Researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility set a new world energy record of 69 megajoules in sustained and controlled fusion energy. High fusion power was consistently produced for five seconds, using 0.2 milligrams of fuel – as heavy…
The outgoing Dutch cabinet wants to abolish the existing net metering scheme – the so-called ‘salderingsregeling’ – for solar panels. The bill passed the House of Representatives before the November election and was discussed at the Senate on Tuesday, with…
Energy company RWE has started constructing its first utility-scale Dutch battery storage project. The storage system will have an installed power capacity of 35 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 41 megawatt-hours (MWh). A total of 110 lithium-ion battery…
Is the large housing district on the outskirts of the city no longer needed after 20 years? Then the houses are moved to another place. Also, roads are easily rolled up and out again. Are there too many office buildings?…
A new AI-driven method developed by Dutch researchers can now predict whether the antidepressant sertraline has an effect using brain scans and questionnaires. The technique has already made correct predictions in two-thirds of cases. This could shorten the treatment time…
With a blood analysis, doctors can determine more quickly whether a patient with complaints consistent with lung cancer has the disease and whether it is possible to treat it with targeted therapy. The Catharina Hospital introduced this blood test into…
Jenny Eaglestone’s dream of becoming a journalist was dashed when the Utrecht School of Journalism rejected her application. That was back in 1997, three years after Jenny had moved – along with her sister and parents – to the Netherlands…
Having a more energy-efficient house is good for the environment and your pocket amid rising energy prices and more stringent climate measures. Buildings’ energy efficiency will make a lot of difference in energy costs, the leading Dutch energy supplier Essent…
The Dutch Education Council has advised on the Act Internationalisering in balans and wants minister Dijkgraaf, who has been working on the proposal for two years, to go back to the drawing board. The fixus measures for student intake get…
Bacteriophages, or viruses that kill bacteria, could potentially help fight tuberculosis, an infectious disease that kills more than a million people every year. Radboudumc, in an international collaboration with South African and US research institutes, is studying how bacteriophages can…