Circularity

Project in the Spotlight: Particles on the Edge – Designing advanced high-strength steels for a circular future

2026-07-06T11:37:31+02:00

Key information Project title: PLEDGE: Particles on the Edge Project in the Spotlight: N22012 Funding: NWO Open Technology Programme 2023 Research partner: Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) Industrial partners: Tata Steel Nederland, Metalsa, Bosch Transmission Technology Status: Ongoing - year 2 of 4,5   Now in its second year, the PLEDGE project

Project in the Spotlight: Engineering Circular Sandwich Structures with Mycelium

2026-06-02T10:09:31+02:00

Key information Project title: MOLIERE: DevelopMent of biOlogicalLy-Inspired sandwich structurEs for aeRospacE applications Project in the Spotlight: T24003 Funding: PPS-funded via TKI High Tech Systems and Materials Research partner: TU Delft   The aerospace sector is facing growing circularity challenges. A major challenge is that aircraft interiors depend heavily on lightweight sandwich

Project in the Spotlight: Designing Circular Electronics: How Data, Decision-Making and Digitalization Are Reshaping E-Waste Value Chains

2026-04-30T08:47:13+02:00

Key information Project title: Circular Circuits: design of next generation electronics for a circular economy Project in the Spotlight: N21006 Funding: NWO Perspectief In a world where smartphones are replaced every few years and electronic waste is growing at an alarming pace; the question is no longer whether circularity is needed—it is

Are we ready for the biodegradable packaging?

2026-01-06T08:34:12+01:00

Key information Project title: Biodegradable nanocomposite packaging materials Project in the Spotlight: A17020 Market: Packaging Written by M2i Program Manager: Yulia Fischer Introduction Plastics are essential for food packaging due to their excellent mouldability, durability, price, and strength in combination with light weight. However, emissions related to plastic production and plastic pollution

Project in the Spotlight: DEPMAT (Data Enhanced Physical Models to reduce material use)

2024-06-28T08:03:28+02:00

Key information Program title: Data Enhanced Physical Models to reduce material use Project in the Spotlight: N21022 - P20-22 Funding: NWO Perspectief Run time: December 2022 - November 2028 Market: Circularity and Material Production Written by M2i Program Manager: Jeroen van Beeck DEPMAT Research Program DEPMAT aims to close the steel lifecycle

Project in the Spotlight: TRANSCRIPT

2026-01-06T08:46:42+01:00

Key information Program title: Transforming carbon-rich industrial waste gases of metallurgical plants into valuable products Project in the Spotlight: C19017 Funding: NWO PPP Fund 2019 - IPP Run time: September 2020 - December 2024 Market: Chemical Technology, Circularity and Material Production Written by M2i Program Manager: Jeroen van Beeck Research Program The

Project in the Spotlight: DEPMAT: Data Enhanced Physical models to reduce Materials use

2024-03-21T13:52:40+01:00

Key information Project in the Spotlight: N21022 Market: Circularity Written by the project team: Jeroen van Beeck (M2i) Introduction In May of 2022, NWO granted the program Data Enhanced Physical models to reduce Materials use (DEPMAT) under the Perspectief call. This five years research program is led by Prof. dr. ir. Ton van