In April it will be three years since Eindhoven signed an agreement with the renowned German research institute Fraunhofer. The signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding had three objectives: a significant improvement in the quality of life, a better competitive position…
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: José Luis López Country of origin: Mexico…
DENS is the start-up that has arisen from Team FAST. The TU Eindhoven student team that devised a system to run vehicles on formic acid will really bring their system to the market. “At the end of 2019, we will…
While the BMW i3 turns to a winding mountain road, our car’s energy meter drops to the absolute minimum. Only three kilometers until we run out of electricity. While other electric drivers would suffer from range anxiety for a long…
The high-tech health cluster in the Brabant region is a comprehensive and lively ecosystem that includes specialist research, sophisticated production capability and willing investment capital. A golden thread is an open innovation taking place amongst the various public-sector, academic and…
During the first three editions, he was the chairman of the jury, this year Staf Depla is the big winner of the High Tech Piek Event that Innovation Origins organizes every year around Christmas. Depla, alderman for Economic Affairs in…
Blockchain works for everything, some people claim. IO’s Albert Jan Rasker tries to find out if this also goes for Santa Claus. Just watch.
In a brand-new factory hall on the Automotive Campus in Helmond, the production of the first Lightyear One will start. The fast-growing car manufacturer is certainly ready for it, but how will the company ensure that the production of the…
VIENNA, 17 December 2018 – The artificial snow cloud is a unique process for producing natural snow. The name says it all: The method is based on the simulation of the physical parameters of a cloud. This is possible with…
Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology and DIFFER have developed a nanolaser that provides light in all directions. The fact that the laser gives light all around is due to something you normally do not want in nanotechnology: errors…