Silent vacuum cleaners, lithium-free batteries, faster treatment for lung cancer patients… By investing 19 million euros over the next seven years, the Dutch government aims to help researchers bring their innovations to market.
In the USA and China, people are no longer surprised by cars without drivers. Europe is lagging behind, says Dariu Gavrila, Professor of Intelligent Vehicles. In the meantime, TU Delft’s Robotics Lab is steaming ahead in research into autonomous vehicles.
By combining AI and radar, Perciv AI has found a way to match the performance of advanced traffic systems at just a fraction of the cost. This breakthrough opens the door to new opportunities for autonomous vehicles, robots, and drones – a potential recognised by investors.
What if you could calmly think about how research funding should be allocated, without the looming threat of budget cuts? Scientists wish for less competition, as revealed by a study conducted by The Young Academy.
Delft-based startup Oasys Now wants to enable personalised healthcare and empower patients to take control of their own data. With the grand prize of €1 million, they intend to continue developing their system for patient data management.
Random subjects, bad presentations – copycat conferences are the latest way in which rogue companies try to get money from academics. Like this one in Budapest where several Dutch researchers gave presentations. “This was a one-time thing, never again.”
The interdisciplinary and international AI student team ended in first place in a malaria detection competition held by the Lacuna Fund. It is their third win since the team started in 2020.
A geothermal well 2 kilometres below the TU Delft campus produces excess heat during summer and insufficient heat in winter, says Martin Bloemendal. To address this imbalance, a high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HT-ATES) is being developed, turning the campus into a geothermal energy lab.
For the very first time, there are more than a thousand women full professors in the Netherlands. They make up 28.7 percent of the total. Their share increased at all universities, but least in Delft.
