A real-time signal from bicycles can reduce the number of serious accidents with cars
Research done by TNO, Bosch and Shimano shows: additional communication improves a car’s emergency brake system.
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AMcubator: BIC launches center for scalable 3D printing solutions
"Only collaboration between partner companies from the ecosystem can lead to new and disruptive 3D printing applications"
Start-up-of-the-day: cycling on a bicycle made of used plastic bottle caps
There wasn’t any particular moment when it became clear to him. It was more of a growth process, that’s how Johannes Alderse Baas explains the […]
My Esel – the fully customized wooden bicycle
Christoph Fraundorfer started having back problems from cycling and figured out that it was due to the geometry of his bicycle. As an architect and […]
Start-up of the Day: Tubolito three times stronger than an ordinary bicycle inner tube
When it comes to the sport of cycling, every single ounce counts. That can, however, be at the expense of quality. The Viennese start-up Tubolito […]
Start-up of the day: Bicomer uses biotechnology to make feed & cosmetics more sustainable
Astaxanthin is the first product with which Bicomer, a start-up company based in Bielefeld, Germany, hopes to make the animal feed and cosmetics industries more […]
Best read: the Netherlands, land of bicycles – but what about the rest of Europe?
One heat record after another was broken this week. In order to stay cool, everyone who had air-conditioning turned the temperature down a notch or […]
BIC welcomes ‘best invention of 2018’ to its Fieldlab Flexible Manufacturing
The winners of an iF Award 2019, the German Innovation Award 2018, Deutsche Zukunftspreis 2017 and has recently been named “Time Best Invention of 2018” […]
Local Ecosystem and Accessibility of campus were decisive in Techpro’s choice for BIC
The first branch of Techpro Europe in the Netherlands will be at Brainport Industries Campus (BIC). The company, headquartered in Hong Kong, produces self-adhesive products […]
K3D-AddFab chooses BIC for scaling of its industrial additive manufacturing in high tech and aerospace
In 2013 AddLab was one of the first open innovation centres for 3D metal printing in Eindhoven. Today the partners KMWE, NTS-Group, Machinefabriek De Valk […]
10 cubic meters of plastic collected for People’s Pavilion
Ten cubic meters of plastic has already been collected for the construction of the People’s Pavilion. In total, eight to ten thousand kilos of plastic […]
Dutch green chemistry coalition gets serious about greening the process manufacturing industry
Seventeen parties from the chemical sector in The Netherlands have drawn up an agenda for this under the name 'Green Chemistry, New Economy' with 22 action points.
‘Green chemistry is not about engineering, it is about economics’
At the ''Green Chemistry, New Economy'' online summit on February 24, policymakers, financiers and industry reps will discuss the economic opportunities that this sustainable transition presents.
How To Create A Productive Culture Inside An Office
Bring together the complete picture of the ideal office atmosphere that is bound to motivate everyone to actually want to come to work and put their best efforts forward.
Pedestrian Congestion
"For years, pedestrian bottlenecks have been insufficiently addressed by politicians. In urban areas, in particular, the capacity of the sidewalk and footpath has reached its limit."
This is why you have to watch out for the self-propelled pedestrian
The technology for self-driving cars is constantly improving. One factor the developers find difficult to control: the unpredictable pedestrian. But work is also being done on this.
Sustainable coating: Chitosan makes textiles water-repellent
With the biopolymer chitosan, textiles can be sustainably coated and finished to be water repellent - without using any of the toxic and petroleum-based substances currently in use.
New housing concept inspires people to live more sustainably
VIRTU/e student team is designing the neighborhood of the future. The technology for sustainable homes already exists, now all that remains is the social aspect.
Paying for ownership
There seems to be increasing support for making car costs more variable, the much talked about road pricing. Or, more nicely put: paying according to […]
Water disinfection with ozone instead of chlorine and UV rays
Scientists from various institutes are developing a miniature ozone generator for water treatment for use in beverage vending machines or small kitchen and household appliances