In the weekly ‘follow-up’ section we present a sequel to the best-read article of the past week. This week: Mercedes is sweeping the test tracks with an autonomous snow shovel. However, Mercedes wants more. With this project from Lab1886 (the…
There is a flourishing start-up and scale-up community from the Utrecht entrepreneur John Fentener van Vlissingen inside the buildings just a few tram stops away from Utrecht Central Station. It’s where entrepreneurs with an innovative and scalable product can house…
Wait a few more years and you’ll see that electric cars will be the equivalent of petrol cars. That’s as far as Total Cost of Usage (TCU) is concerned – and without government intervention. The market will be doing its…
Helping children become more confident and better educated through an online platform. Especially children from rural areas in Arabic-speaking countries. Since where there is sometimes a lack of proper education, mobile phones can jump in and help. That is what…
Do real space research from the comfort of your own home. Search for black holes. Because anyone can join the Lofar Radio Galaxy Zoo civilian science project. The one condition is that you have a computer with an internet connection.…
Utrecht-based start-up DiManEx offers a digital platform that allows large producers of machines such as electronics manufacturers and the transport industry to order spare parts. These are not located somewhere in a warehouse where someone has to dig out that…
The climate is changing and we are all going to notice the consequences, all over the world. There are plenty of plans to prepare for this or even to reverse the process. But as an alderman for a medium-sized city…
The start-up Rebel Meat originally began with Skype meetings between Basel and Vienna. Biochemist Cornelia Habacher held a postgraduate position at the Univeristy of Basel and wanted to invent a low-meat, sustainable hamburger. She found a partner with start-up experience…
The European Commission wants to create a list for ultra-risky applications of AI (artificial intelligence). Such as those used in medical care or self-driving cars that must pass a safety inspection before they are allowed to enter the market. This…
The rapid spread of the Corona virus is currently dominating the news. Since the first cases in China became known in the multi-million populated city of Wuhan in late December 2019, almost every hour there have been reports of new…