Jos Wassink
science editor
Jos (1958) has been a science editor at Delta since 2007. Before that, he made television and radio programmes about science. He studied applied physics at the University of Twente and learned the art of writing at the School of Journalism. He published a book called Energierevolutie (energy revolution) in 2007. The book STROOM (power) followed in 2017. Jos is also a sailing instructor at the Zeezeilers sailing centre in Harlingen.
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?
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.
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.
Research funder NWO has awarded Vidi grants totalling EUR 86.8 million to 102 scientists. Eight of these researchers are affiliated with TU Delft, three of whom are part of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
Fifteen seconds of walking on a treadmill surrounded by video cameras and an X-ray camera can reveal the type of osteoarthritis that someone has and the best treatment for it. The Mobi Lab was opened on 17 October by Deans Fred van Keulen (TU Delft) and Stefan Sleijfer (Erasmus MC).
On 17 October, the Reactor Institute Delft will celebrate the conclusion of a 10 year, EUR 130 million renovation. Delta went along to take a look. “It is a thorough modernisation for research,” said RID Director Wim Koppers.
Ten rowing associations are signing a new cooperation agreement with inland shipping companies and the Province of South Holland for improved safety on water. What will the covenant mean in practice?
It is an exciting race for the Brunel Solar Team (formerly Nuna). Between 13 and 20 September, the student team is competing in the Sasol Solar Challenge through the Kalahari Desert to Cape Town. They started in first place but are currently lying third.
Team captain Zhenglang Lu is proud of his robot football team, the Delft Mercurians. Even though they are a new team, they won two games. “This hasn’t happened for years,” says Lu who is looking for new team members.
Last weekend, students shoved a fridge and a bed base out of the window from the third floor of a student dorm next to the building of student association Virgiel. Complaints by residents about falling rubbish have been around for some time.
Using a sophisticated combination of two optical research techniques, scientists can now examine thousands of DNA variations simultaneously. This means a huge acceleration in genetic and biological research.
Success stories and complex problems, along with music and dance, were the ingredients of the opening of an ‘honest and sustainable’ academic new year for TU Delft on 2 September.
Universities do not really know what their patents are worth, a Groningen emeritus argued in the FD. TU Delft is a leader in patents, but what is the value?
He is probably the oldest PhD student at TU Delft ever. Hans van Duivendijk was 89 when he defended his PhD thesis on the ongoing battle against water on 17 June. As an engineer, he was able to use simple means to build complex water management systems in countries such as Bangladesh, Ghana and Nigeria.
Three hundred new Architecture students took part in the ‘Battle of Bricks’ on Friday. In groups, they built bridges using loose bricks. The longest bridge won, but did it set a record?
During the summer, many student teams attempt records with their self-developed technology. This year, they were Project March, Eco-Runner, Hyperloop and Hydromotion. Delta lists their achievements.
Four years after his appointment as Policy Advisor on China at TU Delft, Peter Gill’s work has been included in the UNL guidelines for international cooperation. “Whether you like it or not, you cannot avoid China.”
Project groups of first-year mechanical engineering students were given 10 minutes to stack 25 crates using a machine they designed themselves. But in the finals, everyone finished much sooner.
Prof. Lieven Vandersypen, Quantum Professor and Scientific Director of QuTech, became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) last May and he and his colleagues received EUR 35 million of research funding from NWO. Time for a talk about the limits of our knowledge and the prospects for the quantum computer.
Some 130 aerospace engineering master students have been working on building an aircraft since 2017. They do this during the hands-on course Aircraft Manufacturing Lab, a hands-on course where you learn to be consistent and to never cover up mistakes.
The renovation of the Science Centre in the Bouwcampus building will start soon. The developers are taking this opportunity to explain how this TU Delft public institution aims to bring visitors, students and researchers together.
Fewer and fewer Dutch students are entering the English-language Aerospace Engineering bachelor’s programme. The EEMCS Faculty was able to admit more Dutch students for Computer Science and Engineering through a Dutch-English variant. How does this control work?
She is a candidate in the European Parliament elections of 6 June and she wants more engineers in politics. Meet cyber security manager Ellen Mok: “Opportunities that engineers get are determined in Brussels.”
Knotweed, yarrow and narrow leaf plantain. Until recently, you did not come across these on campus. Green managers now leave them be(e) in order to attract insects. But on the chilly, wet and windy Biodiversity Day, bees and bugs were hiding.
The first generation of wind turbines is dropping their blades. The durable polyester is a harbinger of the deluge of discarded material that awaits us. Is there anything we can do with it? There are numerous original uses.
In the buildings of the Faculties of Industrial Design Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and at Pulse, you can now encounter a scrubbing robot that makes the job of cleaners easier. In an attempt to make robots more flexible in their handling, researchers are keeping a close eye on the cleaning robot.
The Cognitive Robotics (CoR) lab teaches robots to understand, plan and act. Since its grand opening on 17 April 2024, this is done in this new Mechanical Engineering laboratory where research and experimenting go hand in hand.
A scale model of a 25 square metre kite was tested in the Open Jet Facility wind tunnel last month. The measurements collected should facilitate the production of extremely large kites.
It is perhaps the most pressing issue in the Netherlands: the housing crisis. The TU Delft Vision Team Wonen has come up with some stimulating ideas in the form of a temporary exhibition.
The new education building GO Zuid that TU Delft is planning to build is supposed to be the centrepiece of the southward expansion of the campus. A natural air conditioning system would have fit in well with the sustainable concept, but was scrapped when the objections outweighed the green intentions. The following is a reconstruction of the events starring an 89 year old alumnus.
Non-cemented stacked blocks of stone and concrete bridge the waterway to The Green Village. The prototype reusable arch bridge is being field tested here for five years.
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.
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.
The Dutch internet sector is worried about plans to outsource the technology behind .nl domains to Amazon. Michel van Eeten, TU Delft Cyber Security Specialist, thinks it is a poorly thought-out plan.
In a much-downloaded article, TU Delft scientists warn against blind faith in artificial intelligent programming tools such as ChatGPT. “Testing remains necessary” stresses software researcher Dr Annibale Panichella.
More than 700 first-year mechanical engineering students showed how far up the ramp their carts got on Monday and Tuesday. There was a lot of fun and ingenuity on display. And the occasional outlier.
After rowing nearly 5,000 kilometres, the Delft student rowing team Out of the Blue arrived on the Caribbean island of Antigua on Thursday evening, 18 January.
Start-up Elysian aims to have a rechargeable aircraft for 90 people that flies 800 kilometres in 10 years’ time. What does TU Delft aviation expert Joris Melkert think about this?
A helium balloon lifted a set of terahertz sensors, developed in a TU Delft lab, to the edge of space on New Year’s Eve. These are the cameras for the Gusto mission that will map material in between stars.
Now is the time to make plans for a climate-proof the Netherlands in 2150, stated hydraulic engineering expert Bas Jonkman in his Dies Natalis lecture on Friday. The high water level over the last few months gave his words even greater urgency.
Europe is entirely dependent on imported metals for its electrical products. The group of TU Delft’s recycling expert Peter Rem is working to change this by developing new technologies as part of an EU programme.
Which topics attracted a lot of readers in 2023? Delta listed them for you.
Leo Kouwenhoven is not jointly responsible for incorrect data processing at his department. Yet, there are lessons to be learnt from the integrity case against the quantum professor.
The Netherlands Academy of Engineers welcomed its first 62 members last month. What does the NAE hope to achieve? Delta spoke to two Board members.
It is many a parent’s nightmare: a swallowed button cell battery from a toy, car key or LED candle. After all, these easily get stuck in the throat. The mucus then conducts the electricity and that dissolves the tissue so that a hole burns in it. A picture of what such a battery does to…
After a rollercoaster ride of royal success to an investigation into scientific integrity, Leo Kouwenhoven will return as a University Professor on 1 March 2024.
On the weekend of 25 and 26 November, the Aula hosted the largest programming competition in Northwest Europe, organised by the Christiaan Huygens study association.
Europe is dependent on imported metals for its electrical products. Peter Rem’s group is working on technologies in an EU programme to give waste value.
From 1 December, academics can apply for PhD projects on Africa at five Dutch universities in the fields of climate change, healthcare and more.
TU Delft’s first satellite lasted an unexpectedly long time in space. But after 15 years, increased solar activity proved fatal to Delfi-C3 on Monday 13 November.
Two million for graphene microphone Impression of waves in a graphene membrane caused by bacteria. (Illustration: Santiago Mendoza Silva and Pierpaolo Belardinelli) Farbod Alijani, associate professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering & Technical Materials Science, has received an ERC Consolidator Grant to improve his ultra-sensitive microphone made with…
Hydrogen Professor Ad van Wijk bid TU Delft farewell with a symposium, farewell speech, and a book on energy. Delta asked him about the origins of his vision on hydrogen.
Travelling by train within Europe was the Green Deal’s plan. Three years later, train travel is ‘the best advertisement for flying’. Do European trains still have a future?
Medical Delta network expands The eleven new faces in the Medical Delta network. Check link below for names and expertises. (Photo: Medical Delta) The inauguration of nine Medical Delta professors and two Medical Delta lecturers (a novelty) was a part of the Medical Delta conference at the Rotterdam Laurenskerk on Tuesday 14…
On 16 November Luuk van der Wielen will present a summary of 13 years of BE-Basic, the stimulus programme for green raw materials. What has it brought?
Artificial intelligence will make programming obsolete, says the journal Communications of the ACM. TU Delft Professor of Software Engineering Arie van Deursen responds.
Wubbo Ockels Innovation awards for sustainability ideas Jury (left) and winners (right) of the Wubbo Ockels Innovation Prize gathered behind the winning laundry rack. Sustainability Coordinator Andy van den Dobbelsteen (second from left) is a member of the jury. (Photo: Marcel Bilow) Sustainability organisation De Groene Grachten presented the Wubbo Ockels…
Delta grants underline importance of practice-based research Photo: Studio Sven Lecturers Reint Jan Renes (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) and Janine Stubbe (Codarts Rotterdam) both received a Delta Premium for their practice-oriented research from outgoing Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf on 6 November 2023. Reint Jan Renes researched…
Book: Internet as a threat “Our world is eaten by the internet”, says postdoc dr Corinne Cath, an anthropologist at the faculty of Technology, Policy & Management (TPM). “We are living a unique moment: internet technologies are the default infrastructure for society, not just how we communicate but also how we organise our…
How much fuel can a motor vessel save with wind propulsion? The self-funded interfaculty WASP research programme will find out over the next four years.
