Climate and Energy Outlook of the Netherlands 2022 — English summary of the full Dutch report 'Klimaat- en Energieverkenning 2022' (KEV)

The Dutch 2019 Climate Act requires PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency to publish an annual Climate and Energy Outlook. In these outlook reports, PBL describes past, present and future trends in greenhouse gas emissions and developments in the energy system in the Netherlands. It also describes the contribution of national climate...

Large dynamic range Atomic Force Microscope

In semiconductor manufacturing, the shrink following Moore's law requires ever tighter overlay and registration between the different (material) layers. For accurately characterising this overlay and registration, TNO has developed a large dynamic range atomic force microscope demonstrator; the LDR-AFM can measure marker-to-feature distances...

Exploring additional solutions for freedom mechatronics

Metamaterials is a rapidly developing field of research. It offers the prospect of material properties that do not exist in regular materials and which might be useful for overcoming hurdles in current mechatronic system design. Stimulated by the progress in additive manufacturing (AM) that has enabled fabrication of materials with complex...

Novel motorization axis for a coarse pointing assembly in optical communication systems

The demand for higher data transfer between satellites and ground stations is ever increasing. To address this, (free-space) optical communication (OC) technology is emerging. Pointing mechanisms with low size, weight and power (SWaP), high accuracy and low recurring costs are key enablers for constellations of OC systems. In this paper, TNO...

Klimaat- en Energieverkenning 2020

Layer-to-Layer predictive control of inkjet 3-D printing

Coarse pointing assembly

TNO’s is developing Coarse Pointing Assembly technology aimed at the needs for future laser communication systems.

Line-to-line repetitive control of a 6-DoF hexapod stage for overlay measurements using Atomic Force Microscopy

The overlay performance between different layers of semiconductor devices is a key parameter for correct functionality of such devices. With device features getting increasingly smaller, there is a need for novel and more accurate overlay metrology tools. This paper aims to increase the positioning accuracy of such a novel metrology machine...

First results from the Large Dynamic Range Atomic Force Microscope for overlay metrology

TNO is developing a novel Large Dynamic Range Atomic Force Microscope (LDR-AFM), primarily but not exclusively designed for sub-nm accurate overlay metrology. The LDR-AFM combines an AFM with a 6 degrees- of-freedom interferometric positioning stage, thereby enabling measurements of sub-nm features on a wafer over multiple millimeters marker-to...

Klimaat- en Energieverkenning 2019

Dit is de eerste Klimaat- en Energieverkenning (KEV), die, zoals in de Klimaatwet is vastgelegd, inzicht geeft in de ontwikkelingen van de uitstoot van Nederlandse broeikasgassen in het verleden en tot 2030. Daarbij schetst de KEV een integraal beeld van de ontwikkelingen in de energievoorziening en het energieverbruik, maar ook van andere...

Results from the Large Dynamic Range Atomic Force Microscope

TNO developed a novel Large Dynamic Range Atomic Force Microscope (LDRAFM), designed for sub-nm accurate metrology. The current work provides an overview of recent developments and presents the results obtained after final integration of the complete system. Results indicate impressive stability over long range, enabling subnm metrology...

Intraduodenal infusion of a combination of tastants decreases food intake in humans

Background: Taste receptors are expressed not only in taste buds but also in the gastrointestinal tract. It has been hypothesized that these receptors may play a role in satiety and food intake. Objective: This study investigated the effect of intraduodenal tastant infusions (bitter, sweet, and umami) on food intake, hunger and fullness,...

How do diabetic children react on a social robot during multiple sessions in a hospital?

In the European project ALIZ-e, many aspects of social robot interaction were evaluated, mainly with healthy children. In this paper, we take the lessons learned and apply them in a field experiment with diabetic children. The observations showed that a robot requesting help added to the bonding, that the children with diabetes acquired relevant...

Exploration of pathways towards a clean economy by 2050. How to realise a climate-neutral Netherlands

A significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is required if climate change is to be limited to an acceptable level. This will involve a radical change in the energy system and will take some time. Achieving such a change is a complex task – as well as providing many chances, it also raises many questions concerning energy resource...

Naar een schone economie in 2050: Routes verkend. Hoe Nederland klimaatneutraal kan worden

Op verzoek van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu verkenden PBL en ECN de mogelijkheden om te komen tot 80% minder broeikasgassen in 2050. Voor elke sector is afgewogen welke oplossingen het beste passen in een schone en duurzame energiehuishouding, wanneer ook effecten buiten de sectorgrenzen worden meegeteld. Conclusie van de studie...