Internet scams and sabotage are commonplace. Consequently, the value of cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important in our society. Just last week, there was a serious leak in a Microsoft mail program. This will likely force companies to be extra vigilant…
A group of researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, The Netherlands) think there is a future for the internal combustion engine after all. The secret lies in green hydrogen in combination with the noble gas argon. This gas is…
The Netherlands has an extensive national screening program for breast cancer. Every year, about 1 million breast X-rays are reviewed. A mammogram is routinely examined by not one, but two radiologists. Nowadays, AI systems are increasingly being used to assess…
If you had asked the CEOs of Germany’s premium manufacturers three years ago about electric mobility, the answers (with one exception) would have been pretty evasive, if not downright dismissive. No one at Audi, BMW, Daimler or Porsche would have…
Batteries for energy storage, e.g., in electric cars, are becoming increasingly important. LionVolt BV, a spin-off from the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), promises to build a 3D solid-state thin film battery that is lighter, safer and more…
Beauty in its highest form is often called ‘sublime.’ Everyone has one of those ‘wow’ moments when standing over the Grand Canyon, for example. This has been true throughout the ages. Edmund Burke defined ‘sublime art’ in the mid-eighteenth century…
The world-famous choreographer David Middendorp choreographs unique performances by combining dance with technology. With his dance group Another Kind of Blue, he has created a performance with drones, called Airman. A swarm of twelve drones imitate a dancer on stage.…
That (short haul) air mobility is set to go electric seems only a matter of time. Time is being given a helping hand, so to speak, by the development of a hybrid aircraft by the British aircraft manufacturer Faradair. The…
New businesses drive the global economy and there are millions of entrepreneurs around the world who take the leap and launch a new startup each year. The benefits of a successful startup can be enormous but there is no riskier…
Wearing a face mask has become normal. In fact, it’s perhaps so normal that we might even continue to wear one outside after the corona crisis. After all, such a mask stops a lot more than just viruses. Dutch-Italian start-up…