A start-up differs from an established company in a number of aspects. There is usually a lack of money, their dependence on third parties is relatively high, and there is a constant search for a scalable business model. But that…
Intel and the German government have agreed to a €30 billion investment plan to construct two cutting-edge semiconductor facilities in Magdeburg, Germany. Dubbed the “Silicon Junction,” this ambitious project seeks to create a next-gen European chip ecosystem and bolster the…
“When we founded Aero Team Eindhoven two years ago, one thing was clear: we wanted to create something that had never been done before and change how we view drones forever.” With these words, Omar Raafat, HR manager at Aero,…
The European Parliament has given the green light to new rules governing the design, production, and waste management of batteries across the EU. Aiming to create a more sustainable, durable, and high-performing battery market, the legislation includes mandatory carbon footprint…
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have developed a new calculation model that reveals a greater climate impact of natural gas appliances than previously believed. The study used Munich’s Oktoberfest as a case study and found that methane emissions…
In a study published in Nature, volunteers were intentionally infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus to better understand viral transmission, disease severity, and the role of home COVID-19 tests in reducing viral spread. This controversial “challenge study” has provided valuable insights…
Massive groundwater pumping has unexpected consequences: the earth is tilting. Geophysicist Ki-Weon Seo of Seoul National University found that the movement of 2150 gigatons of groundwater caused the world to tilt nearly 80 centimeters eastward between 1993 and 2010. The…
Exploring ways to use captured CO2, creating an overview of sustainability developments, or analyzing all delivery apps in Belgium. These are just some tasks that the nine thousand “Solvers” – domain experts and young and experienced professionals – from Blackbear‘s database…
In a revised forecast, Rabobank puts the growth rate of the Dutch economy for this year at 0.6 percent. Earlier this year, the forecast was still somewhat higher; the difference is largely due to the economy’s contraction in the first…
Researchers from Tohoku University have made a game-changing innovation in zinc-air batteries, significantly improving their performance and making them a strong contender against lithium-ion batteries. By using a novel iron azaphthalocyanine unimolecular layer (AZUL) electrocatalyst and a tandem electrolyte system,…