A garbage bin that sorts its own waste in seconds. This is how the Enschede start-up Plaex wants to make the future more sustainable and cleaner. Founders Tyrell Pantophlet and Victor Okoro talk to us about it. How does Plaex…
It’s a question that people like Anders Aaen deal with on a daily basis. Aaen is Reliability Modeling Manager and key expert at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. He is also one of the international speakers at Holland Innovative’s Reliability Seminar…
Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have presented a new insulation material that is three times less conductive for high-voltage direct current (HDVC) cables. The polyethylene-based compound offers a more efficient solution that improves the performance and…
How can we as a society benefit even more from the knowledge that is being developed at our Dutch universities? How do you transfer this knowledge into innovations that boost our economy and offer solutions to our major societal challenges?…
Using UV-C radiation to disinfect hospitals. Loop Robots from Rotterdam developed robots in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic that are capable of doing this. Ashwin Chandarr tells us more about it. What is Loop Robots? “We are a robotics…
Many small and medium-sized business (SMEs) owners have their hands full with all the issues involved in starting and growing their business. They have very little time and capacity to figure out how they can become more sustainable or innovative.…
For a long time, microglial cells were thought to be immune cells in the brain that were mediocre performers. It wasn’t until the early 1990s that it was discovered that they actively shape our nervous system. In the first years…
Last week I was at Circuit Zandvoort. Not to look at fossil cars, but to participate in the EV Experience, which Ervaar Elektrisch (“Experience Electric”) had organized. It was very cool to see all those new electric car models: the…
A new app in the Brainport Region helps to reduce the CO2 footprint and traffic congestion around Eindhoven. It was presented as part of the Mobility-As-A-Service (MAAS) awareness campaign, aimed at developing a new work-related mobility model. The Turnn MAAS…
Turning a sidewalk tile into a smart charging tile. That’s what the Delft start-up TILER is up to. The TILER tile can charge light electric vehicles wirelessly. Christiaan van Nispen, CEO of TILER, talks to us about it. How does…