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See how others use our solutions, and collaborate on innovation in education and research

From simulation to reality: The Green Village's data platform as an engine for innovation

Green Village is a unique field lab in the Netherlands. In this ‘living lab’ on the campus of TU Delft – with housing, infrastructure and residents – scientists and companies test new technologies, systems and products in a realistic environment. The Green Village Data Platform, designed and developed by SURF, plays an important role in this.

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Investing in what is truly valuable with microcredentials

To respond faster to technological developments and the great need for specialised IT staff, the Hogeschool van Amsterdam is setting an example with Make IT Work. A retraining programme in which students obtain microcredentials. "In this way, you make talent permanently employable," he says.

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Internet of things: playground for experimentation

David Salek (SURF) talks about all the exciting possibilities that the internet of things (IoT) offers for research.

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Safer cities with smart bikes, edge computing and public clouds

SURF has joined the project to lead the design and implementation of the digital infrastructure needed to operate a fleet of bikes in a city remotely, making use of public cloud services.

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Living lab for a sustainable world

The Green Village tests sustainable and smart technologies in a lifelike environment. The data infrastructure was developed in collaboration with SURF

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Space research with Grid-infrastructure

For years, the well-known radio telescopes in Dwingeloo and Westerbork allowed us to conduct research on the Milky Way and outer reaches of the universe.

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How safe are our dikes?

Dikes are of vital importance to the Netherlands. But how do you know for sure whether a dike can withstand the increasing (climate) challenges?

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Nobel Prize-winning research into gravitational waves using the Grid

The LIGO-Virgo collaboration, whose founders won a Nobel Prize, makes use of SURF's Grid facility, among other things.

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SURF supports SRON for Tropomi satellite data analysis

SRON collaborates with SURF to store and analyse air quality data collected from space by satellite instrument Tropomi.

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