On the initiative of hormone researchers from Würzburg and Munich, Germany, an international group of researchers has succeeded for the first time in identifying mutations in a gene of the adrenal gland as a common cause of pathologically increased cortisol…
Until now, one of the rarest elements on Earth was required to make generators that produce electricity from heat: tellurium. Professor Gabi Schierning from the Faculty of Physics at Bielefeld University, Germany; together with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for…
A big, two-day, live event is not yet possible, but thanks to the communication tools that everyone has learned to appreciate in the past year, Holland Innovative managed to organize an appealing reliability seminar. The format: two high-level keynote speakers,…
The market for electric vehicles is growing larger by the day, but many obstacles still have to be overcome, such as charging options for long-distance travel. The Institute of Road Engineering Aachen and the Institute of Electrical Machines both at…
Dutch cultured meat manufacturer Mosa Meat has raised a total of $ 85 million in the third and final closing of the Series B funding round. Investers are amongst others Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, and Jitse Groen,…
With the traditional brick and mortar classes shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, people had to embrace online classes. With online classes, you can learn, have your exams and graduate while at home or any other convenient place. This…
One thing certain from the day we are born that applies to everyone is that the biological process of aging begins immediately and progresses a little further with each passing day. The older we get, the more pathological changes occur.…
Things get extremely hot inside a nuclear fusion reactor, what with hydrogen plasma that can heat up to tens of millions of degrees Celsius. These high temperatures are necessary because the fusion reaction that needs to take place can only…
It was just under a year ago – on 29 April 2020 – that the Swedish engineering company Modvion put its first timber-framed wind turbine into operation. The 30-metre tall turbine was the first of its kind back then. At…
Robots can already do amazing things: They walk, dance and carry heavy loads. But when it comes to automating manual tasks that require dexterity and sensitivity, they still fail miserably. Particularly problematic is the processing of soft materials that are…