05 March 2021
Delfi-n3Xt back to life after 7 years of silence
Recently, a signal was picked up from the Delfi-n3Xt, the satellite of the TU Delft with which contact was lost in 2014.
02 March 2021
Prof. Bisagni elected as AIAA Fellow
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has elected Chiara Bisagni, Professor of Aerospace Structures and Computational Mechanics at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the TU Delft, as one of the Fellows in the Class of 2021 Honorary Fellows and Fellows.
02 March 2021
Measuring system using laser beams and helium bubbles helps top skaters go for gold
TU Delft, NOC*NSF, KNSB and Innovation Lab Thialf have been using the Ring of Fire measuring system to analyse top Dutch speed skaters. The measuring system was used last week in Heerenveen to measure and visualise the air resistance around a moving skater.
16 February 2021
Royal NLR and TU Delft present vision for route to sustainable air transport
In the white paper published today NLR - Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre and Delft University of Technology present their joint vision on the most promising technologies for achieving a climate neutral air transport system by 2050.
09 February 2021
Irene Fernandez Villegas appointed AE Sustainability Officer
The faculty’s Management Team has appointed Associate Professor Aerospace Structures and Materials Irene Fernandez Villegas in the new role of Sustainability Officer at the faculty.
04 February 2021
Breathing (more) easily through aerospace engineering
A team of researchers, led by Prof. Leroux at ETH Zürich, have developed a new personalized biodegradable 3D printed stent for the windpipe. The scientific publication of the group, including researcher Kunal Masania of the faculty of Aerospace Engineering TU Delft, is published today in Science Advances.
02 February 2021
AIFluids lab, new in the second series of TU Delft AI Labs
Dr. Davide Modesti, assistant professor at the Department of Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance & Propulsion (AWEP) of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering will lead the research into the essence of complex physical flows in air, water or other media.
26 January 2021
Launch first Dutch military nanosatellite
According to the current planning, Virgin Orbit will launch the first Dutch nanosatellite (BRIK-II) to orbit with its upcoming launch mid-March. The satellite is developed in a unique collaboration in commission of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).
19 January 2021
Appreciating a flower’s texture, color, and shape leads to better drone landings
You may have wondered how a honeybee has such perfect navigation skills.
22 December 2020
TU Delft, the Aerospace Innovation Hub, and Airbus Bizlab expand collaboration
Innovation starts with collaboration. TU Delft, the Aerospace Innovation Hub (AIH), and Airbus Bizlab have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further expand their close cooperation in the field of startups and innovation.