Around 30 million tons of microplastics end up in wastewater every year, most of which ends up in the sea. In addition, plastic waste in the world’s oceans breaks down into tiny particles that are ingested by marine animals. Via…
Last week, we described how rapidly improving battery technology will lead to a surge in electric flying, similar to what we are now experiencing with the electric car. But as the electric car is about improving an existing transportation system,…
According to the German Lifesaving Society DLRG, nearly 420 people drowned in Germany in 2019. Most fatal accidents occurred in inland waters such as lakes, ponds or rivers, but people also lost their lives in swimming pools. The reason is…
Being able to see the value of green public space, clearly visualized, at the push of a button. Burgeoning methods of measuring and digitalizing the value of green spaces are taking on a new dimension this year. This is because…
Sports fans who watch athletics, soccer or other events on TV are familiar with the long advertising boards on the sidelines. Organizers, advertising rights marketers and companies earn a lot of money by advertising their products or services to an…
The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) has announced a potential breakthrough for geothermal energy production. This is the Canopus technique for steel shot drilling. TNO reports that the Rijswijk Centre for Sustainable Geoenergy (RCSG) will conduct further research…
This day and age shows how much is possible online: Video conferencing, watching movies, visiting museums, sharing videos. All possible with super-fast chips, says Helena Samodurova, CCO of start-up Incooling. “That technology is constantly developing, but the infrastructure around it…
Youth is the future. That is something that everyone will agree on. However, the corona crisis has made that future more uncertain. Especially those children who were already lagging behind in their education are paying the price during school closures.…
Technology has always been part of our society. Just consider the first roads on which we travelled and the abacus, the first known calculator. The logic of zeros and ones that is used to create, transfer or control information is…
“The real innovation, of course, is in preventing or curbing the disease,” says Ronald van Broekhoven, physiotherapist and founder of Parkinson’s Expertise Center West-Brabant in The Netherlands. More and more is known, such as the research from the University of…