This week and next week, Innovation Origins will be looking at the growing influence of wireless communication within today’s society and in particular at data transmission via electromagnetic radio waves with ever-higher frequencies, such as 5G. How does 5G actually…
Rescue and salvage operations at sea are particularly challenging for the rescuers, as it usually takes a certain amount of time for the emergency services to arrive on the scene. During this time, the victims may have been carried miles…
Tiedo Tinga (1973) is a professor in Dynamics based Maintenance at the faculty of Engineering Technology, with a background in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on the detection and prediction of failures in systems, using the Physics…
Whereas in March and April the number of diagnoses and deaths still rose very sharply in most places in Europe, a change was noticeable in this respect towards the end of this month. The effect of the restrictions can now…
Each week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or what he runs into where the preservation of our planet is concerned. Despite the fact that…
Most people love sweets. But with the prospect of weight gain, bad skin, and diet-related diseases, many of us decline that extra piece of chocolate cake. One entrepreneur, former triathlon athlete and dessert-lover has created some surprisingly sweet alternatives. Belgium-based…
This week and next week, Innovation Origins will be looking at the growing influence of wireless communication within today’s society and in particular at data transmission via electromagnetic radio waves with ever-increasing higher frequencies, such as 5G. 5G is on…
Closures, curfews, “stay-at-home orders. SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has kept people around the world at home for weeks on end. As a direct consequence, it’s not just pollutants that were reduced in the atmosphere because fewer exhaust gases were being pumped out…
Mobilis Sound Beacon – makes cities easy and more accessible for blind people. Have you ever closed your eyes and tried to do something? Maybe you’re wondering how it feels to be unable to see the world around you. You…
One of the positive knock-on effects of the corona crisis has been a significant reduction in pollutants emitted by traffic, industry, and aviation. Scientists from, among others, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Max Planck Society will be using…