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01 November 2022
Emission saving construction thanks to 3D-knitting
In front of the prestigious MAXXI Museum in Rome rises an artful structure that attracts attention with its unusual shape and bright blue colour. It is a collaboration between the Block Research Group of ETH Zürich and TU Delft. The pavilion is shaped with a unique knitting work Mariana Popescu created using an algorithm and a knitting machine. With this, she demonstrates that it is possible to make efficient structures with very little building material, which also reduces CO2 emissions. Hardly any formwork is needed, resulting in virtually no construction waste.
01 November 2022
Emission saving construction thanks to 3D-knitting
In front of the prestigious MAXXI Museum in Rome rises an artful structure that attracts attention with its unusual shape and bright blue colour. It is a collaboration between the Block Research Group of ETH Zürich and TU Delft. The pavilion is shaped with a unique knitting work Mariana Popescu created using an algorithm and a knitting machine. With this, she demonstrates that it is possible to make efficient structures with very little building material, which also reduces CO2 emissions. Hardly any formwork is needed, resulting in virtually no construction waste.
25 October 2022
TU Delft in 21st position in THE Engineering & Technology rankings
For the fourth time in a row, TU Delft ranks 21st in the Engineering & Technology rankings of the Times Higher Education Subject Rankings 2023 published today, 25 October. This is the most relevant category for a university of technology like TU Delft.
18 October 2022
Rarest extreme rainstorms will become even more intense
Promovendus Gaby Gründemann berekende de regenval in 2071-2100 voor vier toekomstscenario’s, variërend van een wereld waarin de bevolkingsgroei en de fossiele energiebehoefte blijven toenemen tot een wereld die zich focust op duurzaamheid en een dalende CO2-uitstoot. Hoe dan ook zullen zowel de meest zeldzame buien als de jaarlijkse extreme buien in elk scenario heviger worden.
13 October 2022
Volcanic rocks solving CO2 problems
What if we could capture CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently store it under the ground in the form of solid minerals? MSc student Elara Redondo Garcia didn’t think twice when she had to opportunity to go to Iceland, where they are researching CO2 mineral trapping.
29 September 2022
ESA selects Harmony as Earth Explorer Flagship Mission
After years of in depth scientific and technical studies, ESA member states have formally selected Harmony as its 10th Earth Explorer flagship mission, set to be launched in 2029. Harmony was proposed in 2018 by an international scientific team lead by Dr. Paco López Dekker. Earth Explorer (EE) missions address questions that have a direct bearing on climate change research and other societally relevant issues.
30 August 2022
Bert Wouters in NRC, Standaard, Scientias en Atlas: smelten van de ijskap
Wat gaat de Groenlandse ijskap doen? Het is in een wereld die rap opwarmt nog niet zo eenvoudig om dat te voorspellen. Er zijn wel computermodellen die de interactie tussen het klimaat en de ijskap beschrijven, maar die zijn niet perfect, zo stelt onderzoeker Bert Wouters, verbonden aan de Universiteit Utrecht en TU Delft. “Ze doen hun werk goed, maar er zitten nog onzekerheden in.