“In a male-dominated world, you have to realize that we are equal but different,” says Bilim Atli-Veltin, Senior Scientist at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). This is her message during the online Female Tech Heroes – Mentors…
A man walks over a suspension bridge. Once he is standing on the middle of the bridge, someone else comes walking over from the other side. From afar you can see that the lower structure of the bridge moves and…
Three spin-offs from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) – Lusoco, NC Biomatrix, and Taylor- are among those who have won the title ‘Best Academic Start-up of 2020‘. There are a total of ten winners at the Academic Startup Competition 2020.…
Polyamide is produced from crude oil, which is a non-renewable raw material. This is why it is not an entirely obvious choice to use these fibers for such a short-lived product like clothing. When clothes made with polyamide are discarded…
Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg, and Cologne in Germany have developed a new method to detect bacteria and infections. They use fluorescent nanosensors for this purpose. This can be done much faster and easier than with established methods. The discovery…
Litter places a heavy burden on the environment. It is a persistent problem. At the moment there is even more litter floating about thanks to face masks that have been dumped all over the street. In order to make people…
From his birthplace in the Woensel neighborhood in Eindhoven, the Netherlands already seemed immense. But since CEO Hans Duisters made the crossing to China, he knows better. “If ‘size matters‘ is proven anywhere, it is here in this country with…
For the sake of the environment, not only must passenger cars become more environmentally friendly over the coming years, but commercial vehicles must also substantially reduce their CO2 emissions. Especially when it comes to nitrogen oxides (NOx). However, electric propulsion…
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…
There seems to be an important turning point in our seemingly insatiable call for more mobility. Apart from aviation, mobility in the Netherlands has hardly grown at all in the last ten years. The traditionally constant growth towards more and…