How to prevent your solar panels from disconnecting
In 2024, Belgium installed a record-breaking 4.5 million solar panels—but many of them shut down during peak sunlight due to grid overload. Why does this happen, and what can we do about it? Researcher Lionel Delchambre takes us into his work modeling the electricity grid using real data to help keep our solar panels connected.
Sustainability
Energy
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VITO
Fighting MS with a soothing text message
Mats Van Delen is working on an innovative approach for multiple sclerosis: a treatment that uses the body's own messenger vesicles - extracellular vesicles - to reprogram the immune system.
UHasselt
VITO
3D-printing for long-lasting batteries
Ever wish your phone battery could last a whole month? Tú Nguyen (VITO - UHasselt) is working to make that future a reality, using 3D-printing. Watch the video!
ILVO
Innovations in food and agriculture: tested before launch
As a company, how do you test whether your smart agricultural machine, such as an autonomous weed whacker, works in any type of weather, without damaging crops? Marijke Hunninck explains how agrifood companies can test their technology at ILVO within the AgriFoodTEF project, with expert advice and guidance.
ILVO
Quinoa in Flanders is a super choice
Did you know that quinoa, a grain from the Andes, is now being grown right here in Flanders? Diana Estrella explains why this grain might be the next big thing in Belgian fields. Protein-packed, climate-resilient — but tricky to grow here. That’s where her research comes in.
How can catching laying hens be improved?
In her PhD, Femke Delanglez investigated how catching laying hens can be done better, for both humans and animals. 🙎🏻♂️ 🐓
ILVO
Sole fishing more sustainable thanks to data
The sole is beloved on the plate, but increasingly difficult to catch. ILVO researcher Lancelot Blondeel shows how smart data and technology help fishermen fish more efficiently and sustainably.
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