Butadiene doesn’t ring a bell with most people, yet there’s a good chance we’ve all come into contact with this organic compound. It is found in the soles of the shoes we wear, in the tires of our cars and…
Diesel engines are considered to be one of the largest contributors to air pollution and climate change. And diesel cars play only a relatively small role. Trucks, locomotives, heavy machinery and ships are much more important. Around 85 percent of…
How sustainable is an electric car? It is a discussion that crops up regularly, also at Innovation Origins. For example, read here. It is obvious that an E-car emits less CO2 and less nitrogen oxide than an internal combustion engine…
It was 2011, Brainport had just been proclaimed the smartest region in the world. A title with status, but also one that can only be achieved once. And so the region’s hotshots pondered the question of how that success could…
“We want to become the world’s No. 1 in hydrogen technology.” This is the first sentence in the press release issued by the German Minister Peter Altmaier (energy and economic affairs), which says a lot about Germany’s hydrogen ambitions. Berlin…
The most well known and perhaps oldest assistive device for the blind and visually impaired is the white cane. Fortunately though, a lot of innovative solutions have been added over the years. What about a special shoe that with the…
The world is opening up. Lockdowns are officially being buried, people are breathing a sigh of relief and making plans for vacations, a beer on a local terrace, and lots of business meetings. Boy, did we miss them! Stores are…
Telling a scientific story with charisma and conveying it clearly. That is the challenge that the FameLab competition sets. Famelab is an international competition for science communication. Young researchers are given the opportunity to tell their story in three-minute-long bite-size…
There are still too few young people who choose to work in technology, even though the jobs are there for the taking. The Eindhoven high-tech ecosystem Brainport Industries is working together with education and the regional business community to find…
Hold on to your hats. A few weeks ago, a group of students presented me with a brand persona that they had designed whereby they visualized that brand as a human being. The core value of the brand was ‘caring‘.…