Tuesday, October 3, 2017
South Tyrolean enterprise doing research with CERN scientists on solutions for fruit scanners with superconductor technology.
In the framework of the project “Identification of application fields for superconductor technology” and the corresponding “CERN Superconductor Hackathon“, South Tyrolean enterprise Microtec together with two other companies has been chosen by the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN to take part in the project.
The hackathon takes place from September 22 to 24 at the CERN IdeaSquare in Meyrin, Switzerland, where CERN scientists, external researchers, students and company representatives will work together in teams to apply supraconductor technology in different fields. Methodically, the hackathon follows the design thinking method, which is supported by on-site experts.
“We are honored to swap ideas with the world-leading experts in the field of superconductor technology and to work with them on concrete prototypes and implementation concepts for the quality assessment and sorting of fruits. We hope to take a big step forward with the aid of CERN scientist the in internal quality assessment of fruit and vegetables. Measuring the internal fruit quality by means of superconductors could become the next innovative leap in the fruit processing industry and open new possibilities, which, after all, will be for the benefit of the customer”, states Microtec CEO Federico Giudiceandrea.
Aside of the original goal – applying superconductor technology in concrete fields of application – the hackathon offers numerous possibilities of interexchange with several experts thanks to its interdisciplinary character and informal setting.
Tags: ‘CERN Superconductor Hackathon’ Project, European Organization for Nuclear Research, framework. “Identification of application fields for superconductor technology”, Microtec, South Tyrolean enterprise
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