The Limburg education and business community has issued a warning letter about the future of regional education. The signatories call for measures to guarantee the quality of education and strengthen the labor market. Without appropriate action, an economic contraction of…
Austria, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands have lost their edge in labor cost effectiveness while their southern counterparts surge ahead. The once-wide gaps in unit labor costs have narrowed significantly post-euro crisis. Germany’s stable performance contrasts with its neighbors’ trends.…
Urban Air Mobility is a promising solution to several social challenges. Think of transportation of medical equipment, first response support, or infrastructure inspection. Still, introducing drones into our daily lives isn’t as simple as it seems. In a series of…
In a significant financial move, ONWARD Medical, a pioneering medical technology company, has successfully secured €20 million. More than four million new shares were issued for the deal. This was achieved through an accelerated bookbuild offering and a public offering…
How far can I go on a single charge? That’s the most recurrent question when considering the purchase of a battery electric vehicle (BEV). Range is one of the main concerns for those who approach the world of EVs for…
Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old paralyzed patient, has broken new ground by playing chess using a Neuralink brain chip. This chip enables him to control a cursor on a screen and engage in strategic games, which he thought he had lost…
At the first Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, government leaders from 32 world countries adopted a declaration to harness nuclear power’s full potential today. The summit, co-hosted by Belgium’s Prime Minister and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General,…
Outside the city center of Groningen, on the Zernike Campus, is where Build In Groningen (BuildinG) is housed. Anyone visiting the site will be short of eyes. On the 1,5-hectare site, they grow biobased building materials such as flax and…
Energy company ENGIE announced that it will build a battery plant on the site of the Maxima power plant in Lelystad, the Netherlands. The utility plans to invest €50 million in the project, which will come into operation in 2025.…
Efficient and cheap batteries are indispensable in the energy transition. It is the only way to completely switch to renewable energy sources such as wind, water, and sun. “It is important for society to make long-duration energy storage available at…