Cees Dekker lab makes nanoturbine Terug naar in het Nederlands A screw or a propeller has been a tool for moving water ever since Archimedes, and later also for moving through water. Researchers from the Cees Dekker Lab (Faculty of Applied Sciences) present the smallest propeller ever in Nature Nanotechnology on 26…
Last month outgoing Minister Dijkgraaf had a seat at the table of TU Delft staff involved in open science. It was a closed meeting but Delta spoke to the attendees afterwards.
Just as he used to teach his children to cycle without side wheels, Rogier Wolfert is now teaching his students to make technical designs in a social context.
TU alumnus Hendrickx wins Huygens prize Nico Willem Hendrickx, who received his PhD from TU Delft on 12 July 2021, received the Christiaan Huygens science prize from the hands of jury chairman Prof Dr Maria Antonietta Loi at the Oude Kerk in Voorburg yesterday. (Photo: Christiaan Huygens Prize Foundation) “Nico was…
He has been working at TU Delft for 15 years, but always with a different logo on his shirt. Why doesn’t TU Delft hire us, asks cleaner Asah Akebe on TV on 12 October.
Dutch only Landschapsarchitect en stadsecoloog Nico Tillie (faculteit Bouwkunde) geeft donderdag 12 oktober een lezing over de ecocampus, ofwel de campus van de TU Delft als groene proeftuin voor steden van de toekomst. ‘De stad heeft al veel natuurlijke systemen verstoord’, schrijft Tillie in het persbericht. ‘Bij het Urban Ecology Lab stellen we…
The exact gadgets needed to make tram 19 the most robust line in Europe have led to a construction stop. MRDH is looking into the options, but keeps quiet about the planning.
In mid-October, the research reactor will be shut down for six months to install the cold source. “We can soon do something unique in the Netherlands,” says Director Koppers.
Artificial intelligence is this year’s theme at TU Delft. Delta highlights six AI studies. Part 5: Karin Bogdanova is critical on AI systems that monitor your mental health.
Artificial intelligence is this year’s theme at TU Delft. Delta highlights six AI studies. Part 4: how AI is backed up by millions of ghost workers.
Kinetic artist exhibits at Icke’s home Inventor, TU Delft lecturer and artist Dr Volkert van der Wijk will exhibit eight moving sculptures as part of the Kunstroute Leiden next week 23 and 24 September. His work is housed in the Alien Artgallery, also the home of artist Charlotte Icke and emiritus professor…
Scouts appointed for TU in Rotterdam The establishment of a programme team marks the start of a new phase for a new TU Delft knowledge ecosystem in Rotterdam, reports the Executive Board in a message to employees. Caspar Chorus (Dean of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering) and Han Derkx (former ICT director)…
Outgoing Education Minister Dijkgraaf had himself updated on experiences with open science at the TU Delft Library on 7 September. The choice of Delft was no coincidence.
Library’s own climate problem Plastic foil shield the monitors from dripping water. (Photo: Jos Wassink) Last week’s heat led to the closure of the Glass Room and the Blue Room of the TU Delft Library on Sunday. Building management explains: ‘Due to the heat of the past few days, condensation has formed…
The last time Wim Uijttewaal stood on the blocked A12 as a citizen he got splashed by a water cannon. He does not want this to happen again on Saturday. Because of his toga.
Artificial intelligence is this year’s theme at TU Delft. Delta highlights six AI studies. Part 2: how to optimise composite structures with AI.
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. Also in Delft, as the theme of the opening of the academic year. Outgoing minister and alumnus Van Gennip had a call for students.
Slouch, shift, turn. Lectures can mean lengthy periods of sitting. What are the criteria for a good seat and what can you do yourself? Ergonomist Peter Vink has four tips.
Electricity Professor Peter Palensky has solar panels on his roof. That energy company Vandebron wants money for them doesn’t surprise him. “The grid is jammed,” he says.
Library cleared due to fire alarm Around noon, the siren went off in the TU Delft Library. Those present in the building were urged to leave the building as soon as possible via the designated exits. About ten minutes later, a fire truck stood in front of the newly installed barrier in the…
Five million dollars for quantum telecommunication TU Delft and the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience have received a 5 million dollar grant from the Kavli Foundation to develop a quantum equivalent of telecommunications. Quantum physicists and biophysicists from Delft University of Technology, QuTech and the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft formulated a proposal…
Several student teams demonstrated their vehicle, boat or robot suit this summer. They won a lot of prizes. Delta lists the results.
For her physics research on biological processes, professor Nynke Dekker received the Physica Prize in May. What makes her research so special?
At the World Sailing Championships in Scheveningen, former world champion Annemiek Bekkering brought the races to shore through TU Delft computer images on a large screen.
Nine Delft students participated in the World University Games in Chengdu, China, in early August. This resulted in no less than six medals for rowers.
OWee wristband lost? Then an interrogation Positive breathalyzer test and not yet 18? Been cheeky to a guard? Plucked from a tree? Ended up drunk at the first aid? Or cut your wristband because it was too tight? It all doesn’t matter. You will come for an interview with the Owee organisation and…
C1 Connections (The Hague) and TU Delft developed and tested an improved system to bolt wind turbines to monopiles. “We’re just in time for the offshore wind expansion.”
Delft Hydro Motion Team to Monaco The 23 students of the TU Delft Hydro Motion Team are heading to Monaco where they will participate in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge between 5 and 8 July. They will be a bit of an oddity there as the only student team surrounded by companies from…
The TU Delft Hyperloop team showed their ‘pod’ on Saturday 17 June. They will use it in this summer’s Hyperloop Week in Edinburgh. What are their bonus points?
New: Wubbo Ockels Innovation Prize The Groene Grachten Foundation has launched a new sustainability initiative that rewards the three best sustainable ideas with 10 thousand euros. The Groene Grachten (‘green canals’), which makes monumental houses and offices more sustainable, was the last sustainable initiative from former astronaut Wubbo Ockels in 2012.…
Over 100 teams of first year Mechanical Engineering students designed and built a type of frisbee machine. Which machine threw best at the finals?
The role of robots in healthcare is clear: to make nurses’ work more attractive. The question is how. Gommers: “Surely we can say we don’t know!”
A property manager who becomes the new Honorary Chair of study association ETV: that is new. Who is Jan van der Pol and how does he look back at his long career?
The European Parliament is working on the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. What does technology philosopher Stefan Buijsman expect from this?
Child-friendly button batteries American girl Reese Hammersmith would have turned four on 13 June last year, were it not for the fact that at the age of just 18 months, she swallowed a button battery that proved fatal to her. Reportedly, this seems to happen to 2,000 children a year worldwide. The current…
Half of TU Delft research is viewed as ‘key technology’. This means that the new Knowledge Security Act will have major consequences. “This is not the right approach.”
Following a motion of censure from the Delft City Council on tram 19’s timetable, the Metropolitan Region is now looking at ‘options for additional transport’.
Geothermal drilling on campus step closer The Leeghwaterstraat has been partially blocked off since the end of May for the purpose of the Geothermal Project. Steel structures with barges, containers and a tall lattice tower have been erected. They are preparations for drilling for hot water to a depth of 2.5 kilometres. …
Startup ExCulture is developing a new method to produce the anticoagulant heparin and won the Philips Innovation Award.
In a motion of censure, the city council calls on TU Delft and the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Area to allow tram 19 to run in the evenings and on weekends and holidays.
Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf wants greater transparency in who pays professors as transparency builds trust in academia. What is the situation at TU Delft?
Ridding Namibia of acacia bush by turning it into marine fuel fairly, cleanly and sustainably would make many people happy. TU Delft researchers study this from all angles.
Two students introduced the Blue Engineering course to TU Delft from TU Berlin. How does this course that revolves around choices about engineering, nature and society work?
Houben: Delft University Library was start of development TU Delft Library celebrated its 25th anniversary on 15 May 2023. During the festivities, architect Francine Houben shared her thoughts on ‘the library of the future’ in the heart of the Delft University Library. She was working on that theme then and she still is…
A group of students presented their new hydrogen boat at the Submarine Wharf in Rotterdam on Monday. Their goal: to be world champion in the Energy Boat Race in Monaco.
The materials used in heat pumps harm the environment, NOS wrote earlier this year. TNO now reports that heat pumps are more environmentally friendly. How does this work?
As part of a global week of action that started on Sunday 7 May, Scientist Rebellion will visit the Delft campus. End Fossil will also campaign this week.
Ecorunner presents most efficient car The Dream Team Eco-Runner XIII will show their latest creation on Tuesday evening, 2 May: a car that travels more than 2,000 kilometres on less than 1 kilogram of hydrogen. With this, the Delft team hopes to take back the world record from ARM Engineering, who drove 2055.68…
Twenty years after the decision to extend tram line 19 across campus, it looks like it will actually happen in 2024. Only, the rails will be replaced starting 24 April. Why?
Celebrating research reactor organises info market (Photo: TU Delft) The research reactor at the Reactor Institute Delft (RID) was activated 60 years ago. That is cause for celebration. The RID will therefore open its gates for an information market on Saturday 22 April between 10 am and 2 pm. Started as a research…
The NWO’s CAS research programme aims to help people engage in injury-free sports. Recently, the participants met at Papendal. What has been achieved in five years?
Promising dinosaur eggs landed under the micro-CT scanner at CEG in mid-March. The outcome prompted the request for a follow-up study on dinosaur chicks.
Time to put out Prometheus’ flame? (Illustration: Marjolein van der Veldt) After five thousand years of lighting fires as the main means of generating energy, it is high time to finally switch to solar energy. This was said by prof. Miro Zeman, head of the department for sustainable electrical energy at the…
University lecturer Bieke Cattoor (ABE) is one of 10 scientists installed as members of The Young Academy on Tuesday 28 April. What does this mean for her?
Should TU Delft cut ties with the fossil fuel industry? Activists and people from industry, politics and the media discussed this at the Sustainability Debate on 25 April.
Blok and Taebi in Climate Council The council of ministers has set up a Scientific Climate Council (WKR) to advise the government and parliament on climate policy, solicited and unsolicited. Professor of environment and sustainability Jan Willem Erisman (Leiden University) was appointed chairman on 1 March and a few weeks later the nine…
Scientists see the latest report by the IPCC UN climate commission as a final warning. How does PhD student and climate researcher Sophie de Roda Husman hold out hope?
Ensure a fair distribution of climate costs, the WRR advises in a report to the Government. TU Delft climate ethic Behnam Taebi thinks ahead on how this can be done.
Of the eight selected publications on energy and climate, two were awarded prizes on Wednesday 15 March. These were about wind farms and flight paths.
‘Sustainable flying’ sounds like a contradiction in terms. A hydrogen-powered electric plane may be emission-free, but how much green energy does it require?
