Typing with vibrations and keys that light up. For people with Parkinson’s disease it is a blessing, TU Delft alumna Alessandra Galli thought while studying. Her idea has now brought her EUR 36,000.
Over the past fifteen years, more scientists came to the Netherlands than left, reports the Rathenau Institute. There appears to be no brain drain.
Exactly one year ago, the latest research facilities at the Reactor Institute were inaugurated in a festive ceremony. What has the €35 million addition of a cold source delivered up to now? Delta takes a tour of the reactor.
Hey Siri, what’s the weather going to be like? More and more people are talking to their phones. But speech recognition doesn’t work for everyone. Research by the Multimedia Computing Group now seems to be cautiously changing that.
Millions of euros are being channelled into research and innovation via the Ministry of Defence. This will start next spring, when scientists in the field of quantum technology will be able to submit research proposals.
Once again, eight Dutch universities have lost ground in the world rankings published by the British magazine Times Higher Education, including TU Delft. Three scored higher and one university managed to maintain its position.
She’s called the queen of biophysics because of her pioneering research in the field of bionanophysics. After being awarded the Spinoza Prize, Marileen Dogterom is now also the winner of the Professor of Excellence Award 2025. Six lessons from the Professor of Excellence. “I am constantly learning.”
Dutch technical universities are also involved in military research with Israeli partners through their spin-offs and start-ups, according to Investico, Trouw and De Groene Amsterdammer. In the fifteen consortia examined by the journalists, they came across two TU Delft spin-offs.
Hydrogen powered aeroplanes, quieter wind turbines, satellite technology and drones. A lot of drones. At the Aerospace Innovation Hub DEMOday (at Aerospace Engineering), start-ups tumble over each other to give the best pitches. They have one thing in common: potential interest from the Ministry of Defence.
