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  • “How sustainable is it? That is the question”

    Professor Yvonne van der Meer is investigating how companies can improve the sustainability of their products. She analyses every material, exposing the lifecycle in its entirety.

    Yvonne van der Meer
  • Multi-million investment jump-starts ambitious Dutch mobility programme

    Two large consortia of Dutch companies and knowledge institutes in the mobility and transport sector will receive 47 million euros in government funding to realize breakthroughs in electrification and hydrogen applications in automotive, maritime and air transport.

    Green Transport Delta
  • DKE student wins Q-Park Student Award

    Q-Park announced the winners of its annual Student Awards this week. Mateusz Wiza was one of the winners to receive a €1.500 cash prize for his thesis.

    Mateusz Wiza, winner of the 2021 Q-Park Student Award
  • Five years of Brightlands Smart Services Campus

    The Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen recently turned five, which called for a celebration. A double commemoration in fact, since not only was it the campus’ fifth anniversary, the AI-hub Brightlands also celebrated its official opening.

    brightlands
  • ROBUST and reliable: UM part of 10-year AI research programme

    Professor of Explainable Artificial Intelligence Nava Tintarev will be a co-investigator and chair for the integration of humanities and social sciences in ROBUST, a consortium applying for an NWO grant with a total budget of 95M (25M from NWO) to carry out long term research into reliable...

    Prof. Nava Tintarev
  • More efficient carbon dioxide splitting for sustainable fuels

    Using renewable electricity and carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO) can be produced as a source of sustainable fuels. Researchers from DIFFER and Maastricht University have discovered how to do this in a potentially more efficient way.

    Cover ACS Energy Letters (Van de Steeg et al 2021)
  • Quiet mirrors to discover our universe

    Dr. Jessica Steinlechner of the Department of Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) was awarded a VIDI grant to develop mirror coatings for gravitational waves detectors.

    Quiet mirrors