Sweden remains the most innovative country in Europe. Runner-up this year is Finland, followed by Denmark, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These five countries are the “innovation leaders in 2020”. The European lead over the U.S. and China is still visible…
Emission-free hydrozine, the liquid hydrogen carrier consisting mainly of formic acid, is supposed to eventually be able to replace diesel as a fuel for power generators. DENS, the Helmond based developer of power generators on hydrozine, and Hamer, the market…
The Whooper is a new type of solar panel that generates more power and reduces electricity costs compared to conventional panels. The Whooper brings together two technologies to create a new solar panel for large-scale production. TNO, Eurotron, Groenleven and…
Instead of having to wait for days, colon cancer patients could receive targeted advice for further treatment within half an hour after a biopsy. Scientists from the Prodi Centre for Protein Diagnostics at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) have found…
In the fight against some forms of blood and lymphatic cancer, doctors have been achieving considerable successes with a new form of immunotherapy for some time now. However, this therapy is very expensive. Manufacturers charge an impressive 320,000 euros for…
Do your solar panels still generate as much energy as they did in the beginning? Probably not. Pollution and degradation of the material reduce the generation capacity, according to Ed Veldhuizen and Stephan de Kievit of Duurabel. They develop sensors…
To stop climate change and prevent the carbon dioxide content of the air from rising any further, technological processes are available that cut CO2 from the air: CO2 capture and storage in energy production from biomass (BECCS) and direct CO2…
If the Corona crisis makes something clear to us, it is that the solutions of the past no longer work for today’s problems. But in order to achieve those new solutions and create real innovations that benefit society, something has…
Since man has discovered flying, there are pilots who push the boundaries of physics with their planes and show what is possible in acrobatic maneuvers. The same applies to all types of remote-controlled model airplanes. And meanwhile also for drones.…
The quest for a cobalt-free battery for use in electric vehicles has received extra support from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program. The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications) project has been awarded an 11.8M euro grant to develop…