Dutch city of Eindhoven is Europe’s most important innovation cluster for data technology
Research conducted by the European Patent Office: "This concerns a major shift towards a fully data-driven economy."
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Risks from contaminated water are avoided thanks to new technologies
Researchers at Fraunhofer IAO are developing technologies and processes that will enable water to be better controlled during flooding and minimize risks.rs ermöglichen und Risiken minimieren sollen.
Brainport Connect: the digital Rolodex that automatically combines supply and demand
"One company needs something, the other offers something - then it's a matter of bringing the two together"
EFFECT Photonics wins Deep Tech Programme 2020
EFFECT Photonics managed to convince the jury of the TechTour Deep Tech Programme 2020 to became one of the winners of the event.
TOmCAT technology: a solution for ever-increasing network traffic
TNO and Airbus DS NL are developing TOmCAT technology to keep up with the rapid growth in network traffic. This technology will enable laser communication on earth.
With or without COVID, we’ve learned about the importance of a happy working environment
When people come to your office to work; they want to be comfortable, be inspired, and be appreciated. When they stay at home to do their job, it's exactly the same.
Avatar does chores for you as if you were doing them yourself
Researchers at the Dutch University of Twente are working on a system to control robots from a safe environment,but in such a way that you feel as if you are doing all the robot's actions yourself.
Silicon Valley dealmaker David Ellington: ‘LUMO Labs is the place for hungry entrepreneurs’
“There’s a surprising, unusual window of opportunity – one that promises to open wider with Brexit and the change in administrations coming in 2021.”
Drones, supercomputers, the rise of robotics and loads of smart apps
Drawing on the four editorial themes of sustainability, mobility, health and digital, the editors of Innovation Origins look back on 2020 with a summary of the most noteworthy news stories.
From hieroglyphics to car tires, storing data with zeroes and ones on plastic
For data storage on a molecular level, Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands has succeeded in writing 'ones' and 'zeroes'.
Will robots ever be in charge? Not if we raise them well
The line between humans and robots is becoming more and more blurred. Robots can do some practical tasks better, but they cannot handle emotions yet. Will humans continue to be irreplaceable?
Community organizations have a greater chance of survival in neighborhoods with more and wider sidewalks
A study that used Google Streetview and deep learning technology reveals that more and wider footpaths improve the social climate within city nighborhoods.
On image recognition software, AI, and patents
That software cannot be patented in Europe is a persistent myth, explains our patent expert Hans Helsloot. Something new and innovative just has to be done on a technical level.
Invisible force makes robots faster and more accurate
Researchers at the TU Eindhoven are working on a replacement for gearboxes, the electromagnetic drive, which should enable robots in various sectors to work more accurately and effi
Robots will soon be able to reattach their own severed finger
Service robots that have to work with people are more at risk than industrial robots. That is why they will soon be able to heal themselves.
Living in a robot: ‘a house literally has to adapt to its occupants’
Will we live in a large robot in the future? Professor of Smart Architectural Technologies Masi Mohammadi is developing a robot house. "A house should accommodate its occupants needs and wishes."
InScience/Maastricht showcases how AI is changing our lives
With lectures from Katleen Gabriels, Marko Jelicic and Annelien German and documentaries about Oliver Sacks, discriminatory facial recognition and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Digital coach as a homework assignment for a Psychology study
The Tamacoachee trains Psychology students in coaching skills. The app provides individual feedback that allows students to practice these skills at home.
Half of small- and medium-sized EU businesses are afraid of missing the AI boat
Half of Europe-based SMEs are concerned that they are missing out on the advantages of AI applications because they do not have the ability to implement these yet.
Royal Netherlands Navy and TU Delft’s hydrogen drone can stay in the air for hours
'Een van de belangrijkste aspecten van dit onderzoek, is dat er met waterstof gevlogen wordt, dat wereldwijd gezien wordt als een van de belangrijkste kanshebbers voor duurzame luchtvaart'