Frank van Harmelen is a professor in Knowledge Representation & Reasoning at the Department of Artificial Intelligence at the Free University of Amsterdam and director of the Hybrid Intelligence Centre. We talked to him about the latest developments in the field of cooperation between man and...
![[Explainer] This technology makes you feel better in the office](https://innovationorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Thumnnail-Slimme-technologie-in-kantoorpanden-627x376.jpg)
Some of you guys are gonna go back to work at the office. At work, there are many factors that make employees feel comfortable or uncomfortable, such as temperature and lighting. This smart technology in office buildings creates a healthy working atmosphere....
Koen Hindriks is a Full Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and head of the social artificial intelligence group. Within this group, he and his team focus on making the interaction between machines and people more social. Hindriks also owns Interactive...
![[Explainer] Is the new computer so smart it can replace humans?](https://innovationorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/explainercomputers-627x376.jpg)
Much progress is currently being made in computer science. Regular computers that work with bits are gradually being replaced by futuristic alternatives. Think of DNA-based computers or quantum computers. Is the computer of the future so advanced that it can replace all human tasks?...
![[Explainer] That’s how good corona is for the climate](https://innovationorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/image0-1-627x376.jpeg)
Besides corona, we have another battle to fight: the one for the climate. It seems that the corona pandemic has a beneficial effect on greenhouse gas emissions. But is this a long-term effect, or just a...
![[Explainer] With these gadgets, you can hold them at 1.5 meters](https://innovationorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/io-explains-thumn-afstand-houden-v2-627x376.jpg)
Little by little, schools and businesses are opening up again. Yet it remains a big task to take enough distance from each other. Fortunately, innovations from the technical field can help us do...
![[Explainer] These innovations will help you deal with quarantine stress](https://innovationorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Thumbnail-onstapnning-v1-627x376.jpg)
Many of us are sick and tired of sitting at home. We started working at home in good spirits, doing a big cleaning or making big jigsaw puzzles, but every now and then we get quite stressed from the situation. These technological innovations are designed to deal with quarantine...
Tech companies around the world are helping in the fight against corona. The most creative solutions are being devised to help us, with the help of technology, get through this time of crisis. We list a number of initiatives for...
After Germany, the Netherlands also became enthusiastic about the hydrogen train. This completes the circle. It started with steam, it was followed up by diesel and we will be back to steam soon. The test runs went well, so who knows, maybe this innovative means of transport will already be in...
Wind tunnels are widely used in science and in the sports world. Yet computer simulations that simulate wind electronically are also becoming more and more common. Are wind tunnels still advancing, or will they be wholly replaced by computer-generated wind in the future? Professor Bert Blocken,...
The northern Dutch city of Groningen is spending three million euros on subsidies to get the project Cybersecurity Noord-Nederland off the ground. The aim of the project is to put the Northern Netherlands at the top in the field of cybersecurity. The business community is also contributing to the...
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