People from many different countries live, study and work in Eindhoven. Every week, Innovation Origins has a talk with an international about what brought them here and what life is like in Eindhoven. Name: Erika van der Merwe Country of origin:…
Dimenco demonstrates its 8K Simulated Reality development kit at CES Veldhoven based Dimenco has used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to introduce the hardware development kit to support its concept of Simulated Reality (SR) technology. Consumers will…
Light is the most energy-efficient way of moving information. Yet, light shows one big limitation: it is difficult to store. As a matter of fact, data centres rely primarily on magnetic hard drives. However, in these hard drives, information is…
The business incubator “In 2014, when the credit crisis was in full swing, we decided to create a business incubator for the students here at TU/e” says Steven van Huiden from TU/e Innovation Lab . “Normally students studying at TU/e…
TEC for Society, the guideline that Fontys University of Applied Sciences’ embraced last year, can help restore the inclusive society. In her New Year speech, Fontys president of the board, Nienke Meijer, noted that the growing social gap and the…
“Compare it to a kind of chicken breast you get, that has to be your new breast”, tells Monica Schlösser, she started Shap3D Up together with Sjef van der Horst. The startup creates 3D printed breast prostheses that are tailored…
This is a guest contribution by Jan van der Meer, alderman for sustainability in Eindhoven. The last few weeks have seen a heated debate on the draft climate agreement in the Netherlands. As a result, climate change is once again…
Sustainable changes in a district, to get people moving. The Vitality Living Lab, a project in which sixteen regional parties participate, aims to achieve this in four years’ time. But it is more than that, according to John van de…
Solliance and its network of 32 different parties have started a project around the innovative integration of thin and flexible solar cell materials in road surfaces and noise barriers. The local industry and building companies, research institutes and public stakeholders…
Dementia – the still incurable, continuous deterioration of the brain due to the death of brain cells – is associated with the loss of memory and ultimately the complete loss of cognitive, emotional and social abilities. In the late stages…