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The recently opened Volumetric 3D Videostudio in the Eindhoven Effenaar will also get a research branch. In the project ‘Chronosphere‘, creative content makers, research institutes and technology companies will investigate the possibilities of 3D scanned persons. In the Volumetric 3D studio dozens of cameras simultaneously record all the movements of a living subject. These recordings are converted into a fully moving and digital image, creating an image that can hardly be distinguished from the real thing.

According to experts, the current crisis in the Middle East is not going to lead to a large-scale international war on land any time soon. But there is a chance that a new form of strategic attack could take place. A cyber attack. Modern Western society, especially in urban areas, has a vast number of critical infrastructures that provide electricity, water or gas. But it is as much about the supply of food or fuel as it is about communication structures and railways. If targets like these are hit by a so-called cyber attack, then that will have a major impact on our society.

Simply reducing CO2 emissions is probably not enough to meet the Paris climate targets. The amount of CO2 that’s already in the air must also be lowered. Students at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have come up with an innovative solution: They want to convert CO2 into formic acid. A chemical that can be used as a sustainable fuel, among other things.

Doctors, nurses or shift workers often suffer from an irregular work schedule. They are more easily irritated, more tired and their normal sleep/wake rhythm is completely disrupted. In order to solve this problem, Toine Schoutens devised special light therapy glasses to support a healthy sleep-wake rhythm. Propeaq. His invention was viewed with scepticism for quite a while at first. But those days are far behind him, as Olympic athletes have been using Propeaq products since 2006 and their number is increasing. Meanwhile, the Tilburg company already supplies its glasses to fourteen countries so that athletes can start their competitions in peak condition and without any jet lag. Schoutens travelled to CES for the second year in a row to promote his glasses.

Australian and German researchers have applied for a patent for a new type of lithium-sulfur battery that is much lighter, cleaner and more powerful than the current standard lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars and mobile phones.

The universities involved are Monash from Australia, the Technical University of Dresden and the Fraunhofer Institute IMS in Duisburg.

Students of today are the engineers of the future. They are facing major societal challenges in areas such as sustainability and the environment. But what is it like to work on a groundbreaking innovation when you are in your twenties? A new year offers new opportunities. This year Dirk van Meer, a student at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), and his team will build the first factory capable of recycling metals like cobalt and lithium. This might resolve the impending metal shortage. As the captain of Team CORE, he is determining the course and at the same time pursuing his own dreams. This isn’t always easy. Especially since he has Asperger’s, a form of autism. 

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An American soldier who was released after a period of captivity by a terrorist organization is planning an attack on his own turf. This is the beginning of the first season of the TV series Homeland. But could a series like this help you prevent these kinds of attacks in the real world? Well, yes, according to Peter de Kock from Pandora Intelligence, an independent security company specialized in security risks. The company uses a scenario-based approach to discover narratives in unstructured data, which helps organisations to mitigate risks and enhance opportunities. The company combines historical information about such attacks with books, series and other stories in order to do this. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, De Kock hopes to bring new investors on board. It’s buzzing with rumours: is Pandora Intelligence going to be the next Dutch unicorn?

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