Ireland-based Positive Carbon raises €2.3 million in an investment round and will expand into Austria. The company specialises in reducing food waste in commercial kitchens through seniors and AI. The investment in Positive Carbon is an important step in the…
The double identity of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is revealed already when landing at the Lennart Meri airport. Modern steel and glass constructions stand in stark contrast with the square concrete blocks of buildings from the Soviet times. Meri…
Innovation is on a downward trend for Dutch companies, with explorative activities reaching a record low, indicating a retreat from new products and market exploration. Climate ambitions for 2030 have fallen, yet long-term goals for 2050 see a rise. Cybersecurity…
By placing sensors, cameras, and a radar system in and around wind turbines, TNO wants to add more insights to the ongoing research into the effectiveness of one black blade. With this, TNO is studying the conditions under which birds…
In our Sunday newsletter, we, as editors, reflect on the past seven days. We do this on the initiative of our cartoonist Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a subject, draws a picture, and we take it from there. Danish researchers think…
Northvolt is adding a state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery to its portfolio. It was developed for the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide. According to the company, the cell has been validated for a “best-in-class energy density” of over…
I have scrolled through many LinkedIn posts, read articles and attended a couple of panel discussions about the need of explainability and transparency when working with AI models to ensure their safety and trustworthiness. The general idea and overall accepted…
Vulcan has opened its Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant (LEOP) in Landau, Germany. The start of operations at LEOP signifies the first lithium chemicals produced in Europe with an entirely locally sourced value chain. The renewable heat in the lithium brine…
During COVID-19, Italian Victoria Bruno was looking for a hobby to occupy her time. A master’s student in Biomedical Engineering at TU Delft, she was trained to combine engineering and medical knowledge. But she wanted to take that further, so…
A Chinese hacker group has had undetected access to the network of NXP, one of the largest Dutch chip manufacturers, for over two years, an investigation by NRC reveals. The cyber attack remained under the radar for a long time…