advantage kicks off with a conversation with Dr Lucien Hoffmann, the recently appointed science director of LIST, about the institute's new science directorate and its contribution in general to the global scientific community.

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Ending 1st Season - Part 2

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:23:20 GMT

This episode ends our 1st season and in it, in two consecutive segments, I have looked back at some of my favourite moments from the past season and as a bonus have spoken to a very special guest.

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Ending 1st Season - Part 1

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:53:09 GMT

This episode ends our 1st season and in it, in two consecutive segments, I have looked back at some of my favourite moments from the past season and as a bonus have spoken to a very special guest.

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[Conversation #13] Zooming in on nano-particle analysis

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:08:30 GMT

In this episode, Antje Biesemeier, Senior R&T Associate at LIST gives us a peek into the world of nano-particle analysis through the lens of a revolutionary microscope.

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[Conversation #12] Low-code and its high potential

Tue, 28 May 2024 05:49:24 GMT

What is low-code? How can it help in generating software? What are its applications and its impact? In this episode, we speak with Jordi Cabot, who leads the Software Engineering RDI unit at LIST, to talk us through these questions.

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[Conversation #11] - Role of policies in addressing environmental issues

Mon, 13 May 2024 13:58:51 GMT

In this episode, we speak with Arno Biwer, Environmental Policies group leader at LIST, about how policies and regulations address the environmental challenges facing our planet today, their impact and effectiveness.

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[Conversation #10] - How the Goodyear and LIST partnership is impacting the tire industry

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:10:41 GMT

Goodyear and LIST have just begun the phase 2 of their strategic partnership. In this episode, we spoke with Romain Hansen, vice president EMEA Product Development at Goodyear, who gave us an overview of this second phase, and also a glimpse into the research that go behind the production of tires at Goodyear.

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[Conversation #9] How a LIST spin-off is setting a precedent in respiratory pollutant detection

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:15:05 GMT

In this episode of Tech advantage, we speak with Arno Gutleb, Environmental Health Group leader at LIST and Managing Director at Invitrolize, about his journey into creating a spin-off, which is pioneering in detecting chemical respiratory allergens early in product development.

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[Conversation #8] - How can materials science help speed up personalized vaccine production?

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:00:00 GMT

Personalized vaccine is one of the many promising aspects within the emerging field of personalized medicine, whose goal is to tailor medical treatment to each patient, taking into account factors such as genetic makeup, lifestyle, and environment. In this episode, we speak with Cesar Pascual García, a lead research associate at LIST, about his project on accelerating the production time of personalized vaccines against cancer.

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[Conversation #7] - 5G and beyond: Past, present, and future of wireless technology

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we speak with Sébastien Faye, 6G technology and innovation line manager at LIST, about the remarkable evolution, and future perspectives, of wireless technology.

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[Conversation #6] - The role, evolution and conservation of forests

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT

Forests are intricately linked to human life. But are today’s forests the same as people had known them before? How have they changed and what impact has this change had on us and on Earth? And what is being done to protect them? In today’s episode, Richard Keim, who leads the Catchment and Eco-Hydrology group at LIST, answers some of these questions.

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[Conversation #5] - Generative AI: Veni, vidi, vici?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:10:00 GMT

This week, we speak with Francesco Ferrero, Director of the IT for Innovative Services Department at LIST, about the advent and rapid democratization of generative AI, the role it plays in our lives and what policymakers and researchers are doing to rein it in while simultaneously making the best use of it.

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[Conversation #4] - On (green) hydrogen: production, challenges and opportunities

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:35:00 GMT

In this episode, we speak with Bianca-Rita Pistillo, Partnership Development Officer at LIST, about how researchers are tackling the challenges in hydrogen production and looking into new and sustainable ways of producing the fuel, which holds significant promise as a clean energy source. The transcript is available here.

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[Solo episode #2] – The metaverse or how to be virtually real

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:30:00 GMT

In the second of our short solo episodes, we take a tour of the metaverse.

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[Conversation #3] - The importance and the know-how of recovering waste heat to produce energy

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we spoke with Pascal Moisy, Head of Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility manager at ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg, about the process of waste heat recovery and its significance. We also discussed the innovative heat-recovery optimization tool that has been the result of a longstanding partnership between LIST and ArcelorMittal. This episode is in French, the English transcript is available here.

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[Solo episode #1] – Are your IoT gadgets secure?

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMT

In our very first quick-bite episode, we delve into Internet of Things and help you make sure that your IoT devices are secure to use or to gift this holiday season.

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[Conversation #2] – How has wastewater monitoring helped the fight against Covid-19 (and other infectious diseases)?

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT

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Wastewater surveillance and its use in determining the status quo of the health situation gained particular prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has proven to be an effective tool for gathering timely and valuable intelligence regardless of people's behaviour (such as their willingness to get tested, for example) and interventions (such as the implementation of containment measures). What does wastewater monitoring involve? Would such a surveillance mechanism help predict the next pandemic?
We spoke to Dr Leslie Ogorzaly, senior researcher within the Environmental Research and Innovation department at LIST, to try to answer these questions.

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[Conversation #1] – How sustainable composites are changing the way we think of materials

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT

When we think of innovation in materials technology, we envision a landscape where cutting-edge research and creative thinking converge to transform the way we construct or manufacture and utilize materials, while simultaneously addressing environmental concerns. Sustainable composites represent one such innovation, which has been significant, to say the least, in the quest for eco-friendly and resource efficient materials.

On this episode we speak to Dr Damien Lenoble, Director of the Materials Research and Technology department, at LIST, to know a little bit about these composites and how they've had a remarkable impact on various sectors.

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Welcome to Tech Advantage

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT

Here's a taste of what you can expect from Tech Advantage, a podcast by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology.

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