Officially, the coronavirus made its appearance in Lombardy in Italy on February 21 of this year. On that day, the Italian authorities announced that 14 people in Lombardy (and two in Veneto) had been infected with the contagion. One man…
On March 19, Portugal’s economy and public life were officially shut down. Infection with COVID-19 had to be suppressed as soon as possible and like in many other countries, this meant a lockdown. For the co-founder of start-up Fibersail, Pedro…
A flag can be raised. Not because olive oil production in Puglia (the heel of Italy) is back to normal. No, it is still struggling. The olive harvest this year was down by 51%. This is the result of the…
The bus builder VDL (which has its head office in Eindhoven in the Netherlands) has developed a new ventilation system for buses and coaches. This reduces the risk of infection during a bus journey. Bus operators in both public transport…
Researchers and the SOLID student team from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), together with Swinkels Family Brewers and what is known as the Metal Power Consortium, are presenting the world’s first industrial facility that uses iron powder as a…
The city of Santiago de Chile with its seven million inhabitants suffers from massive air pollution in winter. Architect Jan Serode completed his master’s degree there when he developed the concept for an air-purifying textile facade. The project is now…
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…
Dashboards of modern cars almost resemble those in airplane cockpits. And the amount of software installed is in no way inferior to that of airplanes either. Often, they even surpass those in airplanes. However, this software must also be kept…
The NXP Foundation has launched the TU/e Fellowship Program, in which up to 10 students per year can get a €5000 scholarship. It is the first time the Texas-based foundation is providing scholarships outside the U.S.A. Today, the first seven…
The proportion of renewable energy sources in total energy consumption has been on the rise for years. Nevertheless, the storage of this energy, which is generated by e.g. wind power still poses challenges for industry. Electrochemical electricity storage systems, especially…