Chronic wounds mainly occur among the elderly. The treatment is fragmented and expensive. There are no specialists like the oncologist for cancer or the internist for diabetes. A diabetic foot wound is treated by the internist, an open leg wound…
The scientists behind the hydrogen-powered HY4 aircraft feel a little like the aviation pioneers of 100 years ago who dreamed of commercial aircraft capable of carrying large numbers of passengers over long distances. Just after World War I, it all…
The Municipality of Rotterdam began the Smart Energy System subsidy this year in 2020. The subsidy is aimed at supporting initiatives in the field of smart energy systems. Out of fifteen submissions, the municipality has selected five for the first…
The Dutch healthcare organization ZuidOostZorg presented the results of their preliminary tests with the GemVision SmartGlass last week. The SmartGlass is a pair of glasses that allows healthcare providers to help each other remotely. When, for example, a home caregiver…
Every year in November with the arrival of Sinterklaas and his helpers in the Netherlands, I cannot dismiss out of hand the thought of living so long as he purportedly has. Will I have enough physical and mental health to…
Don’t you find having a pee at home the most comfortable? Nevertheless, we usually go to the hospital when we need a urine test. Then we provide a urine sample by using a hospital bathroom while a nurse waits outside…
The square in front of the entrance to the zoo needed a facelift. The ground had sagged and needed to be elevated and re-paved again. This led to an idea to construct a system for the reuse of rainwater along…
Some people have a hobby and work on it day and night. As far as Maikel Beerens is concerned, that’s his company Xilloc, which he started after graduating in biomedical technology. It has been around for nine years now and…
After a new round of financing, Mosa Meat has managed to raise a total of 75 million US dollars. Mosa Meat introduced the first cultured meat hamburger back in 2013. Investors 55 million US dollars (more than 45 million euros)…
Solid-state batteries hold great promise for the future. Many of the drawbacks now associated with lithium-ion batteries that use liquid or gel solutions will be overcome. The risk of fire is reduced and the energy density (the energy a battery…