Door de aanhoudende droogte worden rivieren smaller en ondieper. Binnenvaart neemt minder lading mee en zoekt de diepste plekken. Dat kan slimmer, denkt Rudy Negenborn (3mE).
With more LNG terminals and 10% less gas consumption, Europe could be independent of Russian gas, according to energy analyst Kornelis Blok. But it will not be easy.
Nederland wil veel meer windenergie van zee. In 2050 moet er zo’n 25 keer meer staan dan nu. Onderzoekers en pioniers ontwikkelen daarom technologie voor snellere plaatsing.
Het zal toch niet waar zijn, dacht ir. Jan Asselbergs toen hij over het eredoctoraat voor Frans Timmermans hoorde. Al rap stond zijn protestpetitie online en liep de teller.
Compared to other EU countries, the Netherlands has many entrepreneurs and good researchers, but few researchers who go into business for themselves. That should change.
Imagine an aircraft itself showing whether and where damage has occurred after a hard landing. The European ReMAP research project is working on it.
TU Delft alumnus Jan van der Tempel is nominated for the European Patent Office Inventor Award. Delta sailed with him and saw the first electrical footbridge.
The Young Academy supports the new recognition and reward system at Dutch universities, according to a collection of interviews and recommendations which they published today.
Scientists teach, lead their department and give interviews. They are going to receive more recognition for this kind of work. But is it at the expense of their research?
