With increasing use of pedelecs, the risk of accidents increases. According to the German Federal Office of Statistics, the curve showing the injuries and fatal accidents displays a steep rise. 4,300 accidents were counted only in the first nine month of…
One hundred years ago, the Bauhaus architectural movement began in Germany. Until the Nazis came to power (and afterwards), the entrepreneurial and innovative architectural style should have a major impact on architects all around the world. An important factor in…
A startup in Vienna is working on a personalized technology for the treatment of chronic pain and inflammation. Electrical stimulation of the auricular vagus nerve offers a simple and sustainable alternative to straining medication and interventions. There are one hundred…
(the author is startup officer for the city of Eindhoven) It seems almost every global city nowadays dubs itself as a startup hub. The big question is, how do you still stand out from the crowd? Here’s why deep tech…
She more or less by chance became a teacher, made a name for herself with the Basisboek Neuromarketing and is the associate lecturer and the head of the research group Smart Marketing & Strategy at Fontys University of Applied Sciences.…
I am a fan of the ‘be nice’-campaign of SIRE (#doeslief). Especially the ‘cold facts’ in the campaign appeal to the imagination: “146.571 tweets with the word ‘cancer’ in 2018“, “each year 8% of the public transport employees are spitted on“,…
Liberty Home is the result of a bachelor thesis. Two students developed a two-pronged business model from the Tiny House principle that includes the social aspect of reintegrating the homeless. The first pilot projects are underway. “We came from the…
King Willem-Alexander visited Sectie-C this afternoon. The power of creativity and the role of designers in society were the main topics of today’s program. The reception is by Martijn Paulen, director of the Dutch Design Foundation, and Mies Loogman, board…
Electric engines increasingly appear as a viable propulsion system for aircraft. Rolls-Royce develops ACCEL, a record-breaking aircraft with electric propulsion. The company is one of the world’s most traditional engine manufacturers and seeks to gain experience with the new technology. E-aircraft…
A new study conducted by the Institute of Neurosciences in Alicante, Spain and the Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim in Germany, contest the belief that alcohol-induced alterations in the brain begin to normalise immediately after stopping alcohol consumption. Brain…