Hoe denken Nederlanders over energie en klimaat? Met behulp van een Delftse methode van publieksraadpleging hoopt de Tweede Kamer daar achter te komen.
After the withdrawal of two Majorana articles, the research field was in crisis, says Tom Dvir. He is first author of a new QuTech publication. What has changed?
Every two years Ammodo gives awards for fundamental research to eight scientists in the Netherlands. This year Stan Brouns and Tatiana Filatova were winners.
Peter Wieringa bids farewell Former pro vice rector of doctoral affairs Peter Wieringa retired from TU Delft last Friday. It will take a small army to replace him if you listen to Rector Tim van der Hagen’s speech. Van der Hagen cited from Wieringa’s nine-page CV a long list of chairmanships, presidential and…
NWO awarded 34 Vici grants of up to EUR 1.5 million to senior researchers for their own programmes. Five of them came from TU Delft. These are the winners.
Fun, beauty, education, mechanics, craftsmanship. Many things come together in the award-winning glass structure ‘Ziptruss’. Delta spoke to Ate Snijder, one of the designers.
Three solar challenges At first Meet the Energy Leader meeting since corona, no seat remained empty in the Co Creation Centre at The Green Village. Emeritus Professor Prof Wim Sinke (UvA) looked back at the more than exponential growth of solar energy. But Sinke also pointed out the downsides of that growth: …
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…
The discovery of rare metals in Kiruna, Sweden, seems like good news for the European electrical industry. Industrial Ecologist Benjamin Sprecher phrases his reservations.
First-year mechanical engineering students tested their home-made RET cars on Monday. Their carts had to drive off, brake and return in reverse. Who made the best design?
Thanks to the ‘Room for the Rivers’ programme, some houses are worth 15% more than with regular dyke increases, TPM researchers have found.
A chat with an AI system can identify what is bothering you and help with mild symptoms of depression. It does not replace a psychologist, says researcher Dr Franziska Burger.
Calvin Rans Interviews ChatGPT Not only is Dr Calvin Rans one of Delft’s best lecturers (award 2019), he’s also spot-on with the latest information technology. In a recent video he interviews the AI text generator ChatGPT on its uses and weaknesses in education. Rans made the video with Vyond animation software…
Virgin Orbit launches satellites from a Boeing. On Monday, a launch starting in Cornwall went wrong. What does this mean for the European satellite industry?
DSM and TU Delft’s Bioprocess Pilot Facility went bankrupt at the end of last year. The curator expects to hear soon whether the facility will start over or be sold.
Flow experts have done calculations on the blood vessels in the brain. This provides information that an MRI scan cannot provide such as vulnerable areas in vessel walls.
A 3,500 year old ceremonial sword was scanned with neutrons at the TU Delft reactor. The outcome of the collaboration with the Leiden museum is beautiful and puzzling.
Hydrogen boat design improved The Delft hydrogen boat is supported by three hydrofoil struts. (Photo: TU Delft Hydro Motion Team) Just before the Christmas holidays, the TU Delft Hydro Motion Team presented their new design. With it, they hope to win on the open sea in Monaco. Last year, they already…
Air-purifying curtains, living sensors and healing facial masks. These and more are what the Biodesign Lab envisions. The opening of the Lab took place last week.
Hot water from deep underground is packed with minerals. This means that lithium can be extracted from our own soil. Will it pay off? Ahmed Hussain finds out.
With remarkably little ceremony, drilling for TU Delft’s geothermal heat project started on Monday, 12 December 2022. The first hot water is expected in a year and a half.
Dream team Epoch reaches top ten Terug naar Nederlands Dream Team Epoch has achieved ninth place in the CityLearn Challenge 2022, an artificial intelligence (AI) competition. The students developed a new AI algorithm for smarter energy systems, competing against 110 other teams from around the world. …
The Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management celebrates its 30th anniversary. It began with a need for engineers who could look beyond their field. Did they get there?
Invite an artist to your dorm This is how cosy it can get. (Photo: Maarten J. Eykman) After two austere years, on 5 February 2023 in 22 municipalities it is finally time for another winter edition of the living room festival ‘Gluren bij de Buren’. The home theatre festival is experiencing…
In biotechnology, safety regulations are much stricter than in chemistry, Britte Bouchaut noted as a PhD student and that stands in the way of becoming sustainable.
The boost to the otherwise unambitious COP27 climate summit was the establishment of a climate fund for poor countries. Is this justice, Delta asks Climate Ethicist Taebi.
Awards tsunami in Haarlem The Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Royal Holland Society of Sciences) will be unpacking big-time on Monday 28 November: 23 thesis awards, 64 prizes for first-year students and the KHMW Outreach Award 2022. The Society has existed since 1752 and aims to promote science and bridge the gap between science…
Safety regulations are much stricter in biotechnology than in chemistry, noted Britte Bouchaut, a PhD student. In Nature, she advocates a middle ground: Safe by Design.
The nitrogen crisis is harming the Netherlands and is causing farmers to rebel. MEZT, a TU Delft start-up, hopes to reduce the nitrogen from cattle farms by a quarter by 2030.
Delta archive is available online An article with the headlines ‘Battery is Achilles’ heel of electric car’ might be a current post, but Delta predecessor THD Nieuws already wrote about this 40 years ago. In October 1982 to be precise. Dozens of annual volumes of Delta issues (and those of it’s predecessors) filled the high…
Rolf Hut tijdens een eerdere versie van het jaarlijkse evenement. (Foto: TU Delft Science Centre) Rolf Hut is de TU’s meest creatieve knutselaar Hij maakt surprises met een schakelaar. Met licht, effecten en geluid. Ja, dat pakt wel lekker uit. Wil je…
Energy uncertainty has increased the interest in energy renovations, notes Professor Henk Visscher. Now we need large-scale implementation. But how is that to be accomplished?
Planetoid on tour Planetoid prototype at the SHErobots exhibition in Sydney (Photo: private collection Henriette Bier) Insects and other small critters will have new shelters in the city if it is up to Henriette Bier and colleagues. They collaborated on a prototype ‘planetoid’ using robotic 3D printing technology with a wood-based…
To conclude the first quarter, first-year mechanical engineering students test marble machines that have to connect to two others. This went better than ever this year.
The science communication course will no longer be welcome at the AS Faculty from next summer. Registrations have been stopped. Why is that and what now?
Biologists, hydraulic engineers and dozens of fish were involved in a rare experiment on campus last week. The purpose is to protect fish from hydropower turbines.
Ecological timber building for gas storage Terug naar Nederlands The new gas warehouse has plenty of daylight, natural ventilation and a high degree of transparency. (Image: cepezed) The Logistics and Environment Services of TU Delft will get a special new accommodation at the far…
Drone wobbles like an insect With sensors switched on, a drone hangs perfectly still in the lab. But switch them off and let the drone orient itself visually and it starts wobbling like an insect in front of a flower. This fine study by researchers at the TU Delft MAV (micro air vehicles)…
AeroDelft and aircraft manufacturer Airbus are to collaborate on ‘the biggest challenge in aviation’: emission-free flying on hydrogen. They announced this recently.
Professor participates in fencing championship Professor Pavol Bauer in Zadar. (Photo: private collection) Terug naar Nederlands In everyday life, Professor Pavol Bauer heads the energy storage and conversion group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. But last week, Bauer spent in a…
The handling of building permits is often slow and opaque. A European project led by TU Delft geo-informatics should improve the process. 3D-Professor Jantien Stoter explains.
Everything at KitePower revolves around that kite in the distance. It is a product of intuition and of science. How do design and research complement each other?
Everything at KitePower revolves around that kite in the distance. It is a product of intuition and of science. How do design and research complement each other?
Mud plus dung makes eco house If you want to build affordable, durable and desirable houses, consider mixing clay or mud with dung to use as a building material, says Dr Yask Kulshreshtha. He defended his PhD thesis on Thursday, 6 October 2022. “People here tend to think that earthen houses are…
Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum computers research The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to research on quantum mechanics, which is believed will lead to the advent of quantum computers. The laureates are Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger. The three scientists build on the work of John…
Blown-up gas pipes, unprecedented energy prices and winter looming. What can we expect Delta asked three energy experts. Simply put: saving. How to keep it affordable?
Partial TU Delft solar cell most efficient Researchers from TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, TNO and semiconductor specialist Imec raised eyebrows at the WCPRC-8 world solar conference in Milan. United in the Dutch Solliance partnership, they presented a hybrid solar cell with a record efficiency of 30%. The solar cell is composed of…
English only Art or science? – The calculated wake of a ship’s jet propiusion (Image: DCSE) The TU Delft Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (DCSE) celebrates its first lustrum and the recent launch of the DelftBlue supercomputer in the ‘The art of scientific computing’ event on Friday 30 September in…
The Brunel Solar Team is currently playing leapfrog with the Belgian Agoria Team in the Sasol Solar Challenge in South Africa.
This year, at least 50 students chose the master’s Environmental Engineering programme at the CEG Faculty. Professor Merle de Kreuk talks about the how and why.
Artificial intelligence improves the prediction of heavy summer rainfall. Five Computer Science bachelor students built a web app for it: RainGuRu.
At the festive event, the TU Delft’s blue was accentuated with red: the colour that represents the lifelong bond that TU Delft pursues with its students and alumni.
NVR honours Emeritus Professor Heinz Stoewer The Dutch Space Society (NVR) will present the NVR Space Award on Wednesday evening 7 September to Emeritus Professor Heinz Stoewer. The NVR grants the Space Award to individuals who have made a major or pioneering contribution to Dutch space travel, according to NVR secretary Pieter Batenburg.…
The UvA wants to experiment with a quota for international students next year, writes the NRC newspaper. Otherwise, Dutch students would be squeezed out of popular programmes.
Many students know someone who has been drugged with GHB. Proving it is difficult, as is prevention. Eight TU Delft students are working on a detector for the iGEM.
Dry summers are no longer incidental, but a pattern. TU Delft researchers are working on solutions for the increasingly acute drought. A dossier with six parts.
On the day of the Opening of the Academic Year, Professor Kees Vuik (EEMCS) was awarded the Professor of Excellence award. Delta asked him the five secrets of his success.
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).
Building with wood is good for the climate and the nitrogen crisis. It also accelerates housing construction and more. So why do we see so little of it?
According to the Dutch journal ‘De Ingenieur’ (The Engineer), China has given the go-ahead for an experimental nuclear reactor, the thorium-breeding molten-salt reactor (TMSR)
Student team AeroDelft had a modified airplane taxi electrically over the runway in Breda on 7 July 2022. In a year’s time, the aircraft could be flying on hydrogen.
