At the beginning of last month, Dutch energy grid manager Enexis warned that part of Southeast Brabant was turning ‘yellow’ on the demand map for electricity. This means that there is only limited capacity left to source more electricity. The…
The historian in me sometimes finds it difficult to let go of the past – every time you see clues that make you aware of how events from long ago still influence our lives today. We seem, as a society…
That learning something is easier than unlearning something may seem obvious. Take exercise among children. An active child will be more inclined to continue that later on in life. But however simple it may sound, it is a complex issue,…
Do you know the “Monday Note” by Jean Louis Gassée and Frederic Filloux? If not, you should take a look at it now and then. Gassée became famous for his work at Apple. After his departure, he tried (in vain)…
We have a carbon dioxide problem. No, not that carbon dioxide problem. Liquid CO2 – the kind that makes drinks fizzy and doctors use in surgical operations – is becoming more difficult to acquire. That’s bad news for the Netherlands…
CORE – a student team from the Eindhoven University of Technology– won the 2022 edition of the Rabo Sustainable Innovation Award. The organization developed a way to safely recycle batteries without any risk of fire. The Rabo Sustainable Innovation Award…
The business community is currently grappling with the shortages in the labor market. This also applies to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Moreover, our rapidly changing world is also demanding a different, digitalized way of manufacturing. “The Netherlands is in…
Fossil natural gas currently still accounts for about a quarter of our energy needs (source: Greenpeace). But since fossil natural gas causes greenhouse gases, its phase-out is inevitable. The global gas market also creates political dependence. The war in Ukraine…
Figures from Statistics Netherlands reveal that about two in three young women (up to the age of 25) say that they have been harassed on the street at some point in 2021. The abuse ranges from being yelled at, whistled…
Hormones influence the CO2 content of the air we breathe, something that was already clear from a study in the 1950s. But corresponding measurements were previously only possible on large machines in a clinical setting. The start-up Carbomed Medical Solutions…