Sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, or even shortness of breath. According to estimates by the Ärzteverband Deutscher Allergologen (ÄDA, German Medical Allergy Association), around 20 to 30 million people in Germany suffer from allergies such as hay fever, a drug…
The electronic contact lens, developed by the Belgian research center imec and the Ghent University (UGent) is able to mimic a human iris and the way it functions. The researchers want to use this lens to provide a solution for…
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.…
A new Paper claims eTrucks with range of 800 km need batteries heavier than the allowed weight for truck+load in the EU today. That’s ~10x too much. Here’s the quote I’m reacting to. (I’ve not dissected the rest of the…
The coronavirus has been gripping Europe at an unprecedented – but not yet murderous – rate since schools started again. The first full week of September was marked by unprecedented diagnostic peaks in almost every country. How bad was it?…
“What sounds like science fiction today may soon become reality.” That is what transport minister Hendrik Wüst of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia said last week while announcing a partnership between the company Lilium and the airports of…
Deaf people who can hear again, blind people who can see, paralyzed people who can move again: the objectives of the third Nijmegen AI-lab are by no means small. By means of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and implants, the brain…
For some people, leather from animal hides is ethically objectionable and bad for the environment. Just as researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria are doing, others are also seeking alternatives. And as it turns out, they do exist.…
“Thank you for showing that networking is still possible, even at a distance of a meter-and-a half.” That was the greatest compliment Ingelou Stol was ever given after the Fe+male Tech Heroes dinner. Together with Hilde de Vocht, she hosted…
The Dutch high-tech manufacturing industry is highly dependent on people specializing in systems engineering. But it is precisely in this area that there is little supply of qualified personnel. Also, the expertise is often ‘hidden’ behind the walls of specific…