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Tomorrow is good: Why we should keep the memory of Alan Turing alive
After three years of living and working in the Netherlands, I have often reflected on the differences between the Dutch and their southern neighbors. Student […]
Tomorrow is good: Can discrimination be deprogrammed?
It was the day that many people demonstrated against racism and discrimination. The professor and the protestor had started talking to each other and it […]
EuroTech University Alliance launches €12.7M research talent program
EuroTech Universities Alliance, a strategic partnership of six European tech-oriented universities, aims to support the career development of young high-potential researchers with a postdoctoral fellowship […]
Tomorrow is good: the magic of Disney and the tech world
To me, there’s something magical about technology. It was already like that when my father showed me the power of engine technology when I was […]
Dynaxion inspects every package on atomic level – by shooting neutrons at it
All baggage at major airports is checked. This applies to both hand luggage and suitcases. Traditionally, this check is done with an X-ray machine or […]
Ordinary lamps can now be used to eavesdrop on conversations remotely
There is nothing new about eavesdropping based purely on sound waves without the use of microphones. But up until now, these methods have all had […]
Electric Auke #19: ‘Solar energy is pointless if society is rotten’
Every other week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or […]
Bouncing Back: What will the Dutch innovation ecosystem look like after the pandemic?
As the Netherlands emerges from lockdown and begins the road to recovery, the country might also see new knowledge hubs, a consolidation of start-ups, and […]
Eindhoven Metropolitan region is offering Aircision’s laser technology project a boost
Aircision, a high-tech company of Eindhoven’s start-up accelerator HighTechXL, will receive additional support for testing its 5G communication technology based on Free Space Optics (FSO) […]
The autonomous beer machine: “Started out as a joke, now a growing company”
Never stand in line at the bar again. The feeling has now disappeared for a while, but for many festival-goers, this sounds like music to […]
University of Twente is working on better lidar laser systems
Lidar systems are essential in the development of autonomously moving cars and, for example, robots that move independently. It is a technology in which laser […]
Empathetic virtual interactions with lifelike digital humans
From text messages to video calls, virtual communications have become firmly embedded in most social interactions. In fact, for many people, it is almost inconceivable […]
Vertical farming could bring vegetable production to urban centers
Vertical farming could solve several problems at the same time. Above all, it would bring vegetable production to urban centers, where the majority of the […]
Vertical farming could bring vegetable production to urban centers
Vertical farming could solve several problems at the same time. Above all, it would bring vegetable production to urban centers, where the majority of the […]
Backbenchers’ position for EU universities on newest rankings
Universities in the European Union, excluding the United Kingdom, seem to be bound to backbenchers’ positions when it comes to the quality of education and […]
Bouncing Back: What will the Dutch innovation ecosystem look like after the pandemic?
As the Netherlands emerges from lockdown and begins the road to recovery, the country might also see new knowledge hubs, a consolidation of start-ups, and […]
Travel and Telepresence post COVID-19
In human history, our travel habits have changed enormously. I think that we are on the cusp of a new breakthrough. COVID-19, our awareness of […]
The next step for artificial intelligence: full-fledged interaction between man and machine
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 […]
What will all those self-driving cars and robotics nurses know about us in the future?
This week and last week, Innovation Origins has been looking at the growing influence of wireless communication within today’s society and in particular at data […]