Everyone knows the American west coast as the place where innovation hails from. But what about the European west coast? Aafke Eppinga is setting out on a five-month bike ride to discover this and plans to pass some very interesting…
Ecovat has designed a system where a supersized tank can store hot water underground. “In conjunction with sustainable systems for generating energy such as solar thermal panels and a heat pump powered by wind energy, the Ecovat system is able…
If a doctor diagnoses someone with Alzheimer’s disease, it is often too late. The condition has progressed too far to be treated. The scientists Dr. Philip Scheltens of the Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) in the Netherlands and Dr. Klaus…
The forest fires in Australia, the countless floods and droughts, climate activist Greta Thunberg who was chosen as Person of the Year … Climate alarm bells are ringing louder than ever and with more voracity. This year is the first…
The high tech and medical industry is responsible for a large part of our economic growth, and therefore of our prosperity. It is now well known that this hardware-dominated world cannot do without software expertise, but good process control, reliability…
It’s not something you expect in Barcelona’s old town center. But they are certainly there. Twelve container homes on the Nou de Sant Francesc, near the world famous Rambla. As a remedy against the acute lack of social housing. “I…
Do you also find January the toughest time of the year? At least we’re over and done with it now. So we can get on with our latest Start-up of the Month competition. Each workday Innovation Origins selects a European…
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day have been featured and…
In a success-oriented society, we tend to adopt successful people as role models. By imitating what makes these people successful and adapting that to our personality and work style, we think we can become equally as successful. Conversely, there is…
Forget Amsterdam, forget Rotterdam, and actually any other city anywhere else in Europe. It turns out that Utrecht is the hotspot where game developers are surreptitiously making millions. How come? The city council realized before any other cities did that…