Its wooden blades and green mast blend easily into the landscape: The windmill built by EAZ Wind, who hail from the northern Dutch city of Groningen. The windmill is already being used by hundreds of farmers in the Netherlands. “Mine…
Nextbiomics, a biotech company dedicated to the research and development of probiotic bacteria, has filed a patent application for a Covid-19 bacterial vaccine that is administered orally. The vaccine differs from other vaccines in that it does not need to…
Fe+male Tech Heroes is connecting people to promote more diversity in tech. Owing to corona measures, getting together in person is not possible at the moment. However, in order to allow the conference to take place this year, founders Ingelou…
Regular readers of this column will have probably noticed how optimistic the last few articles were in tone. Is that any different now? In short: No, not really. It’s even getting a tad monotonous; the number of infections is decreasing…
French multinationals Thales and Atos announced on Thursday the creation of Athea, a joint venture that is going to develop a sovereign platform for big data and artificial intelligence. Athea and Artemis Athea will draw on the experience that both…
When we use plants for their biomass, often we are merely looking for one ingredient. This is the case with tree sap or perfumes from flowers. However, we often either damage the tree or destroy the plant altogether when we…
Brainport, the hub of the high-tech manufacturing industry in south east Brabant in The Netherlands, is growing as never before. One of the parties facilitating this growth is the Rabobank. This cooperative bank is pumping some 700 million euros into…
We have all experienced a bad internet connection from time to time. While not being able to stream TikTok videos from everywhere isn’t the end of the world, those in rural areas can experience a bad connection for everyday tasks.…
For the most part, the treatment of diseases still follows a standard procedure, whether they are chronic ailments or acute complaints. To a large extent, this is also associated with high costs, both for long hospital stays and for medications.…
There are innovative ideas out there that can really change the world. It would be a shame if those ideas never make it beyond the attic where they were conceived. Which is why the INNOVATE organisation, together with the Dutch…