Utrecht-based Tech2play has won the 13th Dutch Sports Innovation Award 2023 with the AmiGo. Michiel van der Boom, founder of Tech2Play, received the prize (including €15,000) from jury chairman Peter Kentie. This happened during the ELIS Innovation Summit for Sports…
In the ongoing quest to comprehend the far-reaching consequences of automotive pollution, scientists at the University of Plymouth are performing new research on the topic, and have dedicated over two decades to meticulously investigating the presence and repercussions of tire…
Planet Earth celebrated its Plastic Overshoot Day on July 28. This day marks the point when humankind can no longer adequately manage the amount of plastic waste produced annually. Most of this waste stream is made of packaging materials, which…
Geothermal energy, a renewable and clean energy source, harnesses the heat generated within the Earth. This type of energy can be accessed via sources like geysers and hot springs and used for heating structures or generating electricity. Geothermal energy is…
RanMarine Technology is partnering with Deutsche Telekom to more effectively remove litter from rivers and lakes. The German company will equip RanMarine Technology’s advanced autonomous water drone WasteShark with a navigation system accurate to the centimeter. Navigation and water quality…
Utility business RWE is further expanding its battery storage business worldwide. The company has now finalized its investment decision for a Dutch battery storage project with an installed power capacity of 35 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 41…
Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) enhanced the ability of E. coli bacteria to produce electricity. Their approach comes as a new solution for organic waste processing, outperforming previous state-of-the-art technologies, and opening new horizons for versatile microbial…
Europe’s role in the global science and technology (S&T) landscape is highlighted in the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s 2023 Global Innovation Index. Paris, London, Munich, and Amsterdam-Rotterdam are noted for their cross-border innovation, while Cambridge, Oxford, and Eindhoven shine in…
A few months ago, we coined a future with abundant – and free! – energy: “It’s just around the corner“. Because of all the comments we received on that article, we wrote another one answering the question of how humanity…
The first 53 European cities were designated early this year as part of the EU’s “100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities” mission. Eindhoven, in cooperation with Helmond, is one of them. But the subsidy from this project cannot make a…