3D printing is developing rapidly as a digital production technology. Companies are deploying it to speed up product development, for example, or to create complex shapes. “It is a production technology that has passed the stage of prototyping,” says Ruben…
Innovations that go far off the beaten track, that is what 4TU.Built Environment, one of the nine Centers of the 4TU.Federation, is dedicated to. The four technical universities and fourteen universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands are working together…
A crisis such as COVID-19 calls for robust measures. The European Commission created the Recovery and Resilience Facility, which is comprised of over € 723.8 billion in grants and loans. To claim a share of this budget, member states had…
The average Brussels resident is stuck in traffic for 195 hours every year. 45 percent of Belgians are willing to live closer to work to avoid traffic jams. Start-up Skipr offers an alternative solution: the mobility budget. Employees of companies…
Rescue operations are usually carried out in extreme weather conditions. Floods, storms, and heatwaves are some of the most frequent scenarios. This is why leveraging modern technology to design better systems to improve life-saving interventions can be critical to carrying…
This EU regulation is not yet legally binding, but in various member states, the envisaged phase-out of internal combustion engines from 2035 is not exactly being greeted with open arms. In particular, not allowing engines powered by alternative climate-neutral fuels,…
Because of an article I wrote last year about the importance of open innovation, I got to give a presentation for Digital Wednesday last week. Now, I’m not the expert or researcher who has analyzed all the theories around this…
Three-quarters of Europeans live in an urban area. Cities are responsible for more than seventy percent of CO2 emissions worldwide. The Cities Mission is intended to give ambitious cities a leg up and become climate neutral as early as 2030.…
University Racing Eindhoven – URE – unveiled its latest formula car during a presentation event yesterday held at the Technical University of Eindhoven – TU/E. URE 16 is the name of the vehicle, which drives on electricity. The car features…
We need to use water more frugally than ever before. By 2025, as much as half of the world’s population will be dealing with water shortages, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More and more technological innovations are appearing…