Latest News Open menu Search 869 results rss Open menu 08 May 2018 Test developed which predicts degradation 20th century paintings Titanium white is a pigment used in the 20th century by painters like Picasso and Mondriaan. The ‘bad’ version of this pigment can lead to early aging of paintings when expowed to UV light. TU Delft researcher Birgit van Driel has - in close cooperation with AkzoNobel, the Rijksmuseum and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, and within the context of the Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+ (NICAS) - developed a straightforward method to estimate the potential risk to painting. This will enable museums to take timely action to prevent damage to paintings. On Wednesday 9 May, Birgit will be defending her PhD at TU Delft. Read more 04 May 2018 Plantenna towards an Internet Of Plants The 4TU.Federation has awarded a total of 22 million euros to five proposals within the framework of the call ‘High Tech for a Sustainable Future’, thus giving a strong impetus to research into sustainable technology. Read more 30 April 2018 First papers published in TU Delft’s Open Access Journal Superhero Science and Technology In the same week as the worldwide release of Avengers: Infinity War, the latest Hollywood superhero film, the first papers and editorial have been published in the new superhero-themed online journal. The papers in Superhero Science and Technology focus on two members of the Avengers - the Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) and Iron Man (Tony Stark). Read more 27 April 2018 Publication Nature Scientific Reports: Beaches worldwide are growing We love holidays on the beach and about a quarter of the world's population live on coasts because of the favourable economic location. But until now we have had only a very vague picture of how coastal areas have evolved worldwide over the years. Scientists in Delft are changing this. Researchers from Deltares, Delft University of Technology and IHE have analysed changes in 50,000 beaches over a 35-year period. They present their findings today in Nature Scientific Reports. Read more 26 April 2018 Cas3: a biological fishing rod and a shredder rolled into one CRISPR-Cas9 has made gene editing a lot easier and will eventually help us erase hereditary diseases from our DNA. Read more 26 April 2018 Super computing power for rainfall modelling in Africa Prof. Nick van de Giesen received an IBM Technology & Data grant in the form of free super computing power and weather data. The project of Prof. Van de Giesen and Camille le Coz (both from the Water Management department) focusses on the simulation of rainfall and weather data in Africa to increase farmer resilience. Read more 26 April 2018 Royal honours for three TU Delft professors TU Delft professors Isabel Arends, Jenny Dankelman and Andy van den Dobbelsteen each received a royal honour this year. Read more 26 April 2018 Haptic assistance proves excellent solution for working with two robots Researcher Jeroen van Oosterhout has developed a haptic assistance system that makes it easier to control two robots simultaneously. On Wednesday 1 May, he will be awarded his PhD at TU Delft for his work on the subject. Read more 24 April 2018 Gerwin Smit nominated biggest scientific talent 2018 Dr.ir. Gerwin Smit from Biomechanical Engineering, 3mE faculty, TU Delft, has been nominated by New Scientist for the title of biggest scientific talent in the Netherlands and Flanders. Read more 23 April 2018 KNAW chooses Kofi Makinwa Prof. Dr. Kofi Makinwa, Professor Electronic Instrumentation and chair of the Micro Electronic department to the faculty of EEMCS, is selected as a new member of The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW). Read more ... Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 You are on page 82 Page 83 Page 84 ... For journalists Looking for an expert? Please contact our press officers. At TU Delft we are always willing to help journalists. Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page