Archive Open menu Search 298 results Open menu 28 June 2024 TU Delft student team designs a self-supporting lunar village Dream Team ‘Space Oasis Delft’ has designed a lunar village for 150+ residents. The dwellings have elements of biomimicry, contain a self-sustaining biosphere and simulate a day-night cycle as well as seasons. Smart design choices safeguard not only the occupants' safety but also their mental well-being. Read more 28 June 2024 Femke Vossepoel is appointed professor in Earth System Simulation Femke: “With the simulation I can make scenarios that support decision makers by predicting how the natural system responds to human interventions. The resulting models need to be fast and flexible, but also complete enough.” Read more 26 June 2024 Artificial coral reefs that help protect islands from flooding Reef-lined islands are often low-lying and thus extremely vulnerable to coastal flooding. The vanishing of coral reefs worldwide gives the waves free rein. Besides efforts to protect the reefs, ways to artificially restore coral reefs are being devised. Can the proposed reef restoration be an effective mitigation measure against flooding? Read more 26 June 2024 Colleague dr. Jan-Willem Foppen (1965–2024) passed away Read more 20 June 2024 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize for Gertjan Medema Professor Gertjan Medema has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2024 for his groundbreaking research and significant contributions to sewage epidemiology for virus detection in wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic. His timely research breakthrough enabled the use of wastewater surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of the Republic of Singapore presented the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize medallion to Gertjan Medema. At the beginning of the pandemic, he and his team were the first to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in the Netherlands. His research enabled the use of wastewater surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic to stop the spread of the virus and had a global impact. Read more Page 1 You are on page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 ... Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page