Are the buildings that were built after WWII to replace those destroyed by bombs anything but ugly and deserving of the wrecking ball? German Phd graduate Bettina Heine-Hippler believes that post-World War II architecture is aesthetically valuable and needs to be conserved.

Nature onlineIf you want to read the prestigious scientific magazine Nature, you no longer have to go to the library to do so. A new digital subscription has been available since the beginning of the month.

They are small, modest, friendly, happy, don’t complain, work hard, and don’t demand a lot of attention. Who are they? They are the Chinese, and Delft China Day paid tribute to their contribution to the university.

Foundation declares war on TU EnglishThere’s just too much English at the Delft University, according to the ‘Foundation Natural Dutch’ (Stichting Natuurlijk Nederlands).

Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is arguably TU Delft%s most famous (or infamous) alumnus. Khan received a MSc degree in metallurgy from Delft in 1967 and later stole nuclear secrets from his Dutch employer, helping Pakistan develop its first nuclear bomb.

Instead of writing, Industrial Designer Dwinita Larasati diary is in the form of a comic strip. Her cartoons are currently on display at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden.

Better not tell Mom. Not only do the Dutch smoke pot openly in the streets, but now they’re even sailing around in boats made out of weed.TU students Niels Haarbosch and Thomas Mol are proud of their first hemp vessel, a light-weight catamaran called `Flaxcat’, featuring a hull made of natural hemp fibers.

Glad to be gayFor the seventh time the Amsterdam gay scene is holding its Gay Parade, on Saturday August 3, starting at 14:00. This annual multicolored Amsterdam event no longer shocks Amsterdam residents, but still, the sight of hundreds of boisterous gays floating down the canals can still shock the tourists wandering innocently along the quayside.

Next to tulips, wooden shoes, dikes and drop, houseboats designed solely for living are also typically Dutch. Student Rainier Duijts reveals what it’s like to live on water instead of solid ground.

As the Dutch government prepares to build more power-generating windmills, the debate about the pros and cons of what used to be the country’s national symbol is raging once again.