Prize, nitrogen, AI, concerts and new job (Friday, September 4)

The Dutch scientist Marcel van der Heijden won an Ig Nobel Prize. He received that prize along with three colleagues for research into healthy soil. Volunteers buried over 2,000 white cotton underwear in Switzerland.

According to the University of Zurich, many underwear had disappeared after two months. Microorganisms in the soil decomposed them. That shows how healthy the soil is.

The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency states that the nitrogen plans do not help the Netherlands immediately. The plans do ensure less emissions and possibly more permits. The cabinet wants less emissions from agriculture, industry, and traffic by 2035.

Nvidia buys AI platform Hugging Face for 12.9 billion dollars. Millions of developers use that open platform for artificial intelligence. According to Euronews, this is Nvidia's second largest acquisition.

Frans Bauer will give concerts on April 9 and 10, 2027, at Rotterdam Ahoy. He is celebrating that he has been singing for forty years. Ranomi Kromowidjojo starts on October 1 at World Aquatics.