Last year three in ten articles by Dutch researchers ended up behind a paywall and cannot be accessed free of charge by outsiders
After several attempts, the students at Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) did not manage to launch the Stratos IV. Technical problems kept the rocket grounded.
According to research by TU Delft and TNO, deep subsidence is not the cause of damage to buildings in Groningen. What is the matter then, Delta asked researcher Jan Rots.
Modelled after birds, this wing can adaptively change its shape in-flight. Just by morphing it can help civil aircraft save up to 15% of fuel per flight.
We take the risks seriously and we make sure that things turn out right. That is the message from universities on collaborative research with countries that are not free.
Dutch universities will take the same action in the battle against threats and intimidation of academics, the VSNU announced. What will they do and what tips do they have?
Nick van de Giesen is working on a network of weather stations in Africa to help farmers. He hopes that the project will gain momentum after the climate summit in Glasgow.
Dutch and Chinese researchers have been working together in recent years to develop controversial DNA databanks. ‘It’s time to tighten up our ethical review of such work.’
A German and an American have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their revolutionary method of building ‘left-handed’ or ‘right. “An expansion of the chemical toolbox.”