‘Global warming limited to two degrees’ Unlike most of his colleagues in the climate and energy sector Prof. Kornelis Blok (TPM) thinks that global warming will be limited to two degrees. On his Kornelis’ Blog website, he explains that most IPCC authors expect a three-degree temperature rise. He then explains why he…
The new multiphase flow tunnel is a unique research facility in Europe, says Dr Cornel Thill. So what is so special about the device – apart from its appearance?
The Green Village has its own wind turbine, built by students within a week. The Delft blue turbine is a celebration of the first 10 years of the European Wind Energy Master.
Sea level rise along Dutch coast speeds up Researchers led by Dr Riccardo Riva (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) have reviewed the data of eight tidal stations along the Dutch coast for the past 100 years. For the longest time, the sea level rose by about 1 mm/year. But in the last…
The first to graduate as a TU Delft Robotics Engineer is Srimannarayana Baratam. He has a mission: making traffic in India safer with affordable automotive perception systems.
Since the Covid crisis, science has been at the heart of society, yet it is being criticised and threatened. Marileen Dogterom, the new KNAW President, argues for fairness.
The prominently placed renovation prototype, made by TU Delft Team SUM in Wuppertal, drew long queues of visitors. Delta did a video visit for those who couldn’t go.
TU-onderzoekers kunnen met data uit een ‘slim’ fietspad op de campus in combinatie met eenvoudiger sensoren in de buurt verkeersdrukte een half uur vooruit voorspellen. Omleidingen kunnen dan helpen om de druk te verminderen. Inmiddels zijn er praktische toepassingen in voorbereiding in Rotterdam (veiligheid van schoolkinderen op de fiets) en Scheveningen (beheersing van drukte aan het strand). Dat…
PhD students and staff with a TU Delft NetID will be able to log on to the new DelftBlue supercomputer from 20 June. ICT-staff have ironed out all wrinkles last six months.
Waterbouwkundige en TU-onderzoeker Ties Rijcken zwengelt het debat aan over woningbouw en zeespiegelstijging. Die twee actuele Nederlandse uitdagingen staan namelijk met elkaar op gespannen voet. Zo schreef Vrij Nederland onlangs: ‘Als je ver onder NAP bouwt, zeg er dan bij dat die huizen maar vijftig jaar meegaan’. Rijcken schreef in de Correspondent het artikel…
‘Do not exclude students from energy allowance’ Municipalities have been advised not to give students an energy allowance of EUR 800. But legal experts believe that excluding students is unlawful and will not stand up in court. To the surprise of the LSVb…
There was great relief that the 47th Ringvaart Regatta could again be held after two years of Covid. The fastest boat was the longest: a Proteus special in the Laga race.
The Energy Challenge Event on 9 June was an interim presentation of the acceleration of the energy transition – the lustrum theme. The students were full of fun ideas.
Uncertainty about Covid is raising questions about hybrid conferences this year. Is hybrid, where live events and online access run in parallel, the new trend?
Martians go underground Just like plant roots, the first Mars inhabitants will go underground. This is the idea behind Rhizome (which means plant root), the Mars habitat project. Wednesday 1 June saw the conclusion of the project with students presenting their ideas and solutions. Watch the video for a quick impression. …
In a high-profile Nature article, QuTech PhD alumni Hermans and Pompili show how they transfer quantum information in a network based on entanglement in the Ronald Hanson Lab.
Algorithms make aircraft maintenance more efficient. This became apparent after six months of testing at KLM, which completed the ReMAP research project, led by TU Delft.
Cleaner boating really is possible. This year, the TU Delft Hydromotion team designed and built a hydrogen-powered foiling boat whose only exhaust emission is water.
TU Delft researchers expect there to be a shortage of magnets within 10 years. That will hamper the energy transition. The EU Valomag recycling programme may offer a way out.
How safe is the electricity grid? TU researchers, collegues from industry and grid managers will meet on Thursday at an expert event about grid safety.
Water lab tests floating tunnel Niels Ruiter. (Photo: Jos Wassink) Niels Ruiter, master student of Hydraulic Engineering, is working on a 1:50 model of a floating tunnel in one of the flumes of the Waterlab. In early March, Dr Pengxu Zou obtained his doctorate with a thesis on the optimal shape of the…
TPM professor Caspar Chorus will become Dean of the IDE Faculty on September 1, 2022. For him, a logical transition. Delta spoke with him.
Kavli researchers have brought together two discoveries from the last century: superconductivity and semiconductors. Their ‘Josephson diode’ could speed up electronics.
Delft’s climate mission no longer makes working with the oil industry a given. The department of Geoscience and Engineering has thought about it and came up with an answer.
Professors Frank Hollmann and Sjoerd Stallinga will each receive over EUR 2 million for their research in the field of catalysis with enzymes and 3D-microscopy respectively.
Another majorana publication withdrawn After last year’s retraction of the publication on the observation of majorana particles, last week saw the retraction of an earlier article, also in Nature. In the 2017 article, Professor Leo Kouwenhoven (QuTech, Microsoft) and Professor Erik Bakkers (TU/e) describe a network of nanowires they developed in which…
Not all cancer cells are equal. Tumour recurrence often depends on a few active cells. Researchers Miao-Ping Chien and Daan Brinks can recognise and target those cells.
Nadat vorig jaar de publicatie over de waarneming van majoranadeeltjes werd ingetrokken volgde afgelopen week de intrekking van een eerder artikel, eveneens in Nature. In het artikel uit 2017 beschrijven prof.dr.ir. Leo Kouwenhoven (QuTech, Microsoft) en prof.dr. Erik Bakkers (TU/e) een door hen ontwikkeld netwerk van nanodraadjes waarin ze majoranadeeltjes wilden opwekken als…
The Russian invasion in Ukraine has ended the age of cheap and plentiful fossil energy. Will Europe rush forward to renewable energy, or reopen coal plants?
Expo: international students design polders An exhibition of designs by international master’s students on the future of the polders in Midden-Delfland opens Friday 22 April in the Town Hall of Delft. The exhibition will run until 23 May 2022. International students sketched the polder landscapes of Midden-Delfland. (Foto: Ben Kuipers) Professor of…
Carola Hein Professor in Delft, Rotterdam and Leiden “I see opportunities to bring different worlds together”, said Professor Carola Hein. (Photo: Frank Auperlé) Since January, Carola Hein, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning History at Delft University of Technology, has also been affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Developmental Sociology…
The James Webb Space Telescope can map thousands of asteroids in five years without sacrificing costly observation time, Lenka Husárová has calculated. A useful by-catch.
Nine more Veni grants for TU Delft researchers They had to wait a long time, but now the time has come: another 78 promising young researchers will receive a Veni grant of up to EUR 280,000 from now (The Dutch Research Council). Nine of them are connected to TU Delft. The first seven…
Architecture offers room for wild wallflowers The new quay walls of the Nieuwe Mark in Breda have blossomed. (Photo: Koen Mulder) Traditional brick quay walls – as in the inner city of Delft – are enormously thick, porous brick walls that are in direct contact with the ground and the groundwater. As…
Aan tafel voor het Flying Vision-initiatief zaten van links naar rechts Pieter Elbers (KLM), Guillaume Faury (Airbus), Henri Werij (TU Delft), Michel Peters (NLR) en Dick Benschop (Schiphol). (Foto: TU Delft) Namens de TU Delft tekende L&R-decaan Henri Werij afgelopen maandag een samenwerkingsovereenkomst voor een transitie naar een duurzame luchtvaart in 2050. Hij…
Last Sunday morning, students put the finishing touches to their robot. They pulled an all-nighter for it at the Robotics Student Association hackathon.
When Frans van der Meijden took charge of the Dream Hall in 2014, students were sleeping under the desks and the fire brigade came regularly. It is now quieter. Too quiet?
IEA calls for car-free Sundays Cycling on the motorway was possible and allowed on 10 car-free Sundays in 1973/74. (Photo: Rob Mieremet / Anefo, Nationaal Archief) Will the car-less Sundays return? If it were up to the International Energy Agency (IEA), yes, especially in cities. It is one of the 10 proposals…
Sales exhibition for Ukraine (Photo: Prinsenkwartier) Artists from Kadmium and Kunstsuper have organised an art sale for Ukraine in the Prinsenkwartier in Delft. Works from more than 30 artists that are for sale are on display in a pop-up exhibition on the ground floor of the Prinsenkwartier. The artists will donate between…
In 1957, the recently renovated nuclear reactor of the RID was an example of just-conquered nuclear energy. How do we see the field more than sixty years later?
Kick-off Delft Global Initiative Student Club At the kick-off event, industrial designer and PhD student Karlheinz Samenjo talked about the development of medical products and services in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Photo: Delft Global Initiative). Vice-Rector Magnificus Rob Mudde was impressed with the amount of interest in the Delft Global Student Club (DGSC). “It…
In a strange combination of events, Microsoft announced both the departure of Leo Kouwenhoven this week ánd the discovery of scalable Majoranas – developed in Denmark.
Film about a Delft professor awarded Terug naar het Nederlands The mini documentary A Story of Enlightenment about TU Delft professor Miro Zeman’s work on solar energy was awarded the Green Heron last week at the Evening of the Commissioned Film. This is the main prize for the best young…
The import of Russian gas has already decreased. Now is the time to become independent of Gazprom, argue TU Delft energy specialists. But how?
Energy transition as a board game ‘A creative game that involves you in the energy transition in a completely new way.’ The energy transition is at stake. Literally, in the new board game GigaWatt. Six European regions are competing against each other to be the first to be independent of coal and gas…
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.
‘We will set up an IT army’ twittered Vice President Federov of Ukraine. Delta asked cybercrime researcher Rolf van Wegberg how this will be done and who will be involved.
The idea of a submerged tunnel has been futuristic for 140 years but has never been built. Dutch engineers and Chinese constructors may be the first.
He was there from the start and was the Chair of the Medical Delta for a long time. As an engineer at Erasmus MC, he learned how doctors think and how to work with them.
Dream Team presents hanging Hyperloop The TU Delft Hyperloop team presented a spectacular new design concept last week: the TU Delft capsule or ‘pod’ hangs from a rail instead of standing on it. The upside-down concept improves the stability of the system. This should make it easier to change tracks at high speed.…
What can we expect in terms of digital warfare after the military invasion of Ukraine? Cyber Security Professor Michel van Eeten foresees further disruption due to malware.
Concert pianist and composer Andrija Pavlovic has worked in the Applied Physics building since the beginning of February. The Kavli artist composes quantum music.
Knee complaints caused by osteoarthritis are common but poorly understood. Professor Jaap Harlaar develops dynamic imaging for a better understanding and treatment.
