Innovation campuses, smart city solutions and a healthy work-life balance are the themes that will determine sustainable urban development in the future. Berlin is now in the focus of attention in this respect. The Siemens technology group signed a ‘pact…
Superconducting materials would completely change our everyday lives. Applications such as electronic devices that consume hardly any electrical energy would be possible – just like floating high-speed trains could become a reality. Elon Musk’s (and others’) Hyperloop would also benefit…
University Racing Eindhoven (URE) claims to have made the first autonomous racing car in the Benelux. The team’s goal: “URE hopes that one day our autonomous systems will replace the human factor in traffic, making it safer than ever. As…
Supraleitende Materialien würden unseren Alltag vollkommen verändern. Anwendungen wie elektronische Geräte, die kaum noch elektrische Energie verbrauchen, wären möglich – und schwebende Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge. Auch Elon Musks Hyperloop würde davon profitieren. Schwebende Züge könnten mit extrem starken supraleitenden Magneten zum billigen…
One drop of blood is enough to check if someone has enough vitamin D in their blood. The Micro Sampling Kit from Brightlabs makes this possible. The company develops the method to give people more insight into their health. Bart…
Anyone who has had to deal with inflammatory diseases knows how difficult it is to find suitable forms of therapy. However, healing treatments for atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s dementia or AIDS are still not possible. That is why there is hope for…
“Without mental health there can be no true physical health” said the first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1954. However, even now, in the 21st century, mental illnesses are still underrecognized and undertreated. In the European Union,…
The Eindhoven company Ioniqa has completed a financing round of €12 million, with The Coca-Cola Company as one of its investors. With this money, a factory can be built on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus for the upcycling of 10 kilotons…
Although their businesses are not the same, ASML’s acquisition of the intellectual property assets and the highly skilled employees of the Delft, Netherlands-based high-tech company Mapper, is a logical step. Mapper was declared bankrupt just before new year. “We have…
Digital twin technology, the creation of a digital copy of a device, system, process or person, is fast becoming the norm in innovation, with endless applications in scientific research, manufacturing and healthcare – to name a few. While there is…