The UK’s first full-size autonomous bus maneuvered around real-life road features including a cyclist on its first public demonstration, last week in Birmingham. The vehicle, which uses sensors including radar, lasers, cameras and ultrasound to detect its surroundings, independently negotiated...
The realization of an artificial womb has come one step closer, thanks to a new €2.9 million grant from the EU program Horizon 2020 for researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology. The goal of the artificial womb is to increase the chances of survival for extremely premature babies...
A study by TRL (The Future of Transport) considered the scenario of traditional and autonomous vehicles coexisting, and revealed that 22% of collisions could be avoided if we supposed that one of the vehicles was replaced by a level 4 automated vehicle. This type of vehicle is controlled for the...
Houses, bridges and even organs. Using a 3D printer, you can make all of it. The market for 3D printing products and technologies will expand to over 22 billion euros by 2030. According to figures from the PWC consultancy firm, the next few years will see growth in aerospace, medical technology...
For the first time, researchers at KU Leuven were able to perform tests on human brains in a specific brain area that makes it possible to recognise objects. Patients who had to undergo surgery on the brain as part of another treatment were given microelectrodes. This research method is unique,...
Just 9 months after the presentation of the first record-breaking flexible solar cell, USA based MiaSolé Hi-Tech Corp and Eindhoven based Solliance Solar Research established a new world record power conversion efficiency of 23% on a flexible solar cell. The solar cell combines two thin-film solar...
Making malaria drugs in the jungle? Paracetamol on Mars? Being able to produce medicines cheaply and everywhere, with sunlight as an energy source might become a reality very soon. Chemists from the Eindhoven University of Technology are presenting a “mini-reactor” that, similar to...
Researchers from Dutch universities are launching a major new research programme into the ethics of disruptive technologies. The ethicists, philosophers and technical scientists have received a grant of 17.9 million euros from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The research...
Scientists from KU Leuven and imec have successfully developed a new technique to isolate microchips. They use metal-organic grids, a new type of materials with structured pores at the nanoscale. In time, this method can contribute to the development of even smaller and more powerful chips that...
World Economic Forum (WEF) asked a group of international technology experts to identify this year’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies. After soliciting nominations from additional experts around the globe, the group evaluated dozens of proposals according to a number of criteria. Do the suggested...
Over the past few years, there has been significant growth in the offshore wind industry. It has become larger than ever, and according to current expectations and predictions, it will keep on growing over the next 10 to 20 years. Due to the increasing demand for clean energy, more wind farms will...
World Economic Forum (WEF) asked a group of international technology experts to identify this year’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies. After soliciting nominations from additional experts around the globe, the group evaluated dozens of proposals according to a number of criteria. Do the suggested...
Generally speaking, most people find the idea of workers being replaced by robots or software worse than if the jobs are taken over by other workers. But when their own jobs are at stake, people would rather prefer to be replaced by robots than by another employee. That is the conclusion of a...
Researchers at KU Leuven and data intelligence company SciSports have developed a new algorithm to assess football players’ on-the-ball actions. Their model goes beyond traditional player statistics like the number of goals and assists, offering a more complete assessment of a player’s...
In September 2017, a radioactive cloud swept over Europe. It was the most serious release of radioactivity since Fukushima in 2011. So far, no state has taken responsibility for it. Now a transnational study has uncovered the circumstances. We explain what’s going on: Read the full story...
Almost all festivals in Europe use toxic diesel generators as their power supply. As a sustainable alternative, TU Eindhoven researchers and 9 companies have developed a 21-meter high fold-out tower with solar energy panels and a wind turbine. This week the ‘GEM-tower’ was erected on the TU...
Pressure ulcers are a major burden to patients, carers and the healthcare system. Particularly vulnerable populations are elderly, bedridden and spinal cord injured individuals. PhD researcher Jibbe Soetens investigated the response of the human skin to prolonged loading. Hospitals can use his...
The Netherlands is generally regarded as a technically advanced country, but when it comes to the use of digital health technology it lags behind other countries. This is shown by Philips’ annual ‘Future Health Index’ survey. This is particularly painful, because a simultaneously...
The SmartSleep headband was designed for people who have difficulties with their deep sleep. But now, research is being done to find out if the device that was developed by Philips can also be of use in space. The research is funded by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH),...
With almost ten million euros universities, companies, NGOs and government will investigate a secure Internet of Things. Devices that are connected to the internet, such as self-driving cars and intelligent thermostats, pose an increasing threat to our privacy and security. Protecting against this...
In close collaboration with Brainport Development, Innovation Origins has produced and published a 96-page English language glossy magazine about present and future developments in this high-tech region. Great photography, portraits and interviews with the most relevant people in the Brainport...
TU Delft scientists have created the world’s smallest autonomous racing drone. The main challenge in creating the drone lies in the use of only a single, small camera and in the highly restricted amount of processing. The main innovation, according to the university, is “the design of...
NXP has acquired Marvell’s Wireless Connectivity portfolio in an all-cash, asset transaction valued at $1.76 billion. The acquisition encompasses Marvell’s WiFi Connectivity Business Unit, Bluetooth technology portfolio and related assets. The acquisition will enable NXP to deliver complete,...
By connecting the dozens of companies and organisations based at Strijp-T, innovation in the Eindhoven manufacturing industry can be further strengthened. The Strijp-T Innovation District Foundation was set up to shape this ambition. VanBerlo founder Ad van Berlo is chairman of the first board....
Martin van den Brink, President & Chief Technology Officer of ASML, has received the Imec Lifetime of Innovation Award. This was announced today at imec’s FutureSummits 2019. With this, imec acknowledges the personal contribution of van den Brink in the realization of ever more powerful...