Congratulations to Christoph Wachter and Mathias Jud! With their project qaul.net they have won this years [the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant! You can find a detailed description of the project here.

What to do when there is no internet conncetion and no standard euqipment availiable to get one? Build a kite!

Dance to your own movements! That is the concept of the Pacer suit and by turning around the concept of dacing, the individual is not just following a rhythm prodced by an external source, but creating and shaping its own sound.

Why not combine radio and digital technology, thought Michael Ossman and created HackRF. A new device for devoloping, testing and experimenting with radio technology which allows every computer programmer to develop new ways to interact with readio waves!

Mark Suppes is currently working on a so called fusion reactor, which could open up a completely new way of energy production. And beyond that, the way how he is approaching this project is a novel one in terms of how science can be done outside of insitutionalised academic structures. Therfor he received a lot of international attention and a “[the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant” honorary mention. Find his application here……

Frederik de Wilde developed the darkest painting in the whole world and opend up a new discussion about art and science; therefor he received [the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant 2010. You can find his submitted project proposal here….

How you can use the internet in a rural area without energy supply? Bruce Baikie developed a solar power based solution and received a “[the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant” honorary mention; here is a detailed description of his idea…