Alumni Jeroen Wink and Tobias Knap (Aerospace Engineering) developed the Mk-II Aurora prototype spaceplane through their Dawn Aerospace company. On 12 November, the plane broke the sound barrier over New Zealand. This milestone marks a significant step towards creating a spaceplane that can carry satellites to the edge of space, allowing them to reach their
The TU Delft Integrity Board released recommendations and an action plan in September. These aim to make scientific integrity more concrete and help avoid mishaps like the Majorana case. But how?
What remains of the astrological meanings attributed to planets in the early 1900s? TU Delft researcher Bart Root will be bridging the gap between the mythological significance of planets in music and scientific research into planets at TU Delft on Saturday, 16 November 2024. His brief introduction, suitable for a broad audience, will feature musical
To mark their 25 year partnership, TU Delft and the University of Campinas (Brazil) launched an international academic leadership programme. Twelve participants started the course on Monday, 4 November 2024.
With more and more people living in Amsterdam-Noord, ferries remain the most popular way of crossing the IJ River. Discussions about increasing crossing capacity usually focus on adding more bridges and tunnels. But engineer Paul van Milligen (81) is frustrated by this approach. He’d like to see more imagination and, a few years ago, proposed
Researchers at QuTech established a connection between two quantum processors ten kilometers apart using standard fiber optic cable. They see this as an important step toward a quantum internet.
The documentary ‘Water & Beer’ follows the 147th year in the history of Laga, a TU Delft student rowing club, from the inside. Filmmaker Lisa Boerstra filmed elite sports in a rowing club fraternity to understand what students are searching for there.
This year, first-year Mechanical Engineering students had to design a safe door. A different team got the keys and had to unlock it, without forcing. That was not always easy.
Halfway along the Afsluitdijk stands the pilot factory of SeaO2, a start-up originating at TU Delft that extracts CO₂ from seawater to slow down climate change. A task as essential as it is challenging.
