We are very enthusiastic about the results we’re going to show you, said Professor Pieternel Levelt (KNMI/TU Delft). Together with Dr Pepijn Veefkind (KNMI/TU Delft), she gave a preview of the Tropomi satellite images in the civil engineering building last Thursday.

Traditionally, ship propellers are made of bronze. For the Greenprop project, PhD candidate Pieter Maljaars studies flexible composite propellers to see how they can perform better than bronze.

Last year saw the successful launch of the environmental satellite, Tropomi. During an open lunch lecture, principle investigators Pieternel Levelt and Pepijn Veefkind will show and explain the first results.

When reducing energy use of buildings, Dr Ed Melet wants to put the inhabitants in charge. “People know perfectly well what to wear. So why wouldn’t they be able to control their indoor climate as well?”

The Delft-based Ocean Cleanup foundation reports the results of their 2015 Mega Expedition. The article in Environmental Science & Technology not only mentions large amounts of floating plastics but also toxics.

Seeing images spring to life feels like the future of Instagram. Dr Jingtang Liao demonstrated his software that creates depth in 2D images. The next step is to bring this magic into the hands of smartphone users.

The rehousing of the Faculty of Applied Sciences to the south campus offered the opportunity to build a new laboratory for the high-tech electron accelerator, where it can operate at full blast.

Hundreds of people dressed in red will run through the streets of Delft next Sunday. Anyone can join until Friday evening. Pick up your Santa suit in the TU Library.

The commissioning of a CubeSat by the Dutch Air Force was announced last November. According to TU Delft researchers, the Air Force is testing the waters for an independent presence in space.

Hydrologist Professor Huub Savenije will receive the prestigious International Award at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference on Wednesday 13 December. The annual prize is awarded for ‘an outstanding contribution to furthering earth and space sciences and using science for the benefit of society in developing nations.’