What possesses PhD candidates to perform in a theatre for school children in a provincial town? “Man, it’s the best thing about my whole PhD,” says Ruben Boot.
Seven Delft students in Dutch rowing selection The rowing federation is out. Last Saturday, the KNRB announced (in Dutch) who have been admitted to this year’s national selection TeamNL rowing. Of the 47 top talents who were tested for three weeks, six come from DSRV Laga and one from DSR Proteus-Eretes. The…
Ballot box ‘Engineer of the year’ opened Professional magazine De Ingenieur has nominated three women for this year’s Prins Friso Ingenieur Prize, informally known as ‘engineer of the year’. From today (14 Feb 2023), you can cast your vote on the kivi website. Do so before 14 March. All three nominees have Delft…
Negotiations were held at the UN summit in Montreal on compensating indigenous peoples for using genetic data from organisms. But why does the TU Delft oppose?
Hyperloop companies join forces The Delft Hyperloop is being tested upside down. (Photo: Delft Hyperloop) Delft knows Hyperloop One and Hardt, but Europe-wide there are seven companies working on the development of a hyperloop system – a train in a vacuum tube that goes as fast as a commercial aircraft. Late…
Haven’t you heard? It’s tinnitus week – a week focusing on ringing in the ears. TU Delft is involved in the research and is even developing a small healing device.
Ecorunner wants its record back The Ecorunner XIII is to become the most fuel-efficient car ever. (Image: Enshape Design Studio) The Ecorunner team presented the new design of their ultra-efficient car last week. The Ecorunner XIII is designed to cover more than 2055 kilometres on just 950 grams of hydrogen. ‘The…
Just when Bert Wolterbeek, Director of the Reactor Institute Delft, is retiring, nuclear energy is the focus of attention and the renovation of the reactor is almost done.
The flood disaster 70 years ago was the starting point for the Delta Works. For decades, it was the Netherlands’ pride in hydraulic engineering. How do we look at it now?
Mechanics over the top Mechanical engineer, assistant professor, and artist Volkert van der Wijk has a passion for useless machines. In his latest creation, he literally goes over the top with youtuber Master Milo. Milo wants to make a swing that allows him to go over the top in a car, a…
