The term smart mobility is often applied to a wide range of mobility services and traffic technologies. But the imminent salvation of communicating trucks, talking traffic lights, and self-driving cars seems to be somewhat behind the expectations of impatient users…
The ten-kilometer stretch of forest road on Finland’s E8 highway is known as the “Snowbox” because of the environmental conditions and has been specially equipped for tests with autonomous vehicles. Along the road there are cameras, “laser radar” lidar, ultra-wideband…
The Dutch Brainport region Eindhoven has been cooperating with the southern German state of Baden-Württenberg for some time now, e.g. in the field of mobility. But there is close contact in the field of big data and the development of…
Frank H. Chen is not a typical start-up entrepreneur. Where most of them want to go fast, Frank goes slow. Where boasting about one’s dreams and ambitions is the standard attitude, Frank prefers being humble. And where many founders are…
Many health agencies have given safety guidelines on how everyone should wash their hands to protect and prevent the spread of bacteria, flu, and viruses, especially now that we face a global pandemic. However, if we wash our hands frequently…
For millions of people in developing countries, getting clean drinking water is still difficult or impossible. They sometimes walk for hours to fetch a minimal amount of water for themselves and their families from filthy water holes shared with wild…
This brand new organization in the Dutch Brainport region helps young entrepreneurs who have a good idea to set up and develop their business. But aren’t there already initiatives like this? Yes, that is true. “The Gate will act as…
More than six million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson’s Disease. It is a disease that is often treated with what is known as “deep brain stimulation,” whereby a patient has centimeter-long electrodes implanted into their brain that stimulate certain areas.…
If anything separates people active in the world of energy storage, it is hydrogen. ‘Ideal’ and ‘necessary’ are heard just as often as ‘too expensive’ and ‘inefficient’. Be that as it may, at present hydrogen can hardly compete with batteries.…
Giant drilling rigs off the coast that pump up freshwater? It’s a strange idea, but one that may well become reality. It has been known since the 1960s that freshwater is not only found on land but that there are…