Delft Outlook
Delft Outlook
Delft Outlook is the scientific magazine on research at TU Delft. It treats new developments and backgrounds of research.
In this edition, Delft Outlook 2012 nr.1
In Brief
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Science
Sand engine quells the coast's hunger for sand
An artificial peninsula at Ter Heijde is designed to feed the coast with sediment. Scientists are investigating whether this kind of sand engine could be the Netherlands’ answer to rising sea levels.
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Thousands fighting over groundwater
Heat and cold storage systems are among the most popular ways to save energy, but they are not yet delivering the returns they promise. According to researchers from the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, it is time for this to change.
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Holding back salinisation
A vertical underground osmosis filter for drinking water not only reduces energy consumption by 40% but could also prove to be a powerful means of preventing saltwater intrusion.
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Interview
'Nature always lends a hand'
Professor Marcel Stive’s voice is heard and respected in many a delta. As a scientist, consultant and creator of the sand engine, he is putting his stamp on the Dutch coast of the future. Other countries – including Vietnam – are eager to draw on his expertise. “You can’t pull any tricks.”
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Column
Fear of water
Tonie Mudde Tonie Mudde is ais a science editor and columnist for De Volkskrant. Previously, he wrote for the monthly magazine Quest. Mudde is qualified as an engineer in Aerospace Engineering and studied at TU Delft from 1996 to 2002.
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The Firm
Floating construction
Creating the world’s first self-sufficient floating city: that is the mission of Deltasync.
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The View
Hydraulic engineering goes underground
Anyone expecting hydraulic engineer Prof. Han Vrijling to make a plea to raise sea dykes is bound to be disappointed. According to him, hydraulic engineers will be working more and more underground in the not too distant future.
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People
An overview of the most important awards, appointments and other remarkable personal milestones at TU Delft
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Hora est
The proposition
Health insurers should also be required to take the Hippocratic Oath.
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Life after Delft
'I'v earned my closing badge'
It is rare that the wind is so strong and water levels so high that the floodgates must be closed. When such a situation is approaching, however, some hearts will start to beat faster. One would be that of flood-barrier manager Derckjan Smaling.
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Since You Asked
Pride on the rocks
The ultra-modern cruise ship Costa Concordia sank owing to human error. Is it still worth making improvements in technology and procedures? Ship design professor, Hans Hopman (3mE), believes it is.
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