Smart trashcan automatically recycles waste

‘Insufficient recycling bothers me to the core’

Throw your trash in and the bin will do the rest. That is the idea behind Plaex, a smart recycling bin which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically sort waste. ‘We want to be a superpower in circular economy,’ say UT graduates and co-founders of the start-up, Victor Okoro and Tyrell Pantophlet.

UT students prepare ‘philosophical’ exhibition

‘I want people to understand what AI means in our society’

What happens to humans if artificial intelligence (AI) gets an increasing role in our society? That is the central question behind ‘Reflections’, an interactive exhibition prepared by ten UT students and professor Mieke Boon. The exhibit will open on the 10th of September in Tetem in Enschede.

06 / 01 / 2020

Using AI to improve education at the UT

Sometimes, the work of Hightech Business & Entrepreneurship researchers strays beyond the boundaries of what you would expect from the department. Sometimes it could even prove to be more beneficial and even applicable for the university itself. That is the case with the work of Efthymios Constantinides, Rudy Oude Vrielink and Adina Aldea.

25 / 11 / 2019

‘Nederland verliest terrein in kunstmatige intelligentie’

Nederland dreigt zijn goede positie op het gebied van artificiële intelligentie (AI) kwijt te raken. Daardoor gaat kennis verloren en neemt de afhankelijkheid van grootmachten als China en Silicon Valley toe, waarschuwen wetenschappers.

05 / 10 / 2017

Column: breincrime

Ons brein liegt nooit als het gaat om herkenning. Roep nimmer ‘ik heb die vrouw nooit eerder gezien’ als het wel zo is, althans niet als er ondertussen een EEG van je hersenen wordt gemaakt.

11 / 07 / 2017

Movie 'Her' through the eyes of a scientist

We binge-watch one Netflix series after another, we devour movies and games. Often it is no more than mindless entertainment, while at other times it even raises scientific questions. That is why we bring you this series: 'Pop culture', viewed through the eyes of a scientist.

17 / 05 / 2017

Column: Kittens!

‘Well, in about thirty years, artificial intelligence will take over, and we will be lucky if robots treat us as pets,’ a friend of mine said on the telephone. This friend really hates pets - mainly because they cannot easily be defined in a mathematical formula. However, as it had been raining for days, which often makes him gloomy in winter, I silently acknowledged his statement.