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science Chip TechnologyWhy can't Europe just make its own chips?Your phone, your car and your washing machine all run on chips, and hardly any of them are made near you. Every few months another shortage pushes prices up. Europe answered with a Chips Act and billions in subsidies, and the factories still are not there. So what makes a chip industry this hard to build?
science HealthWhat should you do (or not do) when someone is grieving?Grief is a natural part of life, yet many people find it difficult to talk about. In this episode of University of the Netherlands, grief professor Lonneke Lenferink answers questions about loss, saying goodbye, and how people cope with bereavement.
science HealthKees Study: Could a robot make your colonoscopy more comfortable?In the Netherlands, everyone aged 55 to 75 gets a home test for bowel cancer every two years. An abnormal result leads to a colonoscopy, in which a doctor steers a long tube with a camera through your large intestine. In 2022, almost 57,000 people had one. Could a robot make that easier for the doctor and more comfortable for you?
science Safety & SecurityHow bad are Dutch bridges really?On 7 September, the Hardenbergerbrug on the A28 near Nijkerk closed from one day to the next. An inspection had found that sand and gravel had washed out from under the bridge piers. Repairs were not scheduled until November. Reports like this have become more common in recent years. Are Dutch bridges really in such bad shape?
science ClimateHow do you measure drought from space?A meadow that still looks green from the road can have been thirsty for days. Plants give that away in light the naked eye cannot see. A European satellite has been circling the Earth since this week, measuring exactly that light, and part of the research behind it comes from Enschede.
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science HealthKees Study: Can I get a tattoo without a needle?Around 44 million Europeans have a tattoo, and the method has barely changed in centuries. A needle punctures the skin over and over to leave ink behind. It hurts, and it damages the skin. In this Kees Study I find out if I can tattoo without a needle?
science HealthKees Study: My brain hacked, how brain stimulation could help with Parkinson'sImagine your hand moving without you telling it to. Not because you flinched, but because an electrical signal in your brain gave the command. That's what happens in Parkinson's disease. At the same time, electricity on the brain can also help to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. That's exactly what researchers at the Brain Stimulation Lab of the University of Twente are trying to understand.
science Physics & MaterialsOlympic questions: What makes an ice skating suit faster?Ice skating at speeds exceeding 50 kilometres per hour. How do olympians achieve that top speed on the ice? The push-off is crucial, of course, but did you know that at Olympic speeds, approximately 80 per cent of the opposing force is air resistance? In this episode of Kees Study, I dive into the wind tunnel to discover how aerodynamics can make the difference between silver and gold.
science RoboticsKees Study: How difficult is it to take a biopsy in an MRI scanner?Taking a biopsy while a patient is lying in an MRI scanner is extremely complicated. It requires extreme precision. Most robots cannot operate near an MRI scanner. In this new episode of Kees Study, I discover how medical robotics makes this possible, with a robot specially designed for MRI-guided breast biopsy.