He can talk about it for hours and hours. Laurenz Edelmann has been working around the clock for Team Polar for the past year. Of its own accord, of course. “I prefer to spend my time on Team Polar, which…
One of the main causes of global greenhouse gas emissions is the agricultural sector. Now there are already many alternatives to animal protein. Many vegan foods are still not advanced enough to have the same taste as foods made from…
In order to limit CO2 emissions, the EU has introduced what are known as emission rights. A company is only allowed to emit as much carbon dioxide as the certificates it has obtained entitle it to. But not everyone is…
By Yuxi Nie and Bailina Ainiwaer When dealing with cultural differences between the Chinese and Dutch working environments, it takes both sides to keep an open mind to build a trusting relationship. However, building trust with one’s professional partner varies…
Good intentions, greenwashing, or drop in the bucket; whatever the case, Coca-Cola regularly invests in developments that could make their most important products a little less harmful. A few years ago, we reported that the Brightlands start-up Ioniqa was allowed…
One of my favorite management books is Ray Dalio‘s book Principles. His principle of radical transparency is particularly inspiring. Not just transparent. No, radically transparent. That little word “radical” puts such an insane twist on the principle of transparency! Last…
Human skin-like sensing systems, high electromagnetic frequencies to scan for product defects, and augmented reality for remote assistance are all examples of what we will find in tomorrow’s manufacturing factories. These ideas are all being developed by start-ups, which are…
In the Netherlands, 14 percent of adults are severely overweight and 1.2 million people have type 2 diabetes. By 2040, that number is expected to be 1.5 million. Piet Hein van Dam made it his life’s mission to reduce Western…
“Not far”, is Läslo Evers’ less than encouraging answer to the question of how far science has come in predicting earthquakes. Evers is head of the seismology and acoustics research department at KNMI and professor of seismo-acoustics at TU Delft.…
EFFECT Photonics supplies products based on integrated photonics on chips. Tim Koene, co-founder and CTO of the company, feels as if he has owned five different companies over the past 13 years. Those different phases have always been connected to…