The ESA (European Space Agency) wants to generate solar energy in space and transmit it as microwaves to locations on Earth. This can be achieved using existing techniques. These only need to be improved as part of the SOLARIS initiative…
Whether it involves passports, invoices or other kinds of documents, putting their documents in order and making these processes “future-proof” can be a daunting task for a lot of companies. Software scale-up Klippa from the Dutch city of Groningen helps…
Beginning with Archimedes, the history of science is replete with eureka occasions. These are typically accompanied by surprise and exhilaration, as in the case of a group of Danish researchers. They have found a way to recycle polyurethane – PU.…
Dutch tennis players use up 5.5 million balls each year. Only three percent of these are recycled. The rest end up in the incinerator or disappear into the environment, where the plastic and rubber gradually degrades over time. What if…
By 2030, one and a half million homes in the Netherlands must be disconnected from the gas supply. So far, the solution has mainly been sought in heat pumps. Greeniuz does things differently and uses infrared panels that function as…
Laugh, walk, or type an e-mail, your muscles help you perform all of these and countless other actions. The human body’s tissue skillfulness has been hardly replicated artificially – because of its complexity. A cohort of researchers developed a way…
The global economy unfolds more intensified competition among major players from different world regions. As the previous blog mentions, increasingly emphasizing its centralization, China has entered a new phase to establish its self-reliance in the midst of global disruptions. In…
Imagine a world that lacks any kind of trust. What does that world look like? How do people in that world interact with each other? What colors, sounds, and images pop into your head? I asked exactly these questions to…
With what briefing would Albert Jan have sent his own brain out to pasture in an AI-like fashion? Do me a bit of Magritte, a pinch of Van Gogh and Rembrandt, a good sprinkling of Dali and Picasso, and overlay…
When digitization meets connectivity, you enter the smart factory. As an essential part of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), it aims to optimize smart manufacturing processes. The fully digitized manufacturing facility of the smart factory uses devices, sensors, machinery,…