How a Dutch Startup Plans to Turn Steel Waste Into Vital Battery Metals

Haarlem, Thursday, 1 October 2026.
Backed by regional funding, Phoenix Metals is building a pilot plant to extract vanadium from steel slag, potentially supplying one-third of Europe’s demand for this critical battery material.

New Strategy Aims to Save Crucial Dutch Groundwater Reserves

How a Student-Built Electric Car Cleans Air Pollution as It Drives

The Netherlands Begins Construction on First National Hydrogen Network

Scientists Discover Way to Exceed Longstanding Solar Power Limits

Wageningen University Appoints Expert to Fight Aging at the Cellular Level

Wageningen, Thursday, 1 October 2026.
Starting September 2026, Professor Werner Koopman will lead research into cellular energy, aiming to combat metabolic diseases and aging by exploring how to design artificial cell structures.

Wageningen University Opens New Facility to Fast-Track Sustainable Food Innovations

Europe Launches Major Initiative to Eliminate Forever Chemicals from Medicine

How Berries Can Help Protect Your Gut from Harmful Inflammation

Most Dutch Data Centers Refuse to Disclose Energy and Water Use

Amsterdam, Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
Despite legal mandates, three-quarters of Dutch data centers withhold their environmental data, hiding massive consumption levels like Microsoft’s single facility consuming one percent of national electricity.

New European Union Funding Open for Ethical Artificial Intelligence Projects

Global Artificial Intelligence Leaders Gather in Amsterdam for Landmark Summit

Former Convicted Hacker Arrested Again Over Massive Dutch Telecom Data Breach

Cyberattacks Force Dutch Hospitals and Government Offices to Shut Down Remote Systems

How a New Dutch Agency Aims to Solve Major Societal Challenges

The Hague, Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
The Netherlands is establishing a disruptive innovation agency, modeled after DARPA, to bridge the gap between high-risk scientific research and urgent societal missions like the energy transition.

Dutch Government to Expand Wealth Tax to Thousands More Investors in 2028

Six European Nations Demand Major Budget Cuts to Fund Defense and Technology

Only One in Five Dutch Startups Successfully Scale Up, Study Finds

Dutch Prime Minister Faces Backlash After Using AI to Write Sensitive Memorial Messages