How long do coronaviruses survive on banknotes and coins? Is it possible to become infected through contact with cash? Experts from the European Central Bank wanted to shed light on this question. The Department of Medical and Molecular Virology at…
At the beginning of the noughties, it was thought that certain polymers such as polyester and especially polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were not degradable at all, says environmental biotechnologist Dr. Doris Ribitsch from the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life…
Home tests for corona are not as accurate as laboratory tests. Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), together with Utrecht University (both in The Netherlands), have developed a new type of test that is just as sensitive and accurate…
Scientists around the world are scrambling to find ways to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and control the corona pandemic. And they are discovering more and more potential ways to render the virus harmless. Now, scientists at the…
The student team from Top Dutch Solar Racing is busy preparing for the solar car race in Morocco: the Solar Challenge Morocco. From the assembly work to writing the software for the car, the students from Groningen are taking matters…
Germany is the only country in Europe without a speed limit. About three-quarters of all German highways have no permanent limit, and so as a car driver, you can go as fast as you want. I tried this out with…
Until now, it was taken for granted that the so-called mesencephalic motor region, a part of the midbrain, regulates complex movements such as postural changes and the coordination of all four limbs when walking. However, the function of neurons in…
Self-sustaining House On Wheels, or SHOW for short, the new vehicle from Solar Team Eindhoven, drove its very first meters this weekend. The team is now pulling out all the stops to put the finishing touches on the self-sustaining house…
In 2016, 191 countries agreed in the Paris Climate Agreement to reduce global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C in the long term. To achieve this goal, the atmosphere would first have to be cleansed of carbon dioxide (CO2) to…
A telephone that lasts for weeks. An electric car that charges in minutes and can easily travel a thousand miles. And electric flights to your next vacation destination. Or what about structural batteries in cement or in the structural materials…