According to meteorologists, the summer of 2020 could be the third summer of drought in a row. In Germany, the east and southeast will be hit particularly hard once again. A catastrophe for the forests and agriculture. The latter accounts…
Swiss scientists have identified the sites on the ‘armour’ of SARS-CoV-2 that are most often targeted by antibodies. The University of Geneva (UNIGE) announced last Friday that these ‘cracks’ are a potential target for a possible vaccine. Tests are used…
For a self-driving car to operate safely, the on-board computer must process a large amount of data very quickly. This data transfer is done fastest using light. Researchers at Utrecht University in Holland and the EHT Zurich in Switzerland have…
Onera Health has received a €2.5M grant from the European Innovation Council Accelerator for the development of its medical-grade remote care for sleep and chronic patients. According to Eindhoven based Onera, their “home-based solutions will be vital in a post-COVID-19…
In the weekly ‘follow-up’ section we present a sequel to last week’s best-read article here on Innovation Origins. This week it was the story about UV-C light that might be able to inactivate the coronavirus. Here’s an overview of the…
As you, of course, already knew, at Innovation Origins you are in the company of thousands of other well-informed readers. This website brings you all the news about new technology, innovation, and the people behind it, from all over Europe…
After three years of living and working in the Netherlands, I have often reflected on the differences between the Dutch and their southern neighbors. Student loans that have to be repaid are difficult to comprehend for a number of reasons.…
In order to strengthen Zeeland as a knowledge region in the field of water, food, and energy, the Dutch national government is investing 68 million euros in the establishment of the Delta Knowledge Center at the Vlissingen Kenniswerf. Zeeland’s educational…
It was the day that many people demonstrated against racism and discrimination. The professor and the protestor had started talking to each other and it had become a long and thoughtful conversation. The protestor used words that the professor hadn’t…
As an orthopedic surgeon in Clinic ViaSana, Jur Vellema is mainly engaged in physical work. Not only during operations but also in the clinic, where he helps about fifty patients on an average day. As the chief medical officer at…