For the first time researchers at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering have received Veni grants. The grants should lead to greater insights into 3D perception and the ways consumers perceive products.
Two new weather radars offer unprecedented sharp and dynamic views of the rain formation processes in clouds. They should help in clarifying the connections between air pollution, rain and climate change.
Until now the internet could not handle Chinese or Arabic web addresses. But by next year the first internationalized domain names (iDNs) could be in use.
One of the biggest problems with the filtration of water is bacteria and other micro-organisms clogging up the filters. Hans Vrouwenvelder studied the formation of these biofilms and came up with some completely new potential solutions.
To help fight crime in trains, Zhenke Yang (MSc) developed a smart surveillance system that sets off an alarm when people act aggressively in train carriages. The system recognizes faces and walking patterns, and a microphone detects when someone screams.
According to de Volkskrant newspaper, the Dutch minister for energy, Jacqueline Cramer, has conceded that investing in coal-fired power stations may not be such a good idea after all.
The entrepreneur as a lonesome hero who accomplishes everything by himself is an image from the past. The modern entrepreneur operates within a social network. But what kind of network? PhD student Danny Soetanto attempted to find out.
Delta and Delft Integraal/Outlook often write about innovative ideas that offer great promises for the future. But what has happened to them a couple of years later? What for instance has happened to the idea of biogrouting, a process for stabilizing soils with the aid of bacteria?
Name: Nicole HuijtsNationality: DutchPhD supervisors: Prof.dr. Bert van Wee and dr. Eric Molin (faculty of Technology, Policy and Management)Subject: The public acceptance of hydrogen technologiesThesis defense: In less than three years (part-time)“If a hydrogen refuelling station is built in your neighbourhood, what would you think of it? Would you be afraid it might negatively affect your health or would you applaud it? I’m studying the public acceptance of hydrogen stations.
