In October 2020, I wrote the following in my closing column on The Robots Are Coming: [..] From the above, it seems that robots in horticulture are about much more than merely replacing a workforce that we currently do not…
The Dutch government has great ambitions for hydrogen. The National Hydrogen Program demonstrates that the government wants to go all-out for hydrogen as the energy system of the future. But how is our hydrogen society and economy faring? In the…
On Monday 6 September, the IAA MOBILITY trade fair will begin in Munich. After almost all of the relevant auto shows in Europe and worldwide were cancelled by Corona, the first ray of hope and the prospect of some much-needed…
A world without plastics is unthinkable. Every day, millions of plastic products roll off the production lines around the world. For example, your Dopper bottle, the packaging for a parcel you ordered online, or a part of your car. The…
A collaboration between the 5G Hub at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven and the FieldLab Rail at Dual Inventive in Oisterwijk can boost wireless innovations around railroad tracks throughout Europe. Ericsson and VodafoneZiggo are also involved in the collaboration. The…
Car manufacturers making e-bikes, a completely new mobility plan for the city and lots of other innovations on mobility. This year the IAA car show (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) is really something else. (Read also IO news article). This could be a new…
One of the great challenges facing the sustainable society is energy storage. We may one day have sufficient capacity from solar and wind energy, but renewable energy can be more efficiently fed into the electricity grid if there is a way to…
Blood tests are a necessary part of life. But just like a visit to the dentist, most people would consider it a chore – begrudgingly done as part of a check-up or when experiencing unexplained symptoms. They generally require an…
The Dutch government has great ambitions for hydrogen. The National Hydrogen Program demonstrates that the government wants to go all-out for hydrogen as the energy system of the future. But how are our hydrogen society and economy faring? In the…
Things are moving in the right direction for Vinturas, the start-up from Groningen that offers a digital platform based on blockchain technology. With it, the entire supply chain of cars, trucks and other vehicles can be tracked from start to…