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......»»
Dutch queen and robot open 3D-printed bridge in Amsterdam
Dutch Queen Maxima teamed up with a small robot Thursday to unveil a steel 3D-printed pedestrian bridge over a canal in the heart of Amsterdam's red light district......»»
AMS-IX expands its data centre footprint with two new PoPs outside the Amsterdam Metro
AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange), one of the largest Internet centers in the world, is expanding its data center footprint in the Netherlands with two new locations. As of October, AMS-IX will add Points of Presence (PoP) in the data centres of S.....»»
Project Air View maps ultrafine particles, soot and other substances in Amsterdam air
Over the past two years, the municipality of Amsterdam, Utrecht University and Google have collaborated on Project Air View, in which the Amsterdam air quality was measured by two Street View cars with special measuring equipment. These maps have now.....»»
Google CEO Grilled Over Using a $20 Billion Tax Shelter in 2017
The BBC put some tough questions to Google CEO Sundar Pichai: in 2017, Google moved more than $20 billion to Bermuda through a Dutch shell company, as part of a strategy called "Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich". I put this to Pichai, who said that Goog.....»»
Common breeding birds are doing better in the Netherlands than in Europe
On average, Dutch breeding birds have become more numerous in the period 1980-2010. The common species have even done better than birds in other European countries. Farmland birds are an exception: they declined sharply both in the Netherlands and el.....»»
The Tech Cold War"s "Most Complicated Machine" That"s Out of China"s Reach
A $150 million chip-making tool from a Dutch company has become a lever in the U.S.-Chinese struggle. It also shows how entrenched the global supply chain is. New York Times: President Biden and many lawmakers in Washington are worried these days abo.....»»
European challenger bank Bunq raises $228 million at $1.9 billion valuation
Amsterdam-based challenger bank Bunq has been self-funded by its founder and CEO Ali Niknam for several years. But the company has decided to raise some external capital, leading to the largest Series A round for a European fintech company. The start.....»»
Next generation cytogenetics is on its way
Dutch-French research shows that Optical Genome Mapping (OGM) detects abnormalities in chromosomes and DNA very quickly, effectively and accurately. Sometimes even better than all existing techniques together, as they describe in two proof-of-concept.....»»
Dutch court will hear another Facebook privacy lawsuit
Privacy litigation that’s being brought against Facebook by two not-for-profits in the Netherlands can go ahead, an Amsterdam court has ruled. The case will be heard in October. Since 2019, the Amsterdam-based Data Privacy Foundation (DPS) has.....»»
Rembrandt"s "The Night Watch" painting has been restored to its original size thanks to AI
We've seen all sorts of applications of AI, from improving the image quality of a video call to creating photos from doodles. However, restoring a trimmed painting to its original state is something that we haven't seen yet. That's until Amsterdam's.....»»
AI Helps Restore Rembrandt"s Night Watch Masterpiece
For the first time in more than 300 years, Rembrandt's masterpiece The Night Watch can again be seen in its entirety in the Netherlands. The BBC reports: Created in 1642 by the Dutch master, the huge picture was trimmed on all four sides in 1715 to f.....»»
How a Dutch man collecting litter ended up in a scientific paper
Anti-litter activist Dirk Groot photographed, tagged, and collected more than 400,000 pieces of litter in the Netherlands. Now, he and his data are included in a study on urban litter by researchers from Leiden University and Andrea Ballatore from Bi.....»»
A "Bubble Barrier" is Trapping Plastic Waste Before It Can Get Into the Sea
larryjoe writes: A curtain of bubbles in Amsterdam's Westerdok canal filters 86% of trash floating down the canal. The bubbles come from a pipe at the bottom of the canal connected to an air compressor. Holes in the pipe allow the bubbles to float to.....»»
How much carbon will peatlands lose as permafrost thaws?
Just as your freezer keeps food from going bad, Arctic permafrost protects frozen organic material from decay. As the climate warms, however, previously frozen landscapes such as peatlands are beginning to thaw. But how much fresh carbon will be rele.....»»
18th century graveyard found at former Caribbean plantation
An 18th century burial ground has been discovered at a former sugar plantation on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, officials said Monday, and archaeologists said it likely contains the remains of slaves and could provide a trove of inform.....»»
Big Oil finds it hard to ignore pollution amid investor, court pressure
Two shareholder votes and one court ruling hint at a sea change for oil and gas. What comes up might go back down. (credit: Pete Markham) Yesterday was a bad day to be an oil company. First, a court in the Netherlands ruled that Royal Dutch Sh.....»»
Dutch Court Rules Oil Giant Shell Must Cut Carbon Emissions By 45% By 2030
A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled oil giant Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels. That's a much higher reduction than the company's current aim of lowering its emissions by 20% by 2030. CNBC reports: Shell.....»»
Dutch court orders Shell oil company to cut carbon emissions 45% by 2030
The energy giant plans to go carbon-neutral—but not quickly enough for the court. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images) On Wednesday, a court in the Netherlands ordered energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 pe.....»»
Dutch court to rule in Shell climate case
A Dutch court will give its verdict on Wednesday on a landmark bid by environmental groups to force oil giant Shell to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets in the Paris climate accords......»»
Quantitatively understanding defects in phosphors from a nano perspective
Researchers led by Hong Zhang at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences of the University of Amsterdam have been able to provide insight into the microscopic dynamics of energy transfer and conversion in doped phosphors. Using dedicated nan.....»»