Dutch get their skates on in Amsterdam before the thaw
Dozens of skaters took to the frozen surface of Amsterdam's historic Prinsengracht canal Saturday as the deep freeze gripping Europe briefly made it possible to skate on a small section of the canal for the first time since 2018......»»
BREIN Took 349 Pirate Sites and Services Offline Last Year
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has just posted its latest annual report. The group shut down 349 illegal sites and services, ranging from streaming portals to open directories. BREIN also booked significant progress on the site blocking front, an effo.....»»
Endangered sharks, rays caught in protected Med areas: study
Endangered sharks, rays and skates in the Mediterranean are more frequently caught in protected than in unprotected areas, according to research published Tuesday highlighting the need for better conservation for critically threatened species......»»
Researchers create flow-driven rotors at the nanoscale
Researchers from TU Delft have constructed the smallest flow-driven motors in the world. Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and biological motor proteins, they created a self-configuring, flow-driven rotor from DNA that converts energy from an electr.....»»
Hot, dry summer: Dutch government declares water shortage
The Dutch government declared a national water shortage Wednesday caused by the hot, dry summer that is parching much of Europe, and formed a national team to draw up measures to manage supplies, while asking the public to also chip in with savings......»»
Why the Dutch keep holding to the image of Black Pete
Analogous to Santa Klaus in the West, every December, the saint Sinterklaas brings gifts to the good children in the Netherlands. However, the latter is not assisted by a Christmas elf, but by what appears as a 'devilish' helper called Black Pete......»»
Thaw and redraw: melting glacier moves Italian-Swiss border
Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier, putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute......»»
I just tried the future of laptops — here’s what it feels like
Dutch technology company Aito is implementing futuristic tangibility into laptops, changing the way we use keyboards and touchpads — and we got a taste of its next-generation haptics......»»
Using compost instead of nitrogen as fertilizer in Canada can slow global warming
A new study led from the University of Waterloo discovered greenhouse gas production is significantly less when biobased residues like compost replaces widely used nitrogen fertilizer during spring freeze-thaw events in cold temperate regions......»»
Many kilotons of "recycled" Dutch plastic waste end up in the sea
On paper it is recycled, but in reality enormous quantities of plastic waste from the Netherlands end up in Asian seas. Researchers from the Leiden Institute of Environmental Sciences charted the fate of plastic food packaging waste from the Netherla.....»»
Christian Bale is involved in a murder in Amsterdam trailer
Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington star in Amsterdam as Americans living overseas in the 1930s who become murder suspects......»»
Top predators could "trap" themselves trying to adapt to climate change, study shows
As climate change alters environments across the globe, scientists have discovered that in response, many species are shifting the timing of major life events, such as reproduction. With an earlier spring thaw, for example, some flowers bloom sooner......»»
1 dead, 10 injured as storm pummels southern Dutch city
One person was killed and about 10 injured Monday as a powerful storm ripped through a historic fishing town in the southern Netherlands, tearing the roofs off at least four houses and sending café furniture flying through the streets. Video posted.....»»
Here Come the Solar-Powered Cars
The Guardian reports on the "world's first production-ready solar car", a streamlined and energy-efficient sedan-style vehicle covered with curved solar panels called "the Lightyear 0." The Dutch company Lightyear hopes to be shipping the vehicle b.....»»
Dutch Join Germany, Austria, In Reverting To Coal
The Dutch joined Germany and Austria in reverting to coal power on Monday following an energy crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. France 24 reports: The Netherlands said it would lift all restrictions on power stations fired by the fossi.....»»
Aerosol instrument SPEXone mounted on NASA"s climate satellite
Over the past few weeks, a group of engineers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Airbus Netherlands and NASA has been working on installing the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone on NASA's PACE satellite. PACE will conduct measurements.....»»
Dutch watchdog says Apple changed ‘unfair’ App Store conditions, will offer alternative payment methods in dating apps
Today, the Dutch watchdog said Apple will allow alternative payment methods in the App Store for dating apps in the Netherlands. The statement from the Authority for Consumers and Markets comes after Apple announced on Friday that it was again updat.....»»
Apple"s Giving Up Ground in its App Store Fight With Dutch Regulators and Tinder
Apple announced on Friday that it's once again updated its rules about how Dutch dating apps can use third-party payment systems, after the company had "productive conversations with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM)." From a.....»»
Apple again updates App Store guidelines to comply with Dutch government requirements
Apple on Friday once again updated App Store guidelines following complaints from the Dutch government, which claimed last month that the company’s actions to allow dating apps to use alternative payment methods on the App Store were “insufficie.....»»
Apple adjusts Dutch App Store rules for dating apps to comply with regulators
Apple has made a number of new adjustments to its App Store guidelines for dating apps in the Netherlands in another effort to comply with an order from a Dutch regulator.Apple logo on building. Credit: Laurenz Heymann/UnsplashThe iPhone maker said t.....»»
Detecting new particles around black holes with gravitational waves
Clouds of ultralight particles can form around rotating black holes. A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard University now show that these clouds would leave a characteristic imprint on the gravitational waves emitted by bi.....»»