Defence tests Kitepower on Aruba In early September, a cargo ship will sail from Eemshaven to Aruba carrying a 100 kW generator from Delft-based start-up Kitepower. Later this month, the set-up will be installed in the shadow of the 30 MW Vader Piet wind farm on the island. The Ministry of Defence is planning to…
CRISPR-Cas but different CRISPR-Cas is known as the scissors that enable molecular biologists to make precise changes in the DNA of living organisms. Plant, microbe, human or animal – CRISPR-Cas always works. Last week, PhD student Sam van Beljouw at the Stan Brouns Lab of Bionano Science (AS Faculty), published an article in…
An architecture student bought a disused church to live in with friends. Then fate struck. Now, four years later, he is creating four starters’ homes from ruins.
Trial: lasers against geese Geese are no longer welcome on the IDE square and between the CEGS building and the Bouwcampus because they defecate on the cosy seats near the water, reports the TU Delft Information Office on the intranet. An experiment to chase the animals away will start soon. It will use laser…
This year, student team Project MARCH built a walking robot that can handle slopes, curbs and stairs. A summer shower put paid to the outdoor walk on Sunday.
The GreenTU initiative aims to promote sustainability through networking between students and lecturers. Now there is the Green Thread Initiative. What can we expect from it?
The climate report that the IPCC presented last week dominated the news for days. Delta asked energy professor Blok and flood expert Kok what stood out in the report for them
Spread across campus, numerous institutions are presenting themselves to the new first-year students who walk past the stands at a suitable distance. Delta took a look.
SHORT: TU Delft issues its own stamps PostNL and TU Delft have issued a sheet of stamps featuring 10 TU Delft innovations. Cartoonist Erwin Suvaal has drawn inviting pictures of things like the clapboard container, energy kites, the sand motor and other innovations. To find out more about the stories behind the…
