Startup CORE Changemakers, known for, among other things, its innovative furnace for hard-to-recycle waste, is being acquired by Butter Bridge. This promises a boost for the Dutch recycling industry. “It’s time to clean up our own backyard,” says Steef Steeneken,…
Regions outside of Eindhoven are dissatisfied with the distribution of millions from the Beethoven Fund earmarked for semiconductor education. Northern Netherlands and other areas warn of a missed opportunity. They fear that ASML, the Dutch pride in chip machines, will…
Scientists at Lehigh University are using mayonnaise to study plasma behavior in nuclear fusion reactions. This unconventional approach helps researchers understand complex instabilities in fusion processes, potentially advancing the development of clean, limitless energy sources. Understanding the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability The…
The ball is in the court: an undersea cable will send renewable energy from Scotland to the British power grid. That’s what The Guardian wrote earlier this morning. The cost? £3.4 billion (€4 billion). The Eastern Green Link will transmit…
In the grand scheme of carbon footprints, mine is that of a humble student. I navigate life for 300 days a year as a moderately eco-friendly human, at least by European standards. I live in a shared house and stick…
Belgium’s imec, in collaboration with ASML, has taken a revolutionary step in chip technology. They have created the most minor chip structures ever, measuring just 9.5 nanometers, imec wrote in this article. This advance was made possible by ASML’s innovative…
Recent research reveals severe cyber security risks within the solar supply chain, exposing vulnerabilities and potential cyberattack scenarios. The risks range from ransomware attacks on large solar installations to the threat of state actors who can sabotage energy supplies. A…
The (outdoor) swimming season is in full swing. Unfortunately, swimmers are not always aware of the risks. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) show that 139 people drowned in the Netherlands last year. There is also good news;…
Hydrogen can play an important role in the energy transition: it helps fit larger volumes of electricity from offshore wind into the energy system, makes industry and heavy transport more sustainable, and balances the energy system in time and place.…
The Dutch alternative protein market is on the brink of exponential growth and is expected to exceed €10 billion by 2030. Despite globally recognized expertise in agriculture and biotechnology, startups and scale-ups face obstacles in scaling up. Foodvalley NL and…