Volla Phone solves a major problem of the information age. The start-up ensures that sensitive data does not fall into the hands of strangers and can be securely put to its intended uses. Airline tickets, covid test results, messenger services…
Sub-Saharan skies are home to the red-billed oxpecker, a bird known for eating parasites on the skin of animals like giraffes, zebras, and gazelles. Bufaga is the Italian name for this bird. Since last year, Bufaga is also the name…
Twelve years away from the European Union’s ban on the sale of fossil-fueled cars, electric vehicles (EVs) still represent a minor share of the whole European fleet. According to Eurostat, there were over 253 million passenger cars in the EU…
Lightyear is making a relaunch with the solar car Lightyear2. The Dutch company announced this in a press release this afternoon (Feb. 20). A group of private investors has raised 8 million euros, with which the construction of the Lightyear2…
We are all accustomed to washing our dishes, cutlery and our clothes thoroughly. But probably not as many of us think about cleaning kids’ toys with the same standards of care. And certainly not with an automated machine. After all,…
Innovation Origins is known for consistently looking ahead. What will 2023 bring to the world of innovation? We look ahead to what is about to happen at Kennispark Twente, together with acting director Marieke Stokkelaar. “The medtech here in the…
Looking back on 2022 2022 was patchy for business. We witnessed turbulent times in Sino-Dutch business relations in various industries in a tense geopolitical context. Many seemed puzzled by China’s policies, the leadership’s decisions, and the drives behind them. The…
Most of today’s toys are far from healthy for the planet. 80 percent end up in a landfill or disappear in an incinerator. Many are broken before the child has even grown up; others are simply thrown away with the…
Things are not going well with the circular economy In the Netherlands. Despite the goal of making the Netherlands 50 percent circular by 2030, it’s actually going in the wrong direction: we are consuming and wasting more raw materials. PBL…
So now it’s official. Beginning in 2035, no more cars that emit (direct) emissions may be sold. Getting there has become even more difficult since in the meantime, the new Euro 7 standard and the fit-for-55 package will also take…