The mining of lithium is controversial – mainly for environmental reasons. However, raw material plays a central role in the energy transition and is also a key element in electric mobility. However, lithium deposits in Europe account for only 1-2…
“Thanks to an eye for niche products, innovation and interpersonal solutions on a global level”, Von Gahlen has been able to win the coveted Koning Willem I Prize in the SME category. Von Gahlen develops and produces production facilities for…
There are many causes of blindness. It can be congenital, for example, because the retina in the eye is not properly formed. Or because of hereditary retinal diseases. Or it can develop over the course of a lifetime, as a…
Europe is currently in the middle of the second wave of the corona pandemic. Thanks to the development of several promising vaccines, the light at the end of the COVID tunnel is becoming increasingly visible. Nevertheless, we are still facing…
How will robots change the world? A frequently asked and as yet unanswered question. After all, we do not have a crystal ball. What we do know is that digitalization and automation have changed the world enormously in recent decades.…
The corona pandemic is still raging around the globe. And it is still causing record numbers of infections and disease-related deaths on a daily basis. At the same time, there are new glimmers of hope almost every day that this…
The interim results of the Phase 3 study undertaken by AstraZeneca and Moderna appear to be positive. None of these vaccines have shown serious side effects and both offer protection against the coronavirus. These results came shortly after Pfizer announced…
Completely recycle your smartphone? It can be done. Student team CORE of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)in the Netherlands has proven it with the oven that the team unveiled last week. In doing this, the students are taking a big…
Finnish energy group Fortum claims to have found a new and efficient way to recycle lithium out of rechargeable batteries. This could help satisfy the rapidly rising demand for electric cars and batteries. Tero Holländer, who is responsible for the…
As part of the vision on the densification of Eindhoven’s city center, the progressive and internationally operating Dutch MVRDV agency has proposed to raise the St. Catharine’s Church (Sint Catherinakerk) by 55 meters. You know you have more than just…