Smoking: We do it less and less, but in 2022, nearly 20 per cent of the population aged 18 and above still smoked. With Stoptober in full swing, many people are rolling up their sleeves to say goodbye to their…
Dutch farmers can use their fertilisers more carefully. This not only leads to reduced ammonia emissions and improved water quality, but also to higher yields. This is evident from Wageningen University & Research (WUR)’s ‘Fertilise at its Best’ project, the…
Today, on International Coffee Day, we contemplate the future of our beloved beverage. With climate change expected to significantly impact coffee farming by 2050, the pursuit of sustainable and resilient practices is imperative. Specialist brewers have been at the forefront…
As a TNO spin-off with its gigantic knowledge heritage and with the brightest engineers in his team, technology is not Hans de Neve’s biggest worry. Of course, the machines Carbyon is building need further refinement and – most of all…
In a bid to bypass US sanctions and seize the lead in the semiconductor industry, China has embarked on a ground-breaking project to construct a massive particle accelerator-powered chip factory. The project, initiated in 2017, revolves around a new luminescence…
In a world that is changing at lightning speed, where technological and societal challenges demand foresight and decisiveness, it is shocking to see how the Netherlands allows itself to be seduced by short-term opportunism. The recent Parliamentary debate exposes a…
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. At Innovation…
Ten years ago, the Netherlands launched its first hydrogen fuel station, aiming to resolve the infrastructure-demand dilemma. Now, a decade later, the Netherlands initiates a new subsidy program with a similar objective. Hydrogen transport resembles a subsidy-dependent zombie. Enthusiasm for…
Iron powder can store energy in a very compact, cheap, safe, environmentally friendly, and CO2-free manner. This combination makes it a promising solution for greening energy-intensive industries such as coal and power plants. Science financier NWO and the organizations involved are therefore…
King Willem-Alexander officially inaugurated Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm on Friday. It is Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm to date. The expected production from Hollandse Kust Zuid corresponds to the power consumption of 1.5 million households. Hollandse Kust Zuid is…