ASML has found its first client for the next phase in EUV systems, with higher production options, even more precision, and smaller transistor features. Intel has announced to make its first purchase order for ASML’s TWINSCAN EXE:5200 system, marking the…
Several thousand years ago, we came up with the idea of using horses to increase our strength and speed. All that extra horsepower provided a tremendous advantage in hunting, warfare, tilling the land, and traveling. It wasn’t until the early…
In order to achieve the climate targets, the greenhouse horticulture sector will have to innovate in a lot of areas. For example, energy losses in temperature regulation appear to be a persistent problem. The Delft-based Thermeleon aims to tackle this issue. Co-founder…
Almost everyone is now well aware that it is good for your overall health and the environment to eat less meat. Meat substitutes are becoming increasingly popular. But what is often overlooked is that seemingly animal-friendly products such as cheese…
The technology behind self-driving cars, smart houses and futuristic supermarkets has become familiar to most. We’ve become accustomed to reading about applications of AI, but the 50 million sufferers of dementia have been left behind by this technological revolution. A…
In healthcare, manually turning over patients causes discomfort for both nurses and the patients themselves. Reworking and perfecting a 30-year-old concept, Tidewave has developed a self-moving mattress that can tackle this problem. Innovation Origins spoke to Bjørn Lorentzen, CEO of the…
From the high-tech respiratory solutions of tech giant Demcon, to the artificial pancreas of Inreda: in recent years, the MedTech cluster from Twente has proven its worth to the world. Last summer, the cluster in the region received over €11…
The connection of one of the world’s largest wind farms to the electricity grid will take place this quarter with the installation of Triton Knoll. The offshore project off the coast of England comprises 90 wind turbines with a capacity…
It has already been pointed out many times: essentially, a pandemic like corona, should be a great opportunity to address problems on a global scale. The opposite seems to be the case. And while the virus does not respect national…
Marijn and I worked together for five years in the House of Representatives where I was a member of parliament for D66 between 2010 and 2021, and where Marijn served as the digital conscience of the group from 2015 onwards.…