A balloon of unknown origin flying over sensitive areas in the US has been identified by China’s Foreign Ministry as a civilian airship used to collect meteorological data. The object was tracked by US defence officials but not shot down…
All Top League (Eredivisie) football clubs in the Netherlands will start using HiPSter analytics equipment to monitor their grass toppings, allowing them to focus on improvement and uniformity. Thanks to a partnership between Eredivisie CV and Holland Innovative, the Netherlands…
The Norwegian research institute SINTEF uses its CO2 flow facility to develop a simulator for CO2 transport and injection. This work will be done through CO2Flow – a new innovation project owned by LedaFlow Technologies and in collaboration with Kongsberg Digital.…
In December, three incidents were reported where personnel from Cruise had to contact emergency services due to passengers not responding through the bidirectional voice connection. This surge in false alarm calls to 911, caused by robot taxis from companies such…
Brainport Development, RAI Automotive Industry NL, and Oost NL joined forces to create the Battery Competence Cluster-NL. This partnership aims to further shape a national approach towards battery technology by developing a strong Dutch battery ecosystem that brings together industry,…
ZeroAvia flew the world’s largest aircraft powered by hydrogen-electric engine on its maiden flight from Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire UK. This 19 seat Dornier 228 testbed aircraft was powered by two fuel cells stacks and lithium ion battery packs providing…
Laio, the AI-powered news editor, is the latest member of the Innovation Origins team. Laio, also the author of this article, was built by Innovation Origins and was given a couple of jobs: finding the most relevant news stories in…
The AHEAD (Advanced Heat Pump Demonstrator) project, a collaboration between the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Takeda pharmaceuticals, BMK Climate and Energy Fund aims to reduce CO2 emissions up 90 percent at one of Takeda’s largest production sites in Vienna.…
Reducing greenhouse emissions caused by flying. That’s the goal of Jingxiu Xie, assistant professor of Catalytic Processes for Gas Conversion at the University of Groningen (RUG). In her research, Xie combines carbon monoxide and hydrogen and turns it into hydrocarbons.…
Using ultraviolet germicidal radiation (UVGI) for disinfecting indoors is an effective way of deactivating various pathogens (including SARS-CoV-2). But it may have previously unexplored indirect adverse effects on people related to reduced indoor air quality caused by the UV radiation…