UltraAir is the name of the program that the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Airbus jointly started to develop a demonstration model of a laser communication terminal for aircraft. The aim is that future UltraAir terminals will…
Everyday technology such as cellphones, computers, and drones will have the ability to become smaller and more battery efficient thanks to a new miniature power converter by Lotus Microsystems. The Technical University of Denmark spin-off company recently announced that their…
The first electric passenger flights between airports and the Netherlands are expected to take place within five years. Eindhoven Airport, Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde are all collaborating on research into electric flight called Power Up. The…
With the onset of spring and the delivery of millions of vaccines, Europe may seem as if it has reached the eve of the final phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, on a continental level, not only is the number…
In addition to being a lecturer at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Stefan Leijnen is also an advisor to the Dutch AI Coalition. He is currently working with technology every day, but he started his career in AI as…
It is a fact that aviation must be made more sustainable, and preferably flying should also be more convenient, comfortable and cheaper. Many companies, governments and research institutions are focusing on an electric variant. Why do we all expect so…
The spin-off of Wageningen University and Research (WUR), ChainCraft, makes sustainable and fully circular fatty acids. The raw material is used in various industries and for different products. Currently, the company focuses on the animal feed industry. “The fatty acids…
Switching to battery and hydrogen powered planes for travel within the European Union by 2040 would reduce the climate impact of flying by 59 percent, states a recent report by the international accounting and consultancy firm Deloitte. The report titled…
Five years ago, the plan was hatched to build a ‘Comfortable, Affordable, Sustainable Alternative‘ house. Students from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) started working on the plan as Team CASA. Gradually, a whole arsenal of companies from the Dutch…
After harvesting, a lot of residues are usually left in the fields that must be painstakingly chopped up and later reincorporated into the soil. That is why, as part of the “Kombimulcher” research project, a project consortium of several universities…