‘Save declining tidal areas’ On Thursday 17 February 2022, representatives of Boskalis, WWF and Deltares presented a joint plan during the SpraakWater webinar to turn the tide through a ‘national sediment strategy’. The webinar series is a WWF initiative on discussing ‘natural solutions’ for the Dutch Delta. The sediment strategy involves strengthening slabs…
Intergetijdengebieden worden ze genoemd: stukken land die beurtelings onderlopen en droogvallen met het getij. Ze zijn essentieel voor trekvogels, oesters en zeehonden. Maar door kustverdediging, inpoldering en zeespiegelstijging nemen deze gebieden in Nederland gestaag af: van 12% in 1900 naar 4 % nu. Vertegenwoordigers van Boskalis, WNF en Deltares presenteerden donderdag 17 februari…
The RID’s nuclear reactor has recently started to shine blue again. Everything is awaiting the installation of the cold neutron source. But this has repeatedly been rejected.
ERC grants for commercialising technology Sixteen researchers from Dutch universities and academic hospitals are to receive EU money which they may use to translate their scientific insights into commercial applications. This was announced by the European Research Council (ERC). The grants for a proof of concept amount to a total of EUR…
In his role as Sustainability Coordinator. Andy van den Dobbelsteen has set an ambitious target – a green and climate neutral campus in eight years’ time. What is the plan?
Just imagine: TU Delft will honour the founder of the Gist en Spiritusfabriek with a museum, the Museum Van Marken. What should it look like? Here are the best ideas.
There is a mountain of subsidies just waiting. TU Delft researchers heard how they can apply for money for research into green hydrogen at an online meeting.
During open-heart surgery at Erasmus MC, the entire heart is measured using advanced electrodes from TU Delft. How does that help in looking for cardiac rhythm disorders?
The iconic lighthouse near Den Helder has so many cracks that the area has been cordoned off. Professor Adriaan Beukers is working with local entrepreneurs to find a solution.
Volkskrantjournalist en oud-Delta-collega Maarten Keulemans is vrijdag door journalistenvereniging Villamedia uitgeroepen tot Journalist van het Jaar 2021 voor zijn onvermoeibare verslaggeving van de corona-epidemie voor de Volkskrant. Volkskrantlezers kennen hem onder meer van zijn serie ‘Keulemans in quarantaine’, waarin hij vragen van lezers beantwoordt. Keulemans onderstreept wat de jury betreft het hoge niveau van de…
In the Kabelfabriek along the Schieweg, 30 students are working on a unique project: a serious racing car that runs on hydrogen. “This is the future of motor sports.”
Last Friday, 14 January 2022, at 11:21, Stefano Speretta and colleagues at EEMCS received the first signals from their mini satellite. The agonising wait was finally over.
There is no good time for bad news, but the announcement made by Minister Blok the day before his departure about extra gas production in Groningen was very unfortunate.
TU Delft’s 180th Dies Natalis anniversary is dedicated to the energy transition. The honorary doctorate for Frans Timmermans was not well received because of his Green Deal.
The Green Village opens local hydrogen solution The 180th anniversary of TU Delft on Friday, 14 January 2022 will be dedicated to the energy acceleration. The Green Village (TGV) shows its support for this initiative through its 24/7 demo. The 24/7 demo is a self-sufficient solution for energy consumption in the built-up environment…
The communication and education platform BBB makes universities independent of tech giants for their IT. But now that the admin is leaving, everything will stop. Or will it?
TU Delft honorary doctorate Timmermans remains controversial The petition started by alumnus Jan Asselbergs against European Commissioner Frans Timmermans being awarded a TU Delft honorary doctorate was signed more than 20,000 times in recent weeks. It is impossible to know which of the signatories is a TU Delft alumnus, in part because about…
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.
Most TU Delft Venis for quantum research Last week NWO (the Dutch Research Council) announced the Veni grants for early-stage researchers. Five of the seven TU Delft Venis are for quantum technology. The granting of the research grants ran differently this year: first because of corona and then due to a hack at NWO.…
Travelling committee members and hundreds of printed and shipped dissertations. Can’t the doctoral defence ceremony be more sustainable, wonders PhD student Jonna Bouwknegt.
Ronald Hanson wins Physics Prize 2022 The new year has not yet begun and the Dutch Physics Society (NNV) has awarded the annual Physics Prize to Professor Ronald Hanson, Distinguished Professor of Quantum Computing and Quantum Internet at the Faculty of Applied Physics and group leader at QuTech. The Physics Prize is awarded…
Jorik Grolle’s thesis on fast European train connections won prizes at a transport planners conference. European high-speed rail travel could be much better, he argues.
A petition against Frans Timmermans receiving an honorary doctorate has been signed more than 3,300 times. Who and what lies behind this and what is TU Delft doing about it?
Campus tours from 10 December Secondary school students walking around the campus with their parents, dreaming of their college days. It is a familiar scene around this time, but this year the campus tour is organised differently. The three educational organisations on campus – TU Delft, The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Inholland…
Increase in identity fraud at TU Delft In recent weeks the number of reports of identity fraud at TU Delft has risen, reports the Directorate of Communication in the TU Delft Newsletter. It usually concerns a request from a staff member to help or contribute a donation or a gift voucher. This can…
No corona money for some bachelors No tuition fee reduction, no graduation allowance. One in five bachelor graduates are missing out on the Government’s corona compensation. In total, it saves the Government over EUR 4 million. This autumn, a student wrote a brief letter to the education spokespersons of the Lower House…
The EquiCity project deploys serious gaming to combine various inputs in urban planning projects. Last week, the development team performed its first public test.
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.
Christmas lunch with internationals With all the travel restrictions due to corona, a lonely Christmas is looming for many international TU Delft students. MoTiv, a centre for personal development at TU Delft, therefore took the initiative to organise a Christmas lunch. The organisation is looking for students and employees who are willing to…
The TNO Construction Innovation Lab explores the future of construction with renewable raw materials and gasless heating. Delta took a look in the brand new building.
A study mapping the photovoltaic potential of the Dutch highways says they could power all present electric vehicles and more. Still, there are plenty of practical issues.
Never before have ship movements been mapped so completely: from a national overview to a local hub. “You can see how the network functions.”
Checking a 2G corona pass reduces the number of infections at events by up to 25 per cent. Modelers from the safety sciences department expect the same at lectures.
To make energy transition possible, new forms of cooperation are necessary. TPM researchers are organising a conference on ‘social innovation’ on 18 and 19 November.
We still have the images of the churning gully Geul in our minds. Climate change is leading to more extreme showers. PhD candidate Kai Lochbihler (CiTG) shows us how.
After being disrupted by corona, the election of the best lecturer by study associations has resumed. And the winner is Dr Tom Burdyny, ‘a recognised example of excellence’.
Flu vaccine advice from Student Medical Practice Every winter about one in every ten persons gets the flu (infection with an influenza virus). Usually this is an uncomplicated disease. For some people the risk of complications is slightly raised. In the Netherlands these people are advised to get an influenza vaccination. This yearly vaccination protects…
An app that informs you of the latest free study places. It already works in Leuven. In Delft, Dr Bart Valks from campus real estate knows that good cooperation is required.
Through his Follow-This foundation, TU Delft alumnus Mark van Baal is trying to force oil companies to take a greener course. What does he expect from the Climate Summit?
Virus inhibitors disrupt the production of new viruses by the host cell. But too low doses can cause resistance to develop. Prof. Nynke Dekker (AS) showed how this works.
“A fine mix of disappointment and fun”, practice teacher Bob van Vliet calls the marble marathon of first-year Mechanical Engineering students. “Collaboration is key.”
What if the sea level rises by two metres? If we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emission, the Netherlands will see the sea rise by 1.2 to 2 metres by the end of the century. That’s what the NOS website (in Dutch) wrote about the KNMI Klimaatsignaal ’21 report (in Dutch), which was…
Medical Delta welcomes nine new professors They all already have an impressive track record at one of the participating centres: TU Delft, Erasmus MC or LUMC. But in the last year, they have been given an additional appointment and now have with one foot in technology and the other in clinical work. This…
According to research by TU Delft and TNO, deep subsidence is not the cause of damage to buildings in Groningen. What is the matter then, Delta asked researcher Jan Rots.
Follow This is echoed in the US With some reluctance, a second American oil company has now promised to reduce the CO2 emissions of their production process. Chevron now promises a 5% reduction by 2028. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, ongoing pressure from customers and investors have pushed the…
The history of the country’s oldest engineering firm is also the history of the profession of engineer. This makes ‘140 years of Royal HaskoningDHV’ exciting.
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.
More and more Government services are online. Governments are letting companies run their IT. Whether this is a good thing or not for residents is the subject of a symposium.
The eco-building brick currently being tested at The Green Village is low carbon, made locally, and offers a way out of the cow dung surplus. Is this too good to be true?
The former High Voltage Laboratory at EEMCS was reopened as the new future-orientated Electrical Sustainable Power (ESP) lab last Friday 1 October. How does it work?
In the fight against the coronavirus, TU Delft has brought the ventilation in all its buildings up to the required standard. But this alone is not enough.
Tata Steel in IJmuiden is under pressure to produce steel more cleanly and sustainably, but how? Delta spoke to experts from TU Delft and outlines the options.
TU Delft dominates ‘KIJK’s list of ideas Now everyone can cast their vote on the Dutch science magazine ‘KIJK’s list of 20 best tech ideas (in Dutch). “There are usually two or three entries from TU Delft,” says editor Laurien Onderwater, “But this year there are quite a few more.” Over a third…
TU researchers develop forensic camera Using a laser attachment, a photo camera doubles as a measuring instrument. TU Delft researchers, led by Dr Arno Loeve (Faculty 3mE), won the Rotterdam police’s Q-lab start-up competition with this invention. The FreeRef is being tested in practice. In CSI series on television, forensic investigators…
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…
After a few days of rain, the water level in Limburg suddenly shot up. What was going on? Were we well prepared? And was it due to climate change?
Kitepower: EUR 3 million investment Kitepower, a TU Delft start-up, received a EUR 3 million investment last week from South Holland’s energy investment fund ENERGIIQ, Stichting ifund and Windhandel Beheer (EUR 1 million each). Kitepower has been working on the technology to generate wind energy with large (60 m2) steerable kites on a…
Various TU Delft entities are working with Leiden University on an engineering course in quantum technology. “This field of work is going to grow enormously.”
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.
