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Not all fruits are visible to a fruit picking robot
- Selective harvesting robots now mainly use camera sensors to determine where, for example, an apple or pear hangs. But cameras don't see everything:... -
The ReThink Waste Challenge is coming full circ(ular): the Grand Finals are ahead
- 6 months ago, 190 students from 33 different countries started their journey with the ReThink Waste Challenge to come up with a circular and biobased... -
A well-functioning ecosystem for handsfree agrifood
- The NXTGEN Hightech program aims to stimulate structural and sustainable economic growth in the Netherlands. Handsfree agrifood is one of the main... -
NRO “Big questions for HigherEducation: project Trans-2” granted
- Designing and design principles for transdisciplinary learning environments in which students, teachers and external stakeholders learn together and... -
Viola Willemsen appointed chair group holder and professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
- The Executive Board has appointed Viola Willemsen as chair group holder and professor of Cell and Development Biology at the Plant Science Group at... -
Early warning of mycotoxins in European cereal crops
- A 4-year project was launched on 1 April 2023 that aims to develop an early warning system to detect the presence of mycotoxins (natural toxins) in... -
A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying safe and just Earth System Boundaries
- Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published in the journal Nature... -
NL2120’s nature-inclusive vision for the future wins WUR Impact Award 2023
- The team behind NL2120, the nature-oriented vision for the future of the Netherlands, has won the second edition of the WUR Impact Award. NL2120... -
7 questions to assess the circularity of packaging: production, use and end-of-life
- In a new paper published in the Journal of Waste Management, four scientists from Brunel University London, Politecnico di Milano, University of... -
DARE’s reaction to Resource article "We need to talk about China"
- The article titled "We need to Talk about China" in Resource Magazine and the subsequent reactions it received warrant a thoughtful reaction...