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This is why the future needs autonomous mobility (and three challenges that need to be overcome)

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” These words of Henry Ford resonate with a lot of inventors and entrepreneurs. To date, the automotive industry has seen many Henry Fords in various forms.…

  • Helen Kardan
  • February 28, 2021
  • Start-ups

Exponential increase in approved patents across Europe

The United Kingdom, Belgium and Denmark are three of Europe’s most innovative economies. This is evident from a six-factor survey of funding sources. Some of the factors looked at were the number of start-ups, number of companies per capita and…

  • Ewout Kieckens
  • February 27, 2021
  • Sustainability

Dutch green chemistry coalition gets serious about greening the process manufacturing industry

Within the Climate Accord, agreements have also been made regarding the process manufacturing industry on reducing CO2 emissions, as well as the raw materials transition. The opportunities and sticking points that these entails were discussed at the online summit held…

  • Erzsó Alföldy
  • February 27, 2021
  • Sustainability

Cheap car batteries that last 30 years could back up the energy grid

The energy market is developing at lightning speed and changing equally rapidly. What seems to be a solution today is by tomorrow already outdated technology and superseded by a better invention. The American chemist John Goodenough won the Nobel Prize…

  • Lucette Mascini
  • February 27, 2021
  • Sustainability

After the third wave… a green wave!

The climate is changing and we are all going to notice the consequences, all over the world. There are plenty of plans to prepare for this or even to reverse the process. But as an alderman for a medium-sized city…

  • Rik Thijs
  • February 27, 2021
  • Sustainability

We need to talk about the dirt on your shoes – yes, contaminated shoes could endanger your health

You might not think about it much, or ever, but the shoes you’re bringing into your home could actually be posing quite a threat to your health. Every day when you leave the home, you’re going to and from work,…

  • IO redactie
  • February 27, 2021
  • Mobility

Self-driving city bus is en route in Picasso’s city

The Spanish port city of Málaga gave us Pablo Picasso and now also Europe’s first self-driving city bus. The bus is twelve meters long and seats 60 people. Equipped with sensors and cameras, it connects the port of Málaga with…

  • Ewout Kieckens
  • February 27, 2021
  • Mobility

Spanish charging station makes use of second-hand batteries

The downside of electric power is that raw materials (such as lithium) used in batteries are scarce and battery recycling is in its infancy. Not to mention that not all power is generated in a green way. A first step…

  • Ewout Kieckens
  • February 26, 2021
  • Sustainability

TU/e Innovation Space nominated for first Dutch Higher Education Prize

“I learned from the outset how to make a prototype.” “The instructor gave me the confidence to try out my ideas.” “The teachers motivated us to go even further than we ever thought possible before we took the course.” These…

  • Corine Spaans
  • February 26, 2021
  • Mobility

Electric water jet gives motorboats a boost

It is clear that transport is switching over to an electricity cable on a global scale. These developments are moving very fast in some areas. This year, the Italian company Sealance will be introducing an electric water jet engine with…

  • Ewout Kieckens
  • February 26, 2021
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