Yes!Delft and Erasmus reaching out Together, Yes!Delft and the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) have taken the initiative to set up Talents United to bring together talent from different disciplines. The starting point is that diversity is a prerequisite for creating a multidisciplinary and successful team or company. The motivation is that…
Inter-club eco-race on liveblog When the annual Shell Eco-marathon for the most economical city car was cancelled, the three student teams with the best papers agreed to meet at Circuit Park Berghem on Friday 11 June. Without an audience, but with a live blog. The race and prize-giving will take place between 16:15 and…
De verhouding tussen geloof en wetenschap blijft inspireren. Waar de een vindt dat geloof en wetenschap elkaar uitsluiten, daar getuigt een ander hoe christelijke en wetenschappelijke denkwijzen elkaar juist aanvullen. Nanobioloog en evangelisch christen prof.dr. Cees Dekker schreef in 2008 zijn eigen verhaal in Geleerd en gelovig. Nu is hij terug met het…
Just like two years ago, the DARE TU Delft student rocket team has announced a record attempt with their Stratos IV rocket. What is different this time round?
Electrical conduction and magnetism are caused by the group behaviour of atoms. TU Delft researchers used an experiment to demonstrate how atoms interact.
TU Delft’s entry for the Solar Decathlon 2022 tackles many challenges simultaneously: housing, energy, ecology and social cohesion. On Wednesday, students will show how.
Two are already online, four are underway. In the Sustainable Goal-Getters podcast, TU Delft students talk to people who put sustainability into practice.
The debate about the role of aerosols in corona infections has been going on for some time, but now 39 scientists argue in Science for mandatory improved ventilation.
TU Delft alumnus Jan van der Tempel is one of three inventors to have reached the finals of the European Inventor Award competition. He developed the Ampelmann gangway.
Er zal geen herdenkingsbijeenkomst plaatsvinden op dinsdag 4 mei. Diverse plechtigheden rondom de dodenherdenking zullen op afstand worden gedeeld. In de aula zullen rector Tim van der Hagen, burgemeester Marja van Bijsterveldt en vertegenwoordigers van de studentenverenigingenraad, de mijnbouwkundige vereniging en de verenigingsraad een krans leggen bij de gedenkplaat in de hal van de…
Living layers The search for living materials has entered a new phase. For some time now, researchers have tried to convert the properties of living cells into manageable materials. The following are often mentioned as functional properties: chemical detection, detoxification, and the production of energy or raw materials. However, transferring living cells to…
It is almost ready, the Leonardo da Vinci study association’s anniversary satellite. Now all that remains is the launch. For this, a crowd funding campaign has been started.
A KIVI energy committee advises a new cabinet to keep looking into alternatives to sun and wind, such as nuclear power. What do TU Delft professors think?
Biomechanics researchers win communication grant Five researchers at Biomechanics (Faculty 3mE) have won a science communication grant from the KNAW. They plan to use the EUR 10,000 to show PhD students and tenure trackers the way in science communication. Dr Eline van der Kruk, one of the applicants, believes that science communication is…
Two quantum bits can communicate, but three entangled qubits is a network. QuTech researchers demonstrated how this works last week in Science.
The office of the future is located in the polder town of Dronten. Its town hall uses the solar power from the car park to become energy neutral. This is how it works.
The coach of the Dutch sailing team has asked TU-researcher Dr Sukanta Basu to produce detailed wind maps of the complex Sagami bay near Tokyo.
Tientallen Delftenaren kwamen afgelopen zaterdag 3 april 2021 een stoeptegel ruilen tegen een gratis plantje. Het was de openingsdag van het NK-Tegelwippen, een actie ter vergroening van steden. De actie loopt nog de hele zomer. In totaal werden er zaterdag zo’n 500 tegels ingeleverd, wat overeenkomt met ongeveer 50 m2. De actie is in de…
6 April – academic action day On Tuesday 6 April, demonstrations in The Hague and university cities will draw attention to the structural underfunding of tertiary education in the Netherlands. A delegation from the Normaal Academisch Peil (normal academic level) action platform will hand over a manifesto to outgoing Minister Van Engelshoven and…
The wind measured in the Thialf ice skating stadium was minute, yet media reports ranged from ‘no difference’ to ‘foul play’. Should the skating federation ISU set a standard?
(Beeld: VNSU) De vereniging van Nederlandse universiteiten (VNSU) is er sneller uit dan de informateurs. Veertien kersverse student-ministers presenteren een alternatief regeerakkoord voor Nederland met de titel ‘Klaar voor de toekomst’. Het opvallendste verschil met de Haagse plannen is de termijn. Kijkt een regeerakkoord vier jaar vooruit, de studentministers kijken 30…
Project MARCH steps outside Project MARCH is developing a motorised exoskeleton that enables paraplegics to get up and walk again. On Thursday, the student team presented the design for MARCH VI, the sixth consecutive design, online. This time, the team is not aiming for the fastest time over the obstacle course during the…
The two aircraft have arrived. From May 1, you can learn to fly electric planes at Teuge Airport. A small range and short flights are no problems for a flight school.
A square of qubits QuTech researchers in Menno Veldhorst’s group have rediscovered germanium as a promising platform for quantum bits (qubits). Germanium was originally used as a raw material for transistors, but was later widely replaced by silicon. In their latest publication in Nature (A four-bit germanium quantum processor), the researchers present a functional…
A month ago, all applications to research financier NWO came to a standstill because of a hack. What does this delay mean for researchers?
The micro-satellite Delfi-n3Xt (delfi-next) is back. After seven years of radio silence, it suddenly started sending messages in February. What happened?
A queue of people waiting outside. Beer café Doerak had not seen that for a while. Thursday 4 March, EEMCS-researchers went there to test their blockchain euro.
Two TU Delft researchers suspect a link between low indoor air humidity and the infection rate. If this is the case, the number of infections will drop in spring.
At The Green Village tests have started of hydrogen as the fuel of the future. But what does a gas-free future look like? And where do we get green hydrogen?
Technology researchers in the spotlight Four engineering faculties (AE, 3mE, EEMCS and CEGS) have published an English magazine with the title Fundament. The magazine highlights 15 researchers who have been appointed with the extra money (about 60 million per year) that was made available in 2019 according to the Sectorplan Beta en Techniek (Science…
TU Delft researchers Bart van Straten and Tim Horeman are men on a mission. They are working to reduce the stupendous amount of medical waste.
The pioneering AeroDelft student team have presented its hydrogen-powered aircraft prototype on Friday 26 February. “Hydrogen is the only sustainable future for aviation.”
Survey self-driving vehicles TU Delft transport professor Bert van Wee (faculty TPM), on behalf of his European colleagues, is calling on Delft students and staff to fill out a survey on self-driving vehicles. The options the researchers are looking at go pretty far. Take this one: ‘A self-driving vehicle completely controls the speed and steering…
Five teams of six students spent 10 weeks developing computer games for serious purposes, such as identifying cancer cells or practise democracy. Here’s what they developed.
Two AE employees have spent two years part-time co-developing the first-ever Dutch military satellite, BRIK II. The launch is scheduled for April. That is just the start.
‘AI system should know its own limits’ Every artificial intelligent system makes mistakes, said Professor Inald Lagendijk during his lecture on Engineering Meaningful Human Control for the Bataafsch Society last Monday. For an AI system that has to distinguish apples from pears, mistakes might be amusing, but for an HR…
TU Delft has created a special post for the development of artificial intelligence. Geert-Jan Houben will set up no less than 24 AI labs. As a start.
The TU Delft Solar Boat Team is due for a name change. The electrically powered trimaran gets its energy from hydrogen instead of solar cells.
A European research group has calculated the effects of a curfew. It appears that the effectiveness depends on when you impose it.
Drone learns to see like an insect A team from TU Delft and the Westfälische Hochschule presents an optical flow-based learning process that allows robots to estimate distance on the basis of the visual properties (shape, colour, texture) of objects. ‘Optical flow’ means that insects perceive the speed at which…
Nearly one in three students experience financial worries during the coronavirus crisis, a survey conducted among 1,250 students reveals. Substance abuse is also on the rise.
After the Dutch Government fell over the child benefit scandal last week, the question of meaningful human control over AI systems is now more urgent than ever.
Home-based care applications often rely on medical standard sensors. By using cheaper consumer-grade sensors, home-based care could become more accessible.
The demand for alcohol free beer is rising, and not only in the ‘dry’ month of January. A method has now been developed to improve the flavour. Will it really work?
Screaming engines and low-flying model aeroplanes. Welcome to the final day of the Exploring Aerospace course where first-year AE students experience their maiden flights.
Resilience has been chosen as this year’s Dies theme, explains rector Tim van der Hagen, as TU Delft has continues its activities despite the Covid crisis.
Something strange is happening with green hydrogen (hydrogen that is produced using solar or wind power and so is CO2 free); everyone wants it, but it does not actually exist.
An extra chromosome in yeast functions as a ‘playground’ for researchers. It allows them to design DNA and have a yeast cell stitch it together into a cellular factory.
The main sponsor of the Vattenfall Solar Team has announced that its collaboration with the TU Delft solar car team will end after the upcoming race in Australia.
HARDT and Delft Hyperloop are part of a consortium that is setting up a hyperloop development centre in Groningen with a budget of more than EUR 30 million.
Navy makes room for drones The navy’s interest in drones goes beyond a one-off demonstration, as we saw last week. In November last year, MAVlab employees demonstrated their hydrogen drone on board a naval vessel. A month and a half later, the ‘Noordhollands Dagblad’ newspaper writes (in Dutch) that the new seagoing Royal Netherlands Navy vessels…
The Superbus was brought from Lelystad to Nieuw-Vennep to the National Transport Museum on 14 December 2020.
Solar boat to Maritime Museum Rotterdam In the opinion of the TU Delft Solar Boat Team, a museum should not only be about the past but also about the future. The addition of the 2016 solar boat to the Rotterdam Maritime Museum draws attention to the need to make shipping more sustainable – a…
Consortium demonstrates that thermal solar panels and a communal geothermal heating grid will heat a neighbourhood of reasonably well insulated homes without using gas.
The gap between energy need and microgeneration in electronics is getting smaller by the day. What if sensors are placed and forgotten, but remain active forever?
Sporten, chillen of openbaar vervoer. Welk gedrag geeft het grootste risico op coronabesmetting? Voor dit TU-onderzoek is veel input nodig. Meedoen kan via een korte enquête.
