WATER x FUTURE – Presented by Aquaporin – Details, episodes & analysis

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, his most recent exhibition ‘The High Seas of Your Intrinsic Ocean’ unfolds his fascination with the more mysterious nature of water: its fourth state; the jelly-like plasma that is created when water is absorbed by a human or plant body.

Exploring the shapes of water is something not only interesting artists, but it has also inspired our podcast to look at the many nuances of water – and how water is affecting our everyday life. Throughout 18 episodes we have looked at everything from water scarcity to water ambassadors, we have explored why cathedral thinking can secure clean water and how innovations in the food and beverage industry change the landscape. 

This episode concludes the first season of WATER x FUTURE and the many topics we have covered, the many countries we have explored water in, and the many people we have met.

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 Water Association World Water Congress and Exhibition, which focused on water solutions, applications, and innovations. 

During the IWA, the danish company Aquaporin made a lot of events to spark a debate on water and the problems surrounding for instance PFAS in your everyday water.

These highlights include a live water tasting at Bella Center Copenhagen and a panel discussion at Copenhagen-based cinema Empire Bio, which was organized by Aquaporin. In the panel were Lisbeth Knudsen, professor in toxicology at the University of Copenhagen, Paul O‘Callaghan, CEO and founder of BlueTech Research, and Peter Holme Jensen, Chief Innovation Officer and founder at Aquaporin.

Dive into an incredible week of water where the smart liveable cities were the focal point for both exhibitors and the congress.

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 you have in space.

Learn more about Aquaporin Space Alliance here: https://aquaporin.com/company/asa/

Can’t get enough of space technologies? Tune in to the 50th episode of the podcast Discovery Matters which will air in February to explore biotech’s instrumental role in realizing the vision of sustained life in space: https://www.cytivalifesciences.com/podcast

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 & Marketing at Aquaporin Ed Renner explains why Aquaporin has integrated art in its DNA and development, and Aslak Aamot Helm, Postdoc, Artist & Co-founder of Aquaporin’s art initiative Primer shares his thoughts on how art brings new perspectives and ways of thinking to the world of science.

Learn more about Primer here: https://aquaporin.com/company/primer/

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 perception of water.

Learn more about Milin Patel and Fine Liquids here.

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 of new technologies to secure resources for the generations to come. Seth GaleWyrick from Biomimicry 3.8 unriddles the concept of biomimicry and how nature contains the answers to all problems worth solving.

Learn more about biomimicry here:

https://aquaporin.com/biomimicry1/

https://aquaporin.com/biomimicry2/

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 Holme Jensen who also uncovers how Aquaporin uses biomimicry to contribute to a more sustainable future in water treatment.

Learn more about biomimicry here:

https://aquaporin.com/biomimicry1/
https://aquaporin.com/biomimicry2/

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 episode, we take a look at how industries can achieve more sustainable production patterns by diving into the link between water pollution and water scarcity. 
We talk to Anurag Mudgal from the project India H2O and Søren Robenhagen and Adarsh Raj from Aquaporin.

Learn more about solutions to industrial wastewater here:

https://aquaporin.com/industrial-water/

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 here:

https://aquaporin.com/beat-plastic-pollution/

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.

Learn more about drinking water solutions here:

https://aquaporin.com/drinking-water/