Overactivity in the anterior cingular cortex, a region in the brain, induces symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders. This has been shown in a study on marmoset monkeys carried out at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Antidepressants can…
Open the newspaper and you will read that hydrogen will solve all our problems. Whether it concerns transport or energy, hydrogen is the solution. But Gijs van Wijk also sees that a small in-house hydrogen plant like the one they…
Brendan de Graaf is a down-to-earth type. When the Netherlands went into lockdown, it was immediately clear to him that the business would come to a standstill for a while. He had to cancel appointments and call off assignments. “But…
UNESCO has declared the third Thursday of November World Philosophy Day. The United Nations (of which UNESCO is part) has designated November 19 as World Toilet Day. This week, World Toilet Day and World Philosophy Day fell on the same…
It is a well-known fact that rising CO2 emissions are increasingly influencing nature and the economy. One of the biggest contributors to these emissions is the use of cement as a building material. In actual fact, cement leads to more…
One thing is clear: the car sharing market is growing. But there is also no doubt that growth lags far behind the forecasts and potential predicted for this industry. There are also contradictory assessments of the benefits. Is car sharing…
The infrastructure in Europe (and beyond its borders) is in trouble. A low point was reached two years ago when part of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, suddenly collapsed. Forty-three people lost their lives. The problem mostly concerns viaducts…
ZED has won the second edition of the Dutch 4TU Impact Challenge. The start-up from Delft University of Technology is working on a more sustainable Internet of Things without needing to use batteries. Start-up ZED wants to make the development…
The packaging waste we collectively produce in Europe is heading in the right direction. Of the approximately 87 million metric tons that end up in the trash each year, a large proportion is already made from material that is recyclable…
You cut a finger in half, put the two ends together, and after a while, it’s as good as new. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s absolute reality. If you are a robot at least. In 10 years’ time,…