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.
Pop in the parkThis Sunday, Parkpop, Europe’s largest free pop festival will be held in the Zuiderpark, in nearby Den Haag. The festival starts at 1 p.m
“The poor don’t need compassion; they need more and better opportunities,” says Dr. Maria del Carmen Ledo Garcia, of the Faculty of Architecture.
The Alpha Centauri Team, which had already been showered with awards and honors last month, was awarded the UFD-Ritsema van Eck Prize last Wednesday.
Broadening multidisciplinary programs and exploiting the Internet’s educational resources helps the TU stay competitive in the new knowledge economy, argues TU Professor William Melody, who is retiring this year.
