WATER x FUTURE – Presented by Aquaporin
Deep dive into the matters that are close to our hearts. Water and all the opportunities and dilemmas it contains, technologies rooted in nature, the purpose of innovation, and the spectrum between science and humans.
Episodes
18 episodes
The many shapes of water
In this episode of WATER x FUTURE, we take a closer look at the Danish artist Karl Troels Sandegård who has a profound interest in the potential of water. So far, he has worked with its three most familiar states – solid, liquid, and gas. Now, ...
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Episode 18
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33:37
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
More than 10,000 water professionals, thought-leaders, decision makers, leading researchers, and business representatives from within and outside the water sector were gathered in Copenhagen during the five days of the International Wate...
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Episode 17
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32:33
The PFAS problem: From Fanø to Flint
For decades PFAS has been used in various industries. Now, we are facing the consequences of the widespread use of industrial chemicals contaminating our groundwater, and seeing the effect it has on the human body. PFAS have been us...
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Episode 16
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34:26
How will emerging technologies reshape the F&B industry?
The food and beverage industry is constantly changing and adjusting to new trends. One of the most prominent trends in the last couple of years is the 'clean label' trend that allows consumers to avoid E-numbers in their food and drinks....
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Episode 15
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27:59
What does it mean to be a listed company?
June 28 2022 marked Aquaporin’s one-year anniversary as a listed company on the NASDAQ Copenhagen stock exchange. But what does it actually mean to be a listed company? Get the answer from three different perspectives, namely Aquaporin CEO Matt...
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Episode 14
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32:53
Water ambassadors on a mission
Andreas Herfelt and Ulrik Hansen Folkmann, two of Denmark’s newly appointed water ambassadors, give an insight into their unusual jobs and the missions they are on in, respectively, Rome in Italy and Chicago in the US. According to both of them...
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Episode 13
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27:14
No more walking for water
On a global scale, 282 million people walk in search of water every single day. Africa is one of the most water-stressed regions in the world. On the continent, 483 million people lack sanitation, and 3 in 10 do not have access to basic drinkin...
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Episode 12
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33:27
Singapore: From water dependency to global water hub
Explore Singapore’s water dilemma and solutions together with Aquaporin Asia Deputy Manager Guofei Sun and Shane Allen Snyder, Professor & Executive Director of Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, part of Nanyang Technologic...
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Episode 11
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27:43
Can cathedral thinking solve climate change?
Sustainability Scientist Kimberly Nicholas and Aquaporin CEO Matt Boczkowski explore the concept of cathedral thinking which at its core is to innovate and develop solutions for the sake of future generations. Nicholas emphasizes th...
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Episode 10
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31:11
What is open innovation?
Join our CIO Peter Holme Jensen and Science City Lyngby CEO Marianna Lubanski for a talk about the trending concept of open innovation, how Aquaporin uses open innovation as a foundation for development, and why it’s important to keep on innova...
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Episode 9
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32:22
Water in space
Join the CEO of the Danish Aerospace Company and our VP of Technology on a trip into space, as they discuss groundbreaking space technologies, collaborating with NASA, Aquaporin’s Space Alliance, and why it’s essential to be able to reuse what ...
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Episode 8
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27:17
When science meets art
Associate Professor in Medical Humanities Adam Bencard takes you on a tour of the exhibition “The World is in You” at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, an example of the universe that can emerge when science and art interact. VP of Brand &...
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Episode 7
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29:43
The taste of water
How does water taste? Join Water Sommelier & Technologist Milin Patel from Fine Liquids for a live water tasting of three different waters. Milin gives you a vocabulary to describe the taste of water and offers an alternative, celebrative p...
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Episode 6
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28:00
Why biomimicry is the future 2:2
What role does biology play in the future of technology? Neuroscientist & Former MIT President Susan Hockfield answers and explains how machines will become more and more alive, as we continue to leverage nature’s genius in the development ...
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Episode 5
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30:05
Why biomimicry is the future 1:2
Peter Agre tells the story of how he came to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003 for his groundbreaking discovery of the aquaporin protein. The thread between this discovery and Aquaporin’s nature-based technology is explained by CEO Peter...
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Episode 4
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31:24
>80 % of wastewater is released into nature untreated
What are the consequences of industrial water pollution? Visit the epicenter of the challenges with India-H2O and listen to experts from Aquaporin explain how industries can achieve more sustainable production patterns.In this episod...
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Episode 3
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31:07
1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute
What is the link between bottled water consumption and plastic pollution? Get the answer from the CEO of Plastic Change, as she explains how we put an end to the single-use culture.Learn more about pollution caused by plastic bottles he...
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Episode 2
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20:58
<1 % of planet Earth’s water is safe to drink
Why does 1 in 3 not have access to safe drinking water, when 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water? In this episode, experts from State of Green and Aquaporin introduce you to the clean water crisis and innovative solutions to it.<...
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Episode 1
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28:35