“The Netherlands must get rid of the Calimero complex when it comes to sustainability,” says Frank van der Hoeven, research director of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft and scientific director of 4TU.Bouw. “People often…
Dutch start-ups and research institutes are pushing the boundaries of biosensing. Biosensing refers to technologies and methods that detect and measure biological information. We already use many biosensors. Think of diabetes patients using glucose meters to measure their blood levels,…
ASML and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) have the ability to disable the world’s most advanced chip-making machines should China invade Taiwan. This information, from insiders, comes amid concerns from the U.S. government about the security of the semiconductor sector. Taiwan…
Chairman of the Dutch Knowledge Coalition (Kenniscoalitie), Marcel Levi, warns that the Netherlands will fall behind if the planned cuts continue. The coalition plans to reduce the number of international students and knowledge migrants, which could limit access to highly…
With Belgium’s imec at the forefront, European research labs are getting a 2.5 billion euro injection from the European Chips Act fund. The company announced this today. This financial support is intended to develop and test advanced next-generation computer chips. The investment,…
A third of the world’s fish population is caught specifically for pet food. When Kees Aarts, founder of Protix, found this out, he came up with an innovative solution that even met with the approval of Sir David Attenborough. Now,…
Methaplanet International BV, an innovative scale-up focused on preparing and optimizing agricultural waste streams to enhance their utilization in biogas plants, has concluded a €6M investment round. The investment was led by pension fund ABP, with backing from EIT InnoEnergy…
Researchers at the University of Groningen (RUG) have developed an algorithm that recognizes sarcasm with an accuracy of 74%. This system mimics the subtleties of human communication by parsing audio recordings. It integrates sentiment analysis and emotion recognition for in-depth…
The climate is changing and we are all going to feel the consequences all over the world. Plenty of plans exist to prepare for it or even reverse the process. But what can you contribute as an alderman of a…
New innovative technology is the answer to challenges in areas such as safety, care, sustainability, and digitalization. Innovation is also needed to cope with sharply increased international competition and to keep the Netherlands economically strong. Dutch companies invested a record…