Coral rescuers win space prize The Delft-based start-up Reef Support has won the top European prize in a competition for innovation in earth observation. They received the Copernicus Masters award from the European Space Agency (ESA) for their plan to use satellite images to protect coral reefs. Founders Marcel Kempers and Yohan…
Foreign students in illegality Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences fears that some foreign master’s students will disappear into illegality. Their English is actually not good enough and after a few weeks they won’t show up. The University of Applied Sciences even has the “suspicion of illegal immigration” which it doesn’t want to support, reports…
Start-up tests solar hatch for inland navigation The barge De Oleander started sailing through Europe this month with a hatch covered with solar panels. The Wattlab start-up regards it as a practical test. (Photo: Wattlab) When they were students, the founders of Wattlab were introduced to solar energy when they were part of…
TU Delft iGEM fights locusts with phages The TU Delft team has been highly praised in the international iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition in which applied genetics is used to combat global problems. The TU Delft iGEM 2020 team focused on the locust plague that hit East Africa this year. It developed a…
Herkströter appointed as new ICT-director The Executive Board has appointed Norbert Herkströter as CIO/director of ICT with effect from 1 January 2021. He succeeds Han Derkx, who has held the position of ICT Director ad interim since May this year. Norbert Herkströter went from oil drilling to cloud storage. He graduated in…
One of the meeting rooms in the Applied Sciences building has been converted into an artist’s studio. Meet John Walter, Kavli’s artist-in-residence.
Establishing a quantum internet connection between The Hague and Delft has proven more difficult than expected. With new partners, QuTech now aims for realisation in 2021.
Is there a coastal expert who knows why shellfish reefs wash up in wave shapes on the beach, asked a beach photographer. TU Delft researcher Matthieu de Schipper can help.
Hij zag zichzelf niet als teamleider, maar toch vroeg het Nuon Solar Team hem voor die rol. Nu brengt TBM-student Jelle van der Lugt een handboek uit voor jonge leiders.
The 4TU Impact Challenge gathered the eight best ideas from Dutch Technical Universities. The nominees will present their business pitches online on Thursday 19 November.
TPM researcher Dr Bas Kolen published a cost-benefit analysis of the corona restrictions. “We need to get out of this faster,” he pleads.
Infrared spectroscopy can reveal the condition of the skin. Philips, who sponsored Dr Anna Ezerskaia’s PhD research, explores applications in cosmetics and dermatology.
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has made 162 recent PhD researchers happy with a Veni grant of EUR 250,000 for three years. Fourteen of them are associated with TU Delft.
Zoom may have been the default option for teachers who were suddenly forced to go online, but it is neither the only option nor the best, says Dr Tobias Fiebig (TPM).
With a tear in her voice, Britt Sticker from Project MARCH tells us that her team has decided not to participate in the international Cybathlon competition on Saturday.
Research funder NWO has awarded 81 experienced researchers a grant of EUR 800,000 to set up their own research. Four of them are from TU Delft.
Photo album Delft in times of Corona Photographer Herman Zonderland captured daily life in Delft during and after the first wave of the corona crisis. Initially he walked around with his camera and notebook through a deserted city, chronicling what it did to him. From Easter onwards there was more life on the streets,…
Join the Digital University Day Since March, nothing has been as it was. And that also applies to TU Delft staff who suddenly had to do everything remotely: education, academic ceremonies, doctoral degrees and congresses. For the time being, the one-and-a-half-metre society is here to stay. Hence, employees of the TU Delft events agency…
Influenza vaccination <Message from the Student Medical Practice> Every winter about one in every ten persons gets the flu (infection with an influenza virus). Usually this is an uncomplicated disease. For some people the risk of complications is slightly raised. In the Netherlands these people are advised to get an influenza vaccination. This yearly vaccination protects…
De rol van kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) bij het modelleren van de verspreiding van het coronavirus is vooral ondersteunend. Dat vertelde prof.dr.ir. Robert Kooij (EWI) op een zoombijeenkomst van het Bataafsch Genootschap. Wiskundige modellen die de verspreiding van het virus beschrijven, zijn vanaf het eerste begin gebruikt als ondersteuning van beleid. De overheid, geadviseerd door de rekenaars…
TU flags half mast for safe education (Photo: Marjolein van der Veldt) On Monday 2 November, the French educational system will commemorate the attack on the teacher Samuel Paty that was also an attack on free and safe education. Last Friday, the Dutch Ministers of Education Van Engelshoven and Slob called…
The other elections The world watches like chickens looking at the storm as the Americans express their preference for the Republican President Donald Trump or his democratic challenger Joe Biden today. The average campus dweller has little to say about that. But what TU-Delft staff can vote on today are the…
Survey on Research Integrity Time pressure, strange outcomes, hierarchy, requests for funding – there are many factors that can put pressure on scientific integrity. What are your experiences as a researcher? The NSRI (National Survey on Research Integrity) survey has posed that question to 40,000 researchers in the Netherlands. The survey started…
Never before has the Night Watch been portrayed so precisely. TU Delft researcher Willemijn Elkhuizen and Rijksmuseum staff are laying the foundations for the restoration.
Criminals are often just like any other citizen, found criminologist and PhD candidate Rolf van Wegberg (TPM). They look for the most reliable service on online markets.
Robotic building at Dutch Design Week The Delft Robotic Building Lab has two entries for the Dutch Design Week (17-25 October) in Eindhoven. The first project, Componential Hybridity, concerns a plant-like stairwell for a former Philips factory hall in the Brabant capital of Eindhoven. Henriette Bier (Architecture and the Built Environment)…
The German offshore windpark Riffgat. (Photo: Impériale) If it were up to energy economist dr.ir. Laurens de Vries (TBM), offshore wind will become even cheaper in the future. De Vries took part in the European research consortium PROMOTioN. A recent study looked at a potential network of large offshore wind farms (100-200 GW) in…
The German offshore windpark Riffgat. (Photo: Impériale) To encourage offshore wind farm operators to minimise costs. That is the goal that Energy Economist Dr Laurens de Vries (TPM) set himself as part of the PROMOTioN European research consortium. A recent study looked at a potential network of large offshore wind farms (100-200 GW)…
The Delft Robotic Building Lab has two entries for the Dutch Design Week (17-25 October) in Eindhoven. The first project, Componential Hybridity, concerns a plant-like stairwell for a former Philips factory hall in the Brabant capital of Eindhoven. Henriette Bier (Architecture and the Built Environment) and her team entwined 3D printed metal…
After Microsoft and Intel, the Japanese computer company Fujitsu has now signed a cooperation agreement with QuTech. What does that mean for the research?
Team video Myonics Five IDE students have entered the top 20 of the James Dyson Award, an international design competition, with their special computer interface. The submission of team Myonics enables people suffering from muscular dystrophy (Duchenne’s disease), who can barely move their hands, to work with a computer. The students use…
De Nobelprijs voor chemie werd toegekend voor de ontdekking van ‘de genetische schaar’ Crispr-Cas. Microbioloog Stan Brouns werkte mee aan de basis ervan en vertelt erover.
Goed afscheid nemen van je mobieltje blijkt niet eenvoudig. Bijna niemand doet het. (Foto:pxhere) Bij de aankoop van een nieuwe telefoon zou je de oude moeten inleveren om te recyclen. Toch leggen de meeste mensen hun afgedankte telefoon(s) in een la, waardoor een circulaire economie in edelmetalen niet van de grond komt. Hoe…
A wing that can actively absorb gusts of wind. The scale model of such a wing won three PhD students a prize this summer. The future wings react to changing air currents.
People express themselves freely in social media. Can their posts be used for crowd control at large events? For sure, says Dr Vincent Gong, that’s what we made it for.
The Triceratops skull is back in the Science Centre. The restoration combined 66 million year old bone fragments and today’s scientifically modelled 3D prints.
Last Friday, Delft master’s students in biomedical technology were able to watch live from a lecture hall to an ear operation in a Berlin university hospital.
TU Delft frontrunner in sustainable energy research Five years ago, the UN introduced sixteen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on issues such as poverty, hunger and health. Affordable and clean energy is another goal. Elsevier, a major Dutch scientific publisher, has produced an inventory of publications related to the UN development goals. The analysis shows that…
VVD MP Mark Harbers pleads for new nuclear energy plants for the Netherlands. Nuclear physicist Jan Leen Kloosterman wants research money for better thorium reactors.
We have learned to work at home and have gotten rid of traffic jams. Are we going to continue this after the corona crisis? This was the question on a webinar last week.
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?
What are employers looking for? What studies are most in demand among employers? Career platform magnet.me researched this by analysing the graduates that were most frequently approached by employers over the past year. This could be for an internship, a starter’s job or a traineeship. TU Delft appears six times in the top 50…
HR to replace software by 2021 TU Delft staff are familiar with the multifaceted nature of ICT solutions for leave applications, sick leave and submitting claims. Taking effect on 1 January 2021, all HR related matters will be brought together in a single system. This, at least, is the target date for the software…
Covid-19 lockdowns are causing scientists to turn to online conferencing. But Kavli researchers were exploring the pros and cons of online seminars long before corona.
At the height of the corona crisis, clinical technology students were designing a ventilator. But when the design was finished, it was not needed anymore. What was that like?
Bert van Wee never thought he would win the Best Professor Award. Delta spoke to the Transport policy Professor about the impact of corona and the character of generalists.
Forced by corona, TU Delft professor Wim Uijttewaal organised his River Flow 2020 congress online this year. That gave him an idea. “We need to reinvent the conference.”
Towards better batteries In theory, a minus lithium pole would allow Li-ion batteries to store two to three times more charge than the current generation of batteries. That sounds attractive. However, a lithium anode never transpired because the current electrolytes (the conductive material between the plus and minus poles) would then break down too…
Walking with an exoskeleton is an experience itself. Project MARCH has taken the next step by completing an obstacle course in preparation for the Cybathlon later this year.
With the economy in a slump caused by the corona crisis, unemployment among young graduates and students has increased. “No fun times for young people looking for a job.”
Solar boat team finishes third in own race The TU Delft Solar Boat Team finished third in the solar boat competition for top Dutch teams that it itself organised on the Ketelmeer in Flevoland on 17 August. The race consisted of three parts: endurance, slalom and sprint. Race Officer Eva Smits…
‘More optimistic about quantum technology’ Intensive collaboration with chipmaker Intel and software giant Microsoft, rapid technological developments, and increased focus on quantum computer applications and quantum software. These developments have made Professor Lieven Vandersypen hopeful about the future of the quantum computer. “This progress makes me more optimistic than five years ago. I want to…
The explosion was huge and Beirut was already dealing with several disasters. Emergency Response Professor Bartel Van de Walle explains how ICT can both help and disrupt.
LIVE: follow the Solar Boat Race here Luxury yachts, expensive sunglasses and crystal clear water. Last year the Delft Solar Boat Team won the offshore competition in Monaco where they competed for the first time in 2016. Before that, the solar boat race was a marathon over Frisian waters. This year, the corona crisis has…
Library reopens for students At arrival, students should register at a temporary reception desk. (Photo: Jos Wassink) On the first day that the TU Delft Library reopens its doors for students, three quarters of the study places are reserved. Just walking in and finding a place is no longer an option.…
Scientists, also from the TU Delft, call on the WHO to pay more attention to the indoor spread of the coronavirus. Especially in view of the coming autumn and winter.
