Deciphering the human genome is still a mega-job. Artificial intelligence can be a decisive instrument in this process. It seems to allow new therapeutic approaches for serious diseases, but also non-medical “improvements” of the genetic material. Since this year, scientists…
The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is arguably the biggest operation in human history. But it’s increasingly based on secret models with a bad track record. That has to change! For me, this journey started in 2007 (Dutch…
Insects are extremely important for life on earth. They are the pollinators of flowers and are the main source of food for birds and many mammals. If a large part of it disappears, it has an enormous impact on nature and ultimately…
“Combustion engines can become slightly more efficient, but no more than 30 percent,” says Auke Hoekstra, researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology and specialist in electric driving. Hoekstra is responding to the interview we have previously held with Daan de…
When the Utrecht-based startup Qoobi attended last year’s CES Awards in Las Vegas, they received the best possible endorsement for their newly developed product, a speaker-like device that converts digital track to analogue signal: Musician Stevie Wonder was making his…
Out of 600 worldwide selected robotics companies within the logistics sector, Smart Robotics belongs to the top-5. This is shown by an analysis of Startus Insights, a global organisation specialising in research into the growth of innovative companies. Smart Robotics…
TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research, was founded by law in 1932 to enable business and government to apply knowledge. As an organisation regulated by public law, they are independent: not part of any government, university or company. Until…
The Dutch delegation to the annual culture and technology festival South by South West (SXSW) in Austin will be led by Eindhoven this year. Mayor Jorritsma will head the mission in March on behalf of Creative Holland. Read also: How…
In its first season (2014/15), Formula E had quite a modest start. All ten teams had identical cars, the Spark-Renault SRT_01 E from Spark Racing Technology, a company set up by Renault specifically for this purpose. Italian carmaker Dallara supplied…
ASML wants to make hundreds of engineers available to help solve the shortage of teachers in technical education. According to CEO Peter Wennink, this concerns all levels of education. Wennink’s initiative fits in with a more general wish in the…