Internet via glass fibre is just the beginning. Photons (particles of light) are expected to gradually take over the role of electrons as information carriers. Electronics becoming Photonics. Photo Integrated Circuits (PICs) are expected to be faster and more energy-efficient in transporting and processing data than the ICs we know today. The 4TU programmes in
This Sunday 17 March, the informative youth programme Het Klokhuis will award the Klokhuis Science Prize for the eighth time. There are two nominated research projects from TU Delft. Max van Beek and his professor Peter Rem (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) are working on recycling electronic waste. Klokhuis writes: 'Phones and computers are
Outgoing State Secretary Vijlbrief’s draft decision about a borehole in a deep clay layer and seismic risks to the research reactor requires additional information from Geothermie Delft. The geothermal consortium is trying to meet this demand.
Eco-runner amazes everyone every year with vehicles that are incredibly fuel efficient. This year's target is 2,056 kilometres on 1.45 kilograms of hydrogen. This is what the 25 member Eco-runner Team Delft explained at their design presentation last week. While the target does mean 50% more fuel than last year, it also means that Eco-runner
The 39 Delft Hyperloop team students presented their design last Tuesday. A novelty in this year’s competition is that the pod has to be able to switch lanes without touching anything.
During the recess week, the NAE (Netherlands Academy of Engineers) is publishing six recommendations for the Cabinet in formation. The NAE echoes the concerns of the Dutch people in numerous areas, as inventoried by the Social and Cultural Planning Bureau. These include the energy transition, climate, agriculture and horticulture, accessibility to care and housing, and
A sodium-carbon battery that fully charges in nine minutes (1 Ah) and keeps that up for 3,000 cycles. That is what Professor Marnix Wagemakers and colleagues describe in a recent article in Nature. Wagemakers is attached to the Faculty of Applied Sciences. Electric transport and preventing an overloaded power grid require more and better batteries
The operation of tram 19 has been delayed with another year and a half. The operator Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag (MRDH) now reckons that tram 19 can be put into operation in the second half of 2025. Last spring, the Mekelweg tram rails were removed to make way for ‘Europe's most robust tram line’. But
In biology, proteins are the hands and feet of a cell, and they play a crucial role in numerous diseases. Up to now, proteins have been identified by cutting them up into small pieces and figuring out the original protein from there. Researchers at the Chirlmin Joo Lab (Faculty of Applied Sciences) presented a new
Alex Klootwijk (left) and Ludo de Goeje have devised a simple way to improve the insulation of old refrigerators. (Photo: Ludo de Goeje) Improve the insulation of your fridge in four hours with some Styrofoam, strips of wood, double-sided tape and magnets. That is the idea behind the project hack your fridge by Industrial Design
