“For a long time, the Netherlands has had a robust economy and a strong labor force. With a huge active labor force of 9.6 million (out of a population of 17.6 million), the country has one of the highest employment…
The office of the student team VIRTU/e at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a busy place. Students discuss, design, and calculate. They are working on a concept to densify cities by adding extra floors to existing row houses, also…
CuspAI, an Amsterdam-based AI company building a platform for next-generation materials, has secured $30 million in funding from leading European and U.S. venture capital funds. CuspAI will partner with Meta, which provides data and computing power. Streamline design process CuspAI…
In the Netherlands, 7 to 8% of all babies are born prematurely. Unfortunately, the cause of premature labor or preterm birth often remains unknown. However, we can monitor premature babies more and more closely, thanks to advanced technology. AI measures…
The situation in the North Sea is critical. A new report by the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) sounds the alarm. Too many activities in a small area are endangering the safety of shipping. The recent report paints a bleak picture…
The time has almost come: the finals of the TU/e Contest. A jury of experts will judge students’ innovative ideas and then award cash prizes. We spoke to two enthusiastic teams participating in the competition. Both are working on a…
The European Football Championship in Germany is in full swing. Orange wins the opening match against Poland and is busy with follow-up training. Increasingly, AI is being used to improve soccer performance, for amateurs, semi-professionals and professionals. We’ve listed some…
The Dutch live shorter lives in good health, struggle more often with chronic conditions, and 40 percent of young people do not exercise enough. To improve this, 22 health funds argue that health should become the starting point of all…
Born in Veldhoven, Merijn Luijkx grew up as the son of a dairy farmer on a farm in Brabant. When the farm had to be sacrificed to accommodate the expansion of Eindhoven Airport, his parents moved to Weert with their…
European companies and research institutions are at the forefront of integrating quantum computing into healthcare. The RISC Software GmbH in Austria has launched the QML4Med project, which aims to merge quantum computing with machine learning to improve medical applications. This…