The Netherlands has risen to second place on the Global Innovation Index, beaten only by Switzerland. For the first time, China is one of the 20 most innovative countries. Changing positions in the ...

On 25 July, the ESA launched the last four satellites for the European Galileo satellite navigation system. This signals completion of the system after 13 years. The system comprises 24 satellites in ...

In order to show what’s possible with single-celled organisms that can be controlled with light, Italian scientists have reproduced a version of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the Mona Lisa using E.

It sounds great, converting an empty office building into apartments. Until we ‘enjoy’ such a hot summer, and you discover that you've landed on a heat island, at least that's what engineering ...

A new patch can turn any part of the body into a touchscreen that is just as sensitive as your smartphone screen. And it can be operated using more than one finger. Let's imagine: you're behind the ...

The Computer Science and Engineering Bachelor program at TU Delft is no longer open to non-EU students. The university took this decision after 1100 students enrolled, forty-five percent of them ...

The Netherlands wants its burgeoning photonics sector to grow into a flourishing, large-scale industrial sector. To achieve this, Photon Delta and others have drawn up the Dutch Integrated Photonics ...

Oil and gas concern Shell is to expand a number of its petrol stations to include hydrogen refuelling units. This means that cars in Amsterdam, The Hague and Pesse (Drenthe) will be able to refuel ...

This week, mechanical engineer Marc Janssens will be awarded a PhD by the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) for the design of a relatively simple, purely mechanical instrument that ...

We spend millions on protecting the country against flooding, and we're now suddenly faced with one of the driest summers ever recorded. Is our water management adequately prepared? It would seem so.

Maastricht-based Mosa Meat has raised 7.5 million euros for the further development of cultured meat. This is to result in a pilot factory in 2021, to produce cultured meat for high-end restaurants.