At the beginning of the corona lockdown, it seemed that the crisis would really bring out the worst in people. Selfishness ruled the (shopping) world. It didn’t matter if others stood in front of those empty shelves, where toilet paper,…
Conventional viruses spread most effectively at colder temperatures. Like the flu virus. This strikes every year in winter and costs the lives of as many as half a million people or more worldwide. Viral diseases tend to be rare in…
There is still a lot of work to be done to make flexible solar cells on Dutch crash barriers profitable. Costs must be reduced and efficiency increased. But the potential of flexible foil containing solar cells remains enormous. In short,…
A group of economists from Austria, Germany, and France proposes an even more radical economic recovery program than the European Union. In their view, the EU recovery fund could be increased from the 750 billion euros proposed by the European…
EuroTech Universities Alliance, a strategic partnership of six European tech-oriented universities, aims to support the career development of young high-potential researchers with a postdoctoral fellowship program worth €12.7 million. Within this ‘EuroTechPostdoc2’ (ETPD2) program, which is co-funded by EU’s Horizon…
A pioneering new clinical collaboration between a Cambridge start-up specialised in gut bacteria, and Cancer Care UK, is hoping to transform the approach to treating malignant tumours. Founded in 2016, Microbiotica has received backing from several venture capital funds to…
In the weekly ‘follow-up’ section we present a sequel to last week’s best-read article here on Innovation Origins. This week centers on Jan Wouters’ column where he discusses promising developments within the automobile industry. But what influence is corona having…
After a long day at work, lots of people want to play a game on their phone or iPad. Aimlessly move the candies in CandyCrush, relax and clear your head. That’s great, at least for some. But what if your…
To me, there’s something magical about technology. It was already like that when my father showed me the power of engine technology when I was a little girl. You don’t have to be technically literate to be charmed by the…
The high-tech medical start-up Sirius Medical in Eindhoven is allowed to enter the market with its Sirius Pintuition product. Their product was awarded the CE mark this past week. This means it meets European medical and safety standards. The Sirius…