The Brainport region is an important growth engine of the Dutch economy. It is therefore very important, both for the region itself and for the country, to further strengthen this position. The fact that this not only increases the earning…
According to the Israeli historian-futurologist Yuval Noah Harari, humans are becoming more and more robotic and robots are increasingly gaining human traits. Over the past few months, Innovation Origins has been looking around the Dutch robotics nursery at Eindhoven University…
When using hydrogen for transport, we usually think of a fuel cell that in a chemical reaction allows the hydrogen to react with oxygen. In this process, electricity is released, which can be used to power an electric motor. Another…
According to information from the German Federal Ministry of Health, around 400,000 to 600,000 people in Germany contract hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) every year. Between 10,000 and 15,000 people die from them. This figure is more than 30,000 in Europe. The…
Astongate? Yes, absolutely. Here’s what happened: Last week, several English news sites headlined a study that apparently showed that electric cars are greener than traditional cars only after 50,000 miles – i. e. more than 80,000 kilometers. With an average…
Aside from electricity, hydrogen is also considered a promising alternative energy source for the future. However, due to its complex and energy-intensive production, it has so far played only a minor role in comparison to electricity. An international research team…
For general practitioner and tropical doctor Niek Versteegde, it is unacceptable that millions of people die every year from diseases that are easy to treat. He wants to change that. More than a year ago he shared his dream with,…
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…
International scientists are working on plans for future cities on Mars. (IO previously reported on this here). At the European Space Agency (ESA), preparations are underway for a permanent and sustainable human presence on the moon. Astronauts will get to…
Sunlight must become the engine of a green and ‘cheaper’ chemical industry. This is the aim of researchers at the University of Trieste (Italy). They have recently developed a new material based on carbon nitride, a compound containing the CN…