Friday March 12, 2021, 6:01 p.m. Written by Michiel van Ooijen NEWEGEIN / NEWEGEIN – The municipal executive wants to improve public transport in the municipality of Nieuwegein and offer more bicycle parking spaces at bus and tram stations. This should stimulate the use of the bicycle. In its final vision of mobility, the municipal executive offers more space for …

One of the ambitions of the new downtown Bogaard is to be able to stay there. For the moment, the zone is not yet equipped for this. In recent months, the Municipality of Rijswijk has carried out a survey of traders, visitors, current and new residents and landlords on what they consider important to reflect in the public space. The …

Kilos of mud have already taken to the air in the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross and now you can do it right from your living room with the sports official game. The fourth game in the series offers you a realistic racing experience, but one that will really blow your mind! What is that? Talk to a motocross fan and …

The labor inspectorate may also carry out on its own initiative field tests and mystery calls to detect discrimination. Existing legislation will be adapted for this purpose. In practice, it was almost impossible to use these resources under the current rules. This emerges from a proposal that Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne (PS) has prepared. “A bill has been introduced with the …

The Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator often referred to as the first computer, appears to have been constructed differently than scientists previously thought. The mechanism probably did not indicate the position of the planets with the hands, but with rings on which jewels represented the planets. The Antikythera Mechanism was remarkably ahead of its time. It could predict the …

Goal oriented From the end of this year, the MRA, a collaboration between 32 municipalities of Noord-Holland and Flevoland and the 2 provinces, will have a council that will represent the MRA externally and lobby for the region in The Hague and in Brussels. Further reorganizations should ensure that the MRA consults more effectively and involve municipal councils and the …

(Photo: Chris de Waard). Overall, the greenery in the area around the Telderskade is increasing and the height of the residential tower has not yet been set in stone, assures Alderman Fleur Spijker in an interview with Sleutelstad. In doing so, it responds to the reactions of local residents to redevelopment plans for the Telderskade and the surrounding area. The …

Wijchen – D66 Wijchen asked the council of the municipality of Wijchen about advertising in public space for a multinational. “Neighborhood prevention groups have been active in the municipality of Wijchen for several years. These neighborhood prevention groups come from the inhabitants and strengthen social cohesion in the neighborhoods. As can be read on the municipality’s website, a sign can …

Researchers at the University of California at San Diego (USA) have created a sports shirt that, thanks to integrated electronics, can generate enough energy from sweat and movement to power a watch. The combination of two different energy sources and storage via integrated capacitors ensure a continuous power supply. Scientists took inspiration from local energy grids, which often combine different …

Tuesday March 9, 2021 – 6:33 p.m. Sophie Frankenmolen gives a six-part ode to unexpected and accidental moments in science. You can know Sophie from NOSop3, RAMBAM and the University of the Netherlands. Pill dolls What do LSD, Viagra, penicillin, microwave, and post-it have in common? It was the bycatch of science that changed the world forever. In the new …