Communication doesn’t necessarily need words. You can also let things speak for themselves. That is the innovative way that the Brabant-based company Bedrijf de Liefde likes to get their message across. (‘Bedrijf de Liefde‘ has a double meaning in Dutch,…
Where are the heat islands in Dutch inner cities? Innovation Origins will try to answer this question over the coming weeks with the help of EcoStress data compiled by the American space agency NASA. Since last month, these measurements, which…
With the energy transition, we are at the dawn of an era in which lithium has a major role to play. It is the lightest of all metals and main component of numerous batteries. But if we fail to act,…
Companies want to produce quality products. Shipping defective goods leave dents in consumer trust and hurt the company’s bottom line. Indicode founder Nicholas Theuma has developed an AI system that detects defects in products in a swift way. In today’s installment of start-up of the…
Since it will not be very long before quantum computers are commonplace, people are already working hard on the security for this new situation. After all, it is very easy for these supercomputers to crack complex encryptions. An answer to…
The average amount of plastic waste that is produced per person is 31 kilograms in the EU, Eurostat reports. Yet only about 40 percent of this waste is recycled. The start-up traceless has discovered a solution to this problem. The…
A Swiss-Austrian partnership’s 3D-printed concrete bridge was unanimously selected as the first AJ100 Innovation of the Year winner by a panel of judges from The Architects’ Journal, a British architecture magazine. The jury praised the lightweight design, which avoids waste.…
SerieuzeNeuzen, a start-up from the Belgian town of Boortmeerbeek, has designed a board game in collaboration with the for-profit social enterprise NEKTARI from Puurs-Sint-Amands that aims to improve communication within families. “De Serieuze Neuzer” (The Serious Noser) is a board…
Where are the heat islands in Dutch inner cities? Over the coming weeks, IO will try to answer this question using the EcoStress data from NASA, the American space agency. Since last month, measurements using 70 x 70 meter ground…
A €30 million investment will enable Arnhem-based electricity storage company Elestor to accelerate the commercialization of its hydrogen bromine flow battery. The growth strategy aims to achieve gigawatt-scale production capacity as soon as possible. Norwegian energy giant Equinor led the…