Momenteel niet meer dan een diepe bouwput achter Civiele Techniek, maar eind volgend jaar een staaltje duurzame architectuur. Dat is wat nieuwssite Inhabitat laat zien van het ontwerp van Ben van Berkels UNStudio. Het gebouw Echo voorziet met zonnepanelen in zijn eigen energie en zal bovendien flexibel ingericht worden met oog op de toekomst. In de…
The Netherlands started relaxing the corona measures on 1 July. Great news, but risky too. By screening all sewage installations the government keeps an eye on the virus.
In the Design Synthesis Exercise, AE students typically explore new territories like electric flying, colonising Mars, or recycling airplanes. Today, they present the results.
How do you get a charging tile for e-bikes on the market if no one yet has a bike suitable for it? Two Rotterdam entrepreneurs know just what to do with this TU Delft patent.
Tomorrow a research program will start to see how you can increase transport over water. This is better for the environment. Professor Rudy Negenborn is leading the programme.
TU Delft is leading a multi-million euro project to train geothermal experts. This connects to the Delft geothermal heat project, with deep wells under the campus.
TU Delft, as a technology centre, must pull out all the stops to defeat Covid-19, asserts network professor Piet Van Mieghem. “We must now push on and extinguish corona.”
Vijf ervaren surfers overleden op 11 mei 2020 voor Scheveningen. Onder hen twee TU-studenten. Het NIOZ onderzocht de rol van zeeschuim bij het ongeval.
The rise in sea level necessitates an additional dam off the coast, say the inventors of the Haakse Zeedijk. What do they think about this at CiTG?
EU geothermal energy programme in Delft The European Commission is investing €3.4 million in a research programme on the safe and efficient use of geothermal energy. A total of 13 PhD students are involved in this programme at four universities, five of which are PhD students in the geothermal research group at the TU Delft…
Who produces the most and best cherry tomatoes at the lowest cost – a bunch of remote engineers or experienced growers in the greenhouse? We’ll know soon.
TU Delft is looking for a lot of AI talent Can artificial intelligence (AI) accelerate scientific progress? TU Delft is going to investigate this question across a large number of disciplines using the same number of TU Delft AI Labs. The research will start with eight research groups in the fields of materials science,…
De coronacrisis is vergelijkbaar met 11 september, stelt de STT; de wereld zal nooit meer dezelfde zijn. Hier zijn vier scenario’s voor het vervolg.
Born in a traditional Egyptian family, Rana el Kaliouby became a leading researcher in artificial intelligence at MIT. This results in a fascinating autobiography.
Mechanical engineering students Sweder Reuchlin (l) and Daan Kerssenmakers are working on a fine summer project: the solar water heater. The parabolic mirror concentrates sunlight on the tube in its focal point and heats the water that flows through it. This produces 9 litres of water at 55 degrees Celsius per hour. Together…
Choral singing has been a super spreader of Covid-19 a number of times. Physicist and conductor Ivo Bouwmans is collecting relevant research on the website virmus.nl.
A SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket is ready to bring two men to the international space station. Is this the return of American manned space travel?
Mechanical engineers are practical people. At the beginning of the corona crisis, all lab work was at a standstill, now 80% of it has resumed. How does 3mE do it?
Breaking down plastics No one knows if it can be done, but Professor Frank Hollmann’s group of biocatalysis is going to try anyway: breaking down plastics with enzymes. Hollmann’s group in the Applied Sciences Faculty is one of 10 partners in a 3.18 million euro project called Bizente – one of more than 20 projects…
After virologists and epidemiologists, experts in data, mobility and behaviour are now needed to transition from lockdown to a new normal. TU Delft is bundling its knowledge.
Public transport advises to stay away Will there be place in public transport as the lockdown is gradually being opened up? Due to the corona crisis, the use of public transport has dropped by 90%. However, due to the introduction of the 1.5 metre measures, capacity has also been slashed by 75%. Thus far,…
Kooy Prize for research fast helicopters Laurent Declerck MSc received the Kooy Award from the Kivi Department of Defense and Security for his graduation work on so-called compound helicopters, last April. This new type looks like a hybrid between a helicopter and an airplane. Because of the fixed wing, the aircraft can reach a higher…
Maandagavond verongelukten vijf surfers bij het havenhoofd van Scheveningen. Twee van hen waren TU-studenten. Het Delftsch Studenten Corps heeft een gedenkplek ingericht.
Large fire in student flat in The Hague On Sunday, a major fire raged in The Hague on the sixteenth floor of a student flat. Three people had to go to the hospital because they had inhaled smoke. Some residents of the flat could not flee because the escape routes were full of smoke,…
The Joint Interdisciplinary Project offers master students an opportunity to experience real-life engineering problems from all sides. Applications for September are open.
Spillover is the best background book around on Covid-19, even if that term does not appear in it. Quammen writes about the ‘Next Big One’, which we are in the middle of.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives set more than 100 conditions on its financial support to KLM. Constructive it is not, says Aviation teacher Joris Melkert.
A low-tech ventilator, developed and built by the Project Inspiration team, has reached Guatemala where it will double the national stock of ventilators.
TU-employees led by Professor Amir Zadpoor (3mE) have designed and built a ventilator made from standard industrial parts: reliable and widely obtainable.
When the Delft Professor Beijerinck discovered viruses in 1898, they were regarded as a plant disease. It’s much bigger than that, as we have found out.
QuTech has made functional quantum bits openly available on the internet under the title Quantum Inspire. The quantum computer is here, and you can try it out.
Driven by an impending shortage of ventilators, TU researcher Gerwin Smit looked for inspiration at a classic machine that had proven its merit.
De Europese Commissie heeft 17 miljoen euro ter beschikking gesteld voor het project Mining Water dat innovatieve oplossingen belooft voor de winning van grondstoffen uit afvalwater. Het publiek-private consortium telt 38 partners in twaalf landen, en wordt geleid vanuit de TU Delft. Onderzoeksleider prof.dr.ir Mark van Loosdrecht (environmental biotechnology, TNW) zegt daarover: “Water is essentieel…
‘Een ongekende prestatie’ twitterde minister-president Mark Rutte vanochtend over zijn bezoek aan de faculteit 3mE waar vele tientallen studenten en medewerkers aan corona-gerelateerd onderzoek werken. Communicatiemedewerker Céline Bovy (3mE) vertelt dat Rutte een bezoek bracht aan OperationAir, waar studenten onder leiding van prof.dr.ir. Jaap Harlaar een prototype van een beademingsapparaat hebben gebouwd (zie foto). Ook…
Professor Lieven Vandersypen will be QuTech’s new Director of Research starting on 1 September 2020. That will also make him Chair of the Management Board of QuTech. He will succeed Professor Ronald Hanson who filled this post from the end of 2016. The Executive Board of TU Delft announced the appointment last week. “I feel…
The corona pandemic has caused a shortage of protection equipment, especially face masks. TU Delft researchers and students are ramping up testing facilities in ProjectMask.
Closing schools, working at home, and no social events. What is the effect of such measures, and why do they differ across countries? How science advises policy makers.
His inaugural speech was planned for 18 March but was cancelled due to the corona crisis. Professor Frank Hollmann (bio-catalysis, Applied Sciences) enjoyed his day off.
Dutch universities have been awarded 14 advanced grants from the European Research Council. With three grants, TU Delft is leading the pack.
Crises are all in a day’s work for Kenny Meesters. He researches and teaches crisis management at TPM. He joined the national operational corona team.
TU Delft and Van Straten Medical have developed and tested a process to reuse masks safely up to five times. The process can be applied directly and by all hospitals.
Nu laboratoria gesloten zijn, vragen studenten zich af hoe ze hun practica moeten doen. En hoe moet het met de toetsing van labvaardigheden? Delta zocht het uit.
Ceramic armour has reduced the number of firearm casualties in war zones by some 50%. A new mathematical model shows how ceramic tiles stop bullets.
Students are preparing to celebrate VSV Leonardo da Vinci’s 75th anniversary this year with a monument in space. Building will start after the corona crisis.
(Photo: TU Delft) The dream of transparant solar cells and power-generating windows has come a bit closer. Such dye-sentised solar cells contain a layer of titanium dioxide or ‘titania’. Current production of this material requires high temperatures and advanced vacuum technology. Not anymore. Members of Dr Duncan McMilland’s bio catalysis group (Applied Sciences) have found…
Vigorous mixing of a solution containing micro particles of graphite may produce graphene, a material with remarkable electrical, mechanical, optical and thermal properties. Researchers from TU Delft and Queen Mary University of London have now published an article based on a simulation of the process. They calculated the molecular dynamics which determine whether layers of…
The same policies that made electric vehicles popular, such as private charging stations and free parking spaces, are jeopardising further growth in electric transport.
The DNA inside a cell’s nucleus is sometimes described as a bunch of spaghetti. But there must be more to it. There has to be a hidden order. How else can a cell can organise the ‘spaghetti’ in neatly packed chromosomes before dividing itself? We know that the protein ‘condensin’ plays an important…
TU Delft now has a Developers Student Club (DSC) supported by Google. Their first activity is a symposium on machine learning, open to all students.
Stress is inevitable and it helps people perform. But what if it’s all too much? The interactive play TIME OUT! will help you learn how to recognise the symptoms of stress and a burnout and how to respond to them. But, maybe more important, the play opens up the dialogue. In an informal setting, theatre group PodiumT invites students to…
Tougher regulations are forcing maritime operators to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Two PhD studies into wind-assisted propulsion show double-digit fuel savings.
The North Sea could be closed off from the Atlantic Ocean by two long dams. This may stop the sea level rise around the new ‘North Lake’. A stroke of genius or a delusion?
Twee Delftse studenten, Marieke Kootte en Tijs Ziere, zijn een nieuwe podcast begonnen waarin ze professoren portretteren. Tot de zomer komen er vier afleveringen.
Affordable surgical instruments could save many lives in Africa. Yet, there are still numerous obstacles that stand in the way of producing them. A CASE for change.
Climate hoax, anti-vaxxers, nitrogen crisis – mistrust between science and the articulate public is growing. I-Lab-U is an invitation to bridge the abyss by speed-dating.
In the semiconducting industry, germanium was long regarded as silicon’s ugly little sister. But it is now on the rebound with promising qualities for building quantum bits.
The growing TU Delft-Erasmus University collaboration revolves around a new Health Technology Campus in Rotterdam. The campus will cost half a billion euros in 10 years.
TU Delft will confer two honorary doctorates at the Dies Natalis on Batya Friedman (USA) and Marco Steinberg (Finland). They symbolise new perceptions in design.
