Speed alerts, collision warnings and safety check systems, parking sensors, lane-changing support, pedestrian and cyclist detection, and so on and so forth. Modern cars are crammed with sensors designed to make driving safer and more comfortable. And there are more…
At the moment, lithium-ion batteries are still the standard in electric cars and smartphones. However, the disadvantages and problems they pose are common knowledge. First and foremost is the relatively short-range, i.e. runtime. Added to this are the long charging…
A tiny microchip that mimics the spread of cancer cells. Jelle Sleeboom developed this during his Ph.D. research at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). In 2018, 44,770 people died of cancer in the Netherlands. It is often the case…
From October 5 to 9, the third edition of the Photonics Applications Week will take place. In this series, Innovation Origins highlights the breakthroughs that the application of photonics has meant for three distinct disciplines: healthcare, the gaming industry, and…
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 human body is made up of billions of cells. Whose genomes can, in the worst-case scenario, change pathologically in such a way that they divide uncontrollably. This division occurs in cancer diseases, for example. But also in viral infections.…
The autumn wave is plowing across Europe with unprecedented speed. In almost every European state, the growing number of corona infections and increasing concerns are commonplace. The continent is facing a number of weeks of truth. Positions are being prepared…
In the world of batteries designed to store electrical energy, the so-called Redox-Flow batteries have not had a major role to play as yet. The batteries have a few drawbacks. They are unable to withstand great heat, for one thing.…
If it were up to Koen Janssen, director of Research & Development at DSM Biomedical chemical group, companies and governments would invest much more in new technology to make C02-free manufacturing viable. According to him, the radical way in which…
The use of crude oil must be reduced as much as possible over the coming decades if global warming is to be brought to a halt. This also has consequences for the road construction sector which uses bitumen on a…