Stabilized flowers have a lower environmental impact
An Italian company is offering sustainably-produced stabilized flowers that last for years and which reduce their CO2 footprint.
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Waste heat conversion to electricity even with small temperature differences
German and Japanese scientists have succeeded in taking a big step towards the goal of converting waste heat into electricity with small temperature differences.
Photovoltaic systems inspired by the wing of a butterfly
German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed methods to produce photovoltaic systems with a homogeneous and brightly colored surface.
Electric Auke: “Is making a lot of money and getting richer and richer the pinnacle of happiness?
Every other week we take a look with sustainability expert Auke Hoekstra at what catches his eye when it comes to making our earth more sustainable. This week: more money does not make you happy.
DSM and TU Delft join forces to work on AI and biotechnology
The AI4B.io Lab will serve as a laboratory for artificial intelligence to promote bio-based innovation.
Digital models must pave the way through the energy transition jungle
The Netherlands must be CO2 neutral by 2050. But there is no coordinated plan to switch to sustainable energy. That is why the Eindhoven University of Technology is developing digital models.
Ocean waves and giant magnifying glasses should facilitate energy transition
At The Business Booster trade fair for start-ups, it transpired that energy generated from ocean waves and the sun's rays via magnifying glasses is quite affordable and suitable for use in industry.
American Nobel Prize winner: ‘Stop subsidizing oil companies’
U.S. Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kammen is calling for a worldwide end to the subsidization of oil and gas companies.
Water increasingly important as a source of precious substances
Scientists have found a new method to selectively 'fish' salts such as phosphorus and potassium out of water.
Fruit export on banana pallets substantially reduces CO2 emissions
Wooden pallets are a thing of the past if it is up to start-up Yellow Pallet. The company makes pallets from banana fiber. This is more sustainable and prevents deforestation.
Sewage sludge and tree bark as sources for green gas production
If biogenic waste materials from industry is to be used to generate green biogas, then bark and sewage sludge are showing promise, say researchers at the Vienna University of Technology.
Sound insulation made from fungi, GFT and food scraps
Fraunhofer makes insulation material from a mixture of green waste and living fungi that are then killed in a kiln at the end of the process.
‘Follow your own course, otherwise you’ll keep running around in circles’
This week, entrepreneur Andy Lürling - who has been in business for more than 17 years - talks about how he was once steered in the wrong direction with well-intentioned advice.
High Tech Campus Eindhoven rolling out one of Europe’s five Field Labs for Autonomous Drones
“We would like to know whose drone is flying – from where, to where, on what path and altitude – just like with planes, only closer to the ground”
Arko van Brakel: ‘Consumers cannot cope with innovating too quickly’
Arko van Brakel booked success with the first ready-made internet package in the 1990s. Hugely innovative back then. He is now director of Cleantech Regio, where he supports start-ups.
Three finalists for the Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award
During the official award ceremony on 20 January it will be announced who is the winner of the third edition and will take off with 35,000 euros
Proteins in abundance, even for a world with 10 billion people
The Protein Brewery has developed a formula that's ready for the future: "If we were to double the sugar acreage now, we would no longer need animals at all for our proteins"
‘Combating inequality of opportunity through proper utilization of AI’
Sennay Ghebreab, a neuroinformatician at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and founder of the Civic AI Lab, firmly believes in the positive power of algorithms.
‘A global strategy is needed for forest conservation’
According to a Danish scientist, forest conservation, agricultural development and poverty reduction are issues that are inextricably linked and therefore need to be tackled together.
“As a founder, becoming a director is not something I take for granted.”
Richard Straver, founder of Online Payment Platform and entrepreneur for more than sixteen years, explains why he consciously chose not to become a director of his company.