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Hundreds of students shuffled through a narrow corridor as a part of a crowd behaviour study last week. Researcher Dr Dorine Duives wanted to know at what point the crowd density would make the flow stop.

Stroomstoringen, verkeersinfarcten en overstromingen maken soms pijnlijk duidelijk hoe kwetsbaar onze technische infrastructuur is. Op 7 juni start een 4TU samenwerking die technologie veerkrachtiger wil maken: het 4TU Resilience Engineering centrum.

Fossil fuel subsidies, worth 0.7% of the global economy, increase CO2 emissions and hamper the development of sustainable energy sources. So why do they still exist? PhD candidate Adriana Diaz Arias studied the resilience of the vested powers.

When water rises over the quays, it’s time for temporary flood defences. The Flood Proof Holland event tested alternatives to the traditional sandbags last Thursday, May 31st.

Slimme medicijndragers, zelfherstellende lakken en betere zonnecellen. Nanotechnologie belooft nieuwe materialen met ongekende mogelijkheden. De Nobelprijs voor Ben Feringa en collega’s voor hun moleculaire autootje was nog maar het begin, betoogt Martijn van Calmthout in zijn nieuwe boek ‘Echt Nano’.

Driven by the Climate Agreement, the chemical industry has to switch from fossil feedstock to renewable sources and electrical energy. The TU Delft e.Refinery initiative brings together the research on the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals from four Faculties (TPM, Applied Sciences, 3mE and EEMCS). It was presented last Tuesday.

What do Picasso, Mondriaan and Jackson Pollock have in common? They used white paint, titanium white, that may crumble under the influence of UV light. Dr Birgit van Driel recommends appropriate shielding of vulnerable paintings.

Vanmiddag, iets na drie uur, gaat het regenen op de Green Village. Deltacommissaris Wim Kuijken draait dan de kraan open boven de WaterStraat, een testlocatie voor waterafvoer. Studenten en ondernemers gaan hier oplossingen ontwikkelen voor wateroverlast.