The turning point for solar cars has been reached. This is stated in Solar Vehicles 2021-2041, a report brought out by IDTechEx. This is a market research firm that studies emerging technologies. The British research firm warns that manufacturers who…
Cleaning up hazardous environments, such as underwater nuclear plants, can be a dangerous activity for the people involved. A project led by Rovco is providing a new way to take that work away from direct human contact with the development…
In order to prevent further global warming, countries agreed in the Paris Climate Agreement to emit zero greenhouse gases by 2050. The UK is halfway to meeting this target. They have managed to reduce their emissions by 51 percent compared…
Researchers have used advanced AI to identify natural selection patterns in genetic data, creating a clearer picture of how humans have adapted to infectious diseases. One of the conclusions is that we may have inherited our susceptibility to one mutation…
Nemo Healthcare, a spin-off from the Dutch Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has been working for years on a new technology to monitor the heart of unborn children better and more accurately. Several regions in Denmark set up a partnership…
The Sirius Pintuition, a device that localizes breast cancer tumors using a magnetic seed, has been given clearance by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for use in the United States. This important milestone allows the Eindhoven-based Sirius Medical to…
As a company, Cellcius has only existed for a few months. But the people behind this spin-off of TNO and the Eindhoven University of Technology have been working for much longer on the further development of the thermal battery technology…
Asphalt usually is made up of high-grade chippings and crushed sand, natural sand and crushed rock. Road bitumen or polymer-modified bitumen is added as a binder. So, a lot of materials are needed to pave asphalt roads. Researchers at Empa…
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been finding myself on Clubhouse regularly, the new social media hype. It’s real-time audio and you can listen in and participate in conversations in all kinds of ‘rooms’. It’s an accessible way to…
Just that extra wee push to go for a run. Still going when your running buddy cancels. Feeling good about going, even though it wasn’t as good as the last time. Industrial designer Daphne Menheere did research on how you…