While the whole world seems to be standing still, the virtual editors at Innovation Origins are busier than ever. This holds true for both the number of visitors to the website and the subjects that we’re able to write about. For it is precisely in these uncertain times that it’s more...
The young Dutch car company Lightyear is planning the production of its first car and has announced its strategy to scale up. Lightyear will outsource the production and focus on further developing technologies. Lightyear plans to produce an exclusive range of 946 vehicles in 2021, and will also...
From climate change, safety and mobility to circularity, health care and water: these are all themes that challenge the growing world population. At Innovation Origins we are looking for solutions to these problems every single day. What future do we have? And what kind of future do we actually...
Visit any major city and you see E-Scooters everywhere. Some people claim it is a great sustainable alternative for the car, others think it is far too dangerous. IO makes an overview of all the pros and cons. Read more about mobility here
The Gerard & Anton Awards have been presented again! High time to take a closer look at the winners and what we can expect from these start-ups. Today: SPIKE Technologies. Read all the articles on the de Gerard & Anton Awards here. Founders: Bas Verkaik, Jeroen Bleker and Bram van Diggelen...
Last week, we reported that the Institute for Science and Technology (IST) Austria developed a prototype of a quantum interface. In this explainer we dive deeper into the world of quantum computing. Read the whole story here
“The Stella Era marks the beginning of a new era wherein the car no is no longer just focused only on itself,” is how Mick van der Spoel, project manager of the Solar Team Eindhoven, introduced the new name of the fourth solar car from Eindhoven. The Stella Era also refers to the team...
The Lightyear One caught its first sunrays in the early hours of Tuesday morning. In a crowded theatre in Katwijk, the Netherlands, the first prototype of the Lightyear One was unveiled at sunrise. The Helmond built solar car will be delivered to theű first customers at the end of 2020. Read here...
The Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes established the theory of superconductivity in 1911. He discovered that mercury loses its electrical resistance at 4.2 Kelvin (- 268.95 °C ). Since then, scientists have been searching for other superconductors which have the same effect at higher...
The Eindhoven company Intrinsic ID has secured a loan of €11 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB.). The company is a market leader in chip security, and with the loan, it can expand its business. More on Intrinsic ID here “IoT is predicted to reach 50 billion devices by next year;...
The Eindhoven scale-up SMART Photonics has successfully closed a loan agreement with PhotonDelta to the amount of 3.75 million euros. The company, located in Eindhoven on the High Tech Campus, plays a central role in the integrated photonics industry. It is offering independent foundry production...
In a reaction to this morning’s articles on Chinese industrial espionage, ASML has announced that this is not a conspiracy by a government. According to ASML, the employees who stole the company’s secrets also happen to include Chinese citizens. The company also claims to have made...
While some startups are making sexy products and love to be in the spotlights, others are working hard on techniques of which we will probably see very little. One of those is Taylor Technologies, a spin-off of the Technical University of Eindhoven which is working hard to make solar panels and...
To determine the position of a rocket to within a few centimetres during its entire flight – that is what a team of researchers and students from Eindhoven University of Technology and Radboud University Nijmegen will test during an experimental rocket launch in Sweden between 11 and 14 March....
How do you build the smartest district in the world? With this question and dream in the back of her mind, Elphi Nelissen started preparing in 2016. The answer: it’s not a one-man job, considering the plans for the Brainport Smart District. These plans are becoming reality in the coming...
Invented stories, distorted facts: fake news is spreading like wildfire on the internet and is often shared on without thought, particularly on social media. In response, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a system that automatically analyzes social media posts, deliberately filtering out fake...
Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Signify have examined LED lighting. LED lighting can flicker or show a stroboscopic effect, which can cause fatigue and even headaches. The researchers have determined the characteristics of the light in which you no longer perceive...
The Eindhoven startup Salvia BioElectronics B.V. has received additional investment from the Brabant Startup Fund (BSF), bringing the total seed funding to €3.1 million. The startup already received investment from the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) and Thuja Capital, which is complemented with...
The Eindhoven company Ioniqa has completed a financing round of €12 million, with The Coca-Cola Company as one of its investors. With this money, a factory can be built on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus for the upcycling of 10 kilotons of PET plastic. The money will come from the Dutch Ministry...
Together with six partners, The Eindhoven University of Technology will develop a nervous-system-on-a-chip. This will enable medicines to be tested accurately and will eliminate the need to test on animals. The project is supported by the EU with a grant of almost 7 million euros. With the...
Every week there is a news item about the latest technological breakthrough, almost every day a new app or gadget appears. But what impact does all this technology have on our society? Which direction is this heading in and how do we steer it in the right direction? Developers, scientists and...
The first commercial, industrial 3D concrete printing facility in Europe was officially opened this morning in Eindhoven. Weber Beamix and BAM Infra will experiment here with 3D printing of concrete elements for construction, with the aim of further developing this technology more quickly. The...
When the end of the year is coming, it is time to look back, even for a forward-looking platform as Innovation Origins. 2018 was a year full of innovation, from electric cars to high tech ski clothing, we covered a lot of cool topics. Even the hype around the game Fortnite hit us this year. What...
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 car runs smoothly? What are the specifications of the car?...
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 in the material. The researchers think that...
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