The future of individual mobility lies in electromobility. That should be indisputable by now. No other propulsion system uses the available energy so efficiently, and no other system emits so few pollutants and greenhouse gases. Early adopters in many European…
In truth, Auke wanted to talk about something else today, but overtaken by current events, we simply cannot avoid the subject. The Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Why should we depend on undemocratic states for our energy supply? Let’s use this…
It still takes some getting used to. Living in your own experiment, says Antoine Post. As a physics student at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in The Netherlands, he came to the conclusion six years ago that the process of…
Many people in wheelchairs have disabilities that require constant attention and care. It can be of crucial importance to be able to see their facial expressions also while out walking in a park. The construction of a wheelchair for everyday…
Alexander Veenhof is an oncological surgeon at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital in Amsterdam. His love of technology and innovation led to the start-up Corporis Medical at Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus. “This is how you can make healthcare cheaper.” Born…
While war has erupted in Ukraine, Europe is imposing sanctions on Russia. The relationship between Europe and Russia is deteriorating rapidly, with all the potential consequences. The Netherlands, for example, fears in particular a halt to the supply of Russian…
A high tech repair cafe. Not for home, garden and kitchen appliances, but for chip machines. The specialist in this field, the American company Odyssey, is introducing a European network based in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. Odyssey is a…
First scooters and now coffee cups – this is the beginning of Kleen hub’s journey in the sharing economy. The Copenhagen-based start-up provides an online return system for coffee cups and food boxes. Through Kleen hub’s app, customers can order…
“Data is an essential raw material”. With those words, European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager wants to unleash a revolution in the technology sector. If it were up to her, in the future all the data that smart machines produce will be…
Back in 2005, ArcelorMittal’s rolling mill in Dudelange pushed the last sections of steel through its rollers. Since then, the 600-meter long rolling mill has been at rest like a silent giant. To the sides are the route de Thionville…