Shaky legs, dry mouth: Not everyone finds it a pleasant experience to have to give a presentation. In fact, more than 70 percent of people experience some degree of speaking anxiety. At the same time, presenting and pitching are important…
AI’s rise in the film sector rattles actors, writers, and studios. Ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild highlight concerns over AI’s potential misuse. The unsettling fusion of AI-generated scripts and actor simulations raises…
The hereditary cause of rare developmental disorders in children is often unknown. As a result, a diagnosis remains elusive. Researchers at Radboudumc are now changing that. They developed a computer model based on facial recognition. This allows doctors to make…
For me, one of the great pleasures of a vacation abroad is spotting the differences between that country and the Netherlands. Involuntarily, different cultural customs, services, and layouts of cities and countries stand out sharply.Usually, you think: Oh, is that…
Logistics service provider Simon Loos has successfully tested a 50-tonne Volvo FH Electric truck as a Long and Heavy Vehicle Combination (LZV), demonstrating the potential of electric trucks for heavy loads. The two-day test involved driving between Pepsico and Kuehne+Nagel…
A faint heart for a pretentious meeting culture, an infectious belief in the power of the next generation (and the one after that), and a rock-solid faith in the achievements of innovative Eindhoven. These are some crucial ingredients in Bert-Jan…
Imagine yourself as a real sailor aboard your favorite sailing team and witness up close the strategic maneuvering of World Cup sailors. This long-held dream of every sailing enthusiast becomes a reality with the Sailing+ Experience app, a technology developed…
With a sharper focus on pivotal technologies and ‘control points’ in global value chains, Dutch innovation policy can significantly contribute to a safer, healthier, more sustainable, and prosperous nation. In a recent paper by TNO, the Netherlands Organization for Applied…
A groundbreaking discovery in particle physics has been reported, with researchers achieving the most precise measurement of the magnetic moment of the muon, a fundamental particle akin to an electron but 200 times heavier. This achievement, a result of the…
European solar startup funding at the end of the second quarter of 2023 is up 414 percent compared to the same period last year. In Q2, companies received $6.53 billion compared to the $1.27 billion they raised by the same…