Steel, fertilizers, chemicals, heavy transport, aviation: these industries – and many more – are part of value chains that have difficulty becoming sustainable. Demand for the products is always high, and customers are willing to pay a reasonable price, but…
Why haven’t the really big cities in the Netherlands been covered in this column yet? Well, the editor on duty wanted to save these for future special episodes. Because this series is more or less halfway, we are going to…
Which Dutch city centers suffer the most from heat islands on hot summer days? This column tries to find an answer to this question with the help of the ECOSTRESS data provided by NASA, where ground temperature data in areas…
Solar energy is indispensable for a green future. But it also creates a huge waste stream, as conventional solar panels are not recyclable. Start-up Biosphere Solar rose out of TU Delft and wants to be a game changer, by making…
The Netherlands will receive 4.7 billion euros from the European Corona Recovery Fund. Initially, the government wanted to claim 5.8 billion euros. However, because the Dutch economy is doing relatively well, that amount was adjusted downwards. In total, Europe has…
It comes in countless forms and flavors and it has been with humankind since our ancestors started farming. Cheese is a source of protein, calcium and vitamins. Yet the production of dairy products involves significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions…
You want to get your kids into a fun hobby or to join a sports club. But which one? There are so many to choose from nowadays that sometimes parents suffer from choice stress. The start-up Zazou has come up…
Arnhem-based start-up Enliven develops empathy training to prevent physical and emotional violence in home and workplace situations. Realistic scenarios in virtual reality form the basis of this training. They focus on the most pressing threats to employee well-being today: bullying,…
Biochemist Christian Gruber of the Medical University of Vienna is doing research into therapeutic applications based on plant and animal mechanisms. He is currently working on the question of how hormones and receptors from insects can be used for therapeutic…
You are probably familiar with this situation: you have been meaning to start that new book for weeks or even months, but time and again you just don’t get around to it. Before you know it, you’re back on the…