Research into the brain is mostly carried out in white, clinical lab spaces, where the brain activity of humans and animals is measured via sensors and wired connections. Yao-Hong Liu, Scientific Director at imec at Holst Centre in the Netherlands,…
Two years ago, IO spoke with the CEO and founder of Livin Farms, Katharina Unger. In the meantime, much has changed. The start-up recently opened a 1400m2 pilot plant, Unger is now talking to several large customers and the company…
The average temperature in Europe will continue to rise this century. By 2050, temperatures may be as much as 2.5 degrees C higher than today. The biggest temperature increase during the 21st century will hit southern Europe in the summer.…
If we think someone is creative, we often mean that she comes up with original ideas, not that she is necessarily innovative. Yet would we call ‘being innovative’ a ‘creative process’? Is being ‘creative’ just a matter then of coming…
Our universities and higher vocational institutes are indispensable incubators for innovation and valorization. Their research work has served as the oxygen for innovative companies and social organizations for hundreds of years. This is why it is important to gauge our…
I was at a party the other night and the subject of buying an electric boat came up. Because you see, the person who brought this up explained, soon the Amsterdam canals will be closed to non-electrified boats. In the blink…
Every year, around seven million people around the world die prematurely from diseases caused by air pollution. According to the WHO’s recommendations, the level of pollutants in the air needs to be drastically reduced. AddCat, based in the Dutch town…
Digital technologies are developing at breakneck speed. As a result, companies have more and more data at their disposal. As data coaches Maurice Lammers and Wim Renders are well aware, it is no easy task for small and medium-sized companies…
In a knowledge economy where innovation predominates, we cannot do without effective education. Teachers are role models for the innovators of the future. At the same time, education is collapsing under pressure. Not only does this adversely affect education itself,…
Most people consider a room temperature of around 20 degrees Celsius to be ideal. But since it’s not always exactly that warm outdoors, radiators and/or air conditioning systems are supposed to provide these optimal conditions. And that costs a lot…