There are many dangerous pedestrian crossing points in Hungary. In many cases, there are no signs or street lighting, or the paintwork is almost completely worn off. These road sections are even more dangerous because of the major increase in…
Four years ago, Chantal Linders, founder and CEO of the start-up GreenHabit, was still being politely shown the way out when she knocked on the door of hospitals and health insurance companies. Last year, she participated in an Innovation meets…
Theresa Rothenbücher and Robin Simsa met in a doctoral program under the Horizon 2020 European research program. They came up with the idea for Revo Foods while exploring 3D printing on a biomedical scale. After graduating in the summer of…
When it comes to making cities more sustainable, the term ‘energy neutrality’ is often mentioned. This is usually the starting point. But what if homes, office buildings and public spaces produce a surplus in the future, and offset the loss…
Nuclear power is all the way back in the social debate. The new Dutch governing coalition wants to have research conducted into the feasibility of building two new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands, and the EU has proposed to…
Lithium has emerged as one of the key materials for powering mobile devices and electric vehicles, primarily in the form of the lithium-ion battery. But lithium also plays an important role in super-lightweight metal alloys for aerospace applications. This research…
If you have diabetes, blood test shows it. If you have some kind of mental disorder, there is no objective way to show it. People can remain sceptical, whether it’s real or not. The UK-based start-up Thymia brings a pioneering…
For anyone wandering around the village of Lützerath, the reality of ‘Germany, the land of hydrogen’ still seems a long way off. The village is situated on the border between a gigantic quarry where an F60 coal digger (the largest…
What started as an inspired student project at the Dutch Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is now a fast-growing company. “Looking back, we are quite proud of what we have achieved,” says Max Aerts, CEO of Brabant-based tech company DENS.…
The European Commission responded to the COVID-19 emergency with its Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). This instrument is making over € 723 billion available – in grants and loans – to the EU member states in order to help their…