Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Thanos in ‘Avengers’ and Snoke in ‘Star Wars’ are marvels of the world of motion-capture, a film technique that follows the movements of an actor and translates them into computer animation, and in…
“Think of our applications as the pen and the paper of engineers,” in the words of Piet van Dongen of Siemens Digital Software begins. At the end of last year, Siemens Digital Software moved from the Den Bosch to Brainport…
Europe’s technology sector has benefited from the shift to digital solutions driven by the corona measures, such as teleworking. This year, private funding reached a new record of 34 billion euros (41 billion US dollars). Last September was an absolute…
Most people wear fast fashion, or relatively cheap clothes, that they throw away after one or two years. If we lived in an ideal world, they would change their behavior in the current climate crisis. They would wear their clothes…
If there is one thing that the coronavirus has imprinted on us with forever, it is that we are wearing face masks en masse. Face coverings come in all models, types, and designs, and most of them are meant to…
A study published today by the European Patent Office (EPO) reveals that innovation in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies has accelerated significantly around the world over the past decade. According to the report, the Dutch city of Eindhoven is…
Research has shown that teams made up of a diverse range of people perform better. Especially in innovation technology. After all, people from different backgrounds and views do provide creative insights. Nevertheless, in the business world in 2020 there’s still…
It sounded too good to be true. The Netherlands is getting rid of natural gas. The first problems are already presenting themselves. In the Overwhere-Zuid suburb of Purmerend, the transition to natural gas-free housing is already being held up. Over…
Medicine – and especially cancer drugs – sometimes have considerable negative side effects. One reason for this is that the drugs also affect healthy cells throughout the body and do not just attack the diseased cells they are supposed to…
Dairy products that pay attention to animal welfare, perfectly ripened fruits and vegetables without pesticides. We place ever-greater demands on our food. Beautiful round tomatoes sell better than misshapen ones, yet more sustainable food production is needed to preserve the…