Max-Planck Institute finds bodily substance that helps prevent reinfection with corona
'Interleukin-33' can recognize viruses it has seen once before and signal the immune system to start producing antibodies.
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Use of Solar Energy for a Better Tomorrow
The sun can provide us with an abundance of energy and it is always accessible. These are some solar Innovations that can bring this energy to our homes.
HART wants an ‘app store’ for new types of senses
Dutch Student team HART from TU/e is using 'human augmentation' to ultimately develop new types of sensory perception. Its first step is a sleeve that allows you to understand any foreign language.
A video game that entails moving around can significantly curb dementia
A video game paired with a fitness device is yielding very encouraging results for elderly people with dementia, according to a study by KU Leuven and ETH Zurich.
Why aren’t airbags in cars also tested to take women’s breasts into account?
Research shows that testing of devices and drugs is often done primarily on men. And that's just downright stupid for more than one reason, columnist Carina Weijma contends.
The COVID fix is a TIGER MOM!
Try to think of covid as a newborn child that needs to be raised. Our columnist Helen Kardan thinks about and reflects on what parenting this baby should entail.
How researchers plan to integrate the structural battery into aircraft components
European researchers want to get hybrid-electric aircraft off the ground. Their path leads via the structural battery, which will be demonstrated for the first time for an aviation application.
Electric Auke: ‘Don’t use nuclear power to stymie short-term solutions’
Every other week we take a look with sustainability expert Auke Hoekstra at what catches his eye about the preservation of our earth. This week: how a nuclear power plant need not impede green energy.
Italian energy transition focuses on hydrogen and nuclear fusion
Italy's transition to full sustainability is in the hands of Roberto Cingolani. We asked this Minister of Ecological Transition if European recovery funds are being well spent.
Four challenges that are looming in the near future
It’s important to ask what problems society will face in the future and what steps we should be taking to resolve these issues.
5G network offers opportunities to create new markets
With the mobile 5G network, new markets can be discovered. The 5G Hub at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven is launching a 'challenge' for companies to start turning their wildest ideas into reality.
Dutch TNO and Airbus go ‘ultra+’ in laser communication
Within a year, secure and accurate laser communication between airplanes and satellites will be possible. This is thanks to a pan-European project called UltraAir.
A new power converter will make handheld devices smaller, with a longer battery life
Lotus Microsystems have created ‘the world’s smallest power converter’ made of silicone and recently announced it is ready for market.
First electric flights in the Netherlands within five years
A number of Dutch airports are going to jointly research regular scheduled flights with electric aircraft within the Netherlands and Europe as a way to connect regions.
Corona in Europe – The one strength of the Swedish approach
Data journalist Jelmer Visser crosses the border with Corona in Europe each week with maps and data visualizations. This week: While some EU countries are easing up, others are tightening the reins.
Only by thinking outside the box will we find solutions to ethical dilemmas concerning AI
An interview with Stefan Leijnen, lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, about the wonderful world of AI. The technology is only in its infancy and already has so much impact -what does the future hold?
One in five flights can be electric (and the rest are being worked on)
City trips and business trips across Europe, island hopping in the Dutch Antilles or just the daily commute to work, it will all be possible in the future with electric aviation.
Here’s how sustainable fatty acids boost the circular economy
Economic commodities such as fuels and chemicals are increasingly being produced sustainably. This is a big step towards a circular economy. ChainCraft is working hard to become a major player in this
‘Battery and hydrogen powered planes are the future of intra-EU travel’
A report by Deloitte outlines the feasibility of battery and hydrogen powered aviation as leading way to become climate neutral by 2050.
Antoine Post gets to live in his self-designed social housing home
Students from the Eindhoven University of Technology are building three sustainable and affordable social housing homes in collaboration with companies from the Dutch Brainport region