In the Netherlands, 4 out of 1,000 people suffer from scoliosis. Every year about 600 patients are operated on. Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine grows crooked, creating curvatures in the back that can cause a bulge. The…
Exercise is healthy, of course. But it can lead to all kinds of physical complaints. Such as a torn tendon, inflammation of a tendon, problems with joint cartilage, and other injuries. People who are aging also have to deal with…
Rural Spark is planning to scale up. From 2019 onwards, the company sold over 20,000 energy-kits in Sub-Saharan Africa. With fresh capital from BOM Brabant Ventures, YARD ENERGY Investments, and DOEN Participations, “Rural Spark is ready for the next step…
Even though the reduction of CO2 emissions is a mandatory requirement in the Netherlands, the process of cutting down on CO2 emissions is proceeding at an exasperatingly slow pace. Urgenda, an organization that is dedicated to speeding up the process…
Half of Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the raw materials market are afraid that they will be left behind because they do not have the capabilities to utilize artificial intelligence. This is evident from a study conducted by…
Together with the Royal Netherlands Navy and Coastguard, researchers from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have developed a drone that uses hydrogen as a fuel. This enables the drone to stay flying in the air for hours. Furthermore,…
Since November 2, 2020, Germany has been in a four-week “lockdown light”. Will these measures be enough to reduce the number of people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Scientists at the Forschungszentrum Jülich (Research Center Jülich), in cooperation with the…
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…
When you have a terrible headache, you tend to massage it away on your forehead. People with chronic migraines have this tendency for more than six months per year. With medication and injections, they try to suppress the pain. Medtech…
Last week, a majority of the Dutch parliament approved the plan to introduce a standard speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour in residential areas, following a motion by Green Party GroenLinks and the Christian Party SGP. Their call fits…