They call it “life’s most essential skill – the ability to switch off and relax, where and when you want”. We featured them as ‘start-up of the Day‘ earlier this year. Now, the makers of AlphaBeats, an app that guides…
Ask any foreigner for the absolute Dutch highlights and chances are high that he or she will mention quite a few from the province of South Holland. The port of Rotterdam, three top universities, the country’s administrative centre in The…
You can keep vegetables and fruit fresh for longer, depending on which ones you store together. Ethylene is responsible for that, something that some vegetable foods naturally emit. Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich have now developed a new catalyst…
The Utrecht-based start-up Perfect Place creates environmental analyses for large-scale organizations. Such as real estate parties, but also healthcare institutions. They reveal the best places to relocate to via data that shows, among other things, how many general practitioners are…
After Germany, the Netherlands also became enthusiastic about the hydrogen train. This completes the circle. It started with steam, it was followed up by diesel and we will be back to steam soon. The test runs went well, so who…
Patent statistics published today by the European Patent Office (EPO) show that for the first time in more than a decade, digital technologies have taken the lead in patent applications filed. According to the EPO Patent Index 2019, the surge…
An international research team has once again discovered a serious security vulnerability in computer processors: Load Value Injection. The vulnerability enables a new type of attack: Not only can sensitive data and keys be stolen, but also attacker data can be…
Data scientists from Eindhoven, The Netherlands, have succeeded in predicting the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths that will occur within the next few days. They do this by applying population growth models to worldwide data on COVID-19. For…
Wattsun makes battery systems for on-site events such as music festivals. But also for construction projects where workers are currently mainly using diesel generators. Wattsun batteries don’t emit any pollutants. “A huge advantage,” according to the founders of the company,…
The European Commission is preparing legislation to provide a huge data set that can be accessed free of charge. This should make it easier for European companies, research institutes and governments to use this data and stimulate innovation. The new…