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A pressure cooker for software talentStill eager to learn, even after an extended bachelor and two masters, Tom Vrancken signed up for the PDEng Software Technology program. In two years of different projects with different companies, he’s gaining the experience that otherwise would have taken him 10-15 years to get in industry. | ||||
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| Kendrion locks up 3T acquisition | ||||
| Quantum computing unicorn considers European HQ near Imec | ||||
| Semiconductor boom might turn to glut in 2023, says IDC | ||||
| The Netherlands joins European chip collaboration | ||||
| $12M seed round brings Dutch stealth startup Axelera AI to light | ||||
| Loop Robots cleans up with a $2M seed investment | ||||
| TU Delft and NFI investigate next-gen forensic photography | ||||
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Surveilling aging infrastructure using fiber-opticsSomni Solutions, a small startup from The Hague, provided fiber-optic tilt sensors for the new Genoa bridge, which recently reopened, two years after the tragic collapse. CTO Remco Nieuwland explains how his company acquired this prestigious assignment and why we should start monitoring our own aging infrastructure. | ||||
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In other news | ||||
| Facebook is making Oculus’s worst feature unavoidable (The Verge) | ||||
| Cerebras puts “world’s largest chip” in supercomputer (Venturebeat) | ||||
| With ultralight lithium-sulfur batteries, electric airplanes could finally take off (IEEE Spectrum) | ||||
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Software engineer turned business managerAfter having worked as a software engineer for several years, Arnold Schutter picked up the role of business manager at Alten. His workweek reveals a diversity of activities, such as business development, people management and technology. |
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