Start-up of the Day: Sheltersuit wants to keep the world warm
Keep your distance and stay at home as much as possible. That’s the urgent advice to all Dutch people right now. Far from ideal, yet […]
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A Startup Kitchen for Tilburg
The Railway Zone – ‘Spoorzone’ – in the Dutch city of Tilburg will provide new accommodation for start-ups. The ‘Startup Kitchen‘ is meant to form […]
Delayed parcels and red traffic lights: Mathematicians look for creative solutions for businesses
About seventy mathematicians will be unleashed this week on mathematical issues from the business world. The Study Group Mathematics with Industry (SWI) will take place […]
Beyond Media: research on ‘rogue caregivers’ wins prize for open data
During the Beyond Media journalism conference last Thursday evening, the researchers involved in a study of what the Dutch term as ‘zorgcowboys’ (care cowboys, as […]
Professor: ‘Involve companies in scientific research from the outset’
“Get science and industry to work together from the outset to ensure that everyone benefits from major scientific research.” This is the message that Marco […]
Who owns AI-based works? The Law faces a challenge
Our copyright law is aimed at protecting works created by the human mind. But with the rise of artificial intelligence, products and ideas are increasingly […]
DDW Talk: Humanoid robots need to alleviate human anxiety
During the ‘Digital Design’ DDW Talk, Sony presented its vision on the future relationship between humans and robots. “When robots have evolved so far that […]
DDW Talk: three opportunities for designing future-proof cities
“We form the public space, but the public space also forms us.” With these words on Sunday afternoon, Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands Floris […]
Start-up of the week: charging your car can be done in minutes
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Start-up of the week: Greenhouse CO2 emissions can be reduced by tons
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Start-up of the week: potential breakthrough in battery technology
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
How photonics takes autonomous driving to the next level
The Automotive Photonics Conference aims to bring the automotive industry and the world of photonics closer together. According to photonics professor Ifelfonso Tafur Monroy, the […]
The robot journalist as a sidekick instead of a replacement
Researcher Chris van der Lee hopes that journalists will lose their fear of the robot journalist. As the executive behind the robot project PASS, he […]
Start-up of the day: a guide to urban transformation
Spruce up hopeless places and let them shine again. That’s what Sandra Poelman has in mind with her Glowingplaces consultancy. Over the past twenty years […]
China rushes into Brabant: ‘great opportunity, but look closely at the stakes involved’.
Every week four freight trains run directly between Tilburg and Chengdu. China has found North Brabant to be an important logistics hub. Can the province […]
Sensors in your smartphone as an interactive story source
Data collection by our smartphones is not only valuable for advertisers. It can also be used to tell interactive stories, as ‘story designer’ Steye Hallema […]
Schools of Journalism and ICT join forces in shaping a data-driven society
How can journalists and data scientists best shape the debate about a data-driven society? This question is central to a new research project by the […]
Accessible health care for the internationals in Eindhoven
Construction noise everywhere on the fourth floor of the Videolab at Strijp-S. While carpenters are busy working, founders Robert Hazenberg and Dirk Jan Frijling already […]