News Climate Action Stories What is the coolest tree? My façade is your façade!? The next phase in aircraft design ESP Lab - Peter Palensky, Digital Technologies ESP Lab - Lucia Beloqui Larumbe, Power Electronics ESP Lab – Miro Zeman, Photovoltaics A meaty trick: plant-based deception for good Fransje Hooimeijer Moved by moving water LandShapes: made to feel real Climate Action News Open menu 17 February 2020 A golden age for earth observation Earth observation is experiencing a golden age: satellites are providing us with an unprecedented wealth of data. Climate researcher Stef Lhermitte is making good use of this, because however effective our models may be, they still contain plenty of uncertainties. Read more 16 February 2020 Waiting for the perfect storm For months hydraulic engineer Patrick Oosterlo has been waiting for a heavy storm. One that can truly test his equipment that was installed in and on a dike on the coast of the eastern Wadden Sea. He needs high waves and strong winds to decide: is this dike high enough? Read more 13 February 2020 Health problems from air pollution often originate from distant emissions Air pollution, and the associated premature deaths, are strongly affected by distant emission sources. In the US about half of the premature mortality occurs outside the state that produces the emissions. Read more 11 February 2020 Detecting plastic waste in rivers using drones Rivers take vital water to villages and cities, but unfortunately they also carry harmful plastic to oceans. In order to prevent this, we need to find out exactly where the plastic comes from and how it is distributed over time and space. Counting plastic waste items from bridges is one of the commonly used methods to do this. But then how can the huge amounts of plastic in inaccessible places be pinpointed? Master student in Hydraulic Engineering Marlein Geraeds spent her internship at The Ocean Cleanup investigating how to monitor plastic waste in Malaysia’s River Klang by means of drones. Read more 10 February 2020 Up in the clouds They are a beautiful sight, those cumulus clouds drifting by slowly high above our heads. But what is propelling them? And how do they affect the wind? To find out Louise Nuijens spent a few days with her head in the clouds. Literally. Read more ... Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 You are on page 35 Page 36 Page 37 ... Do you want to be updated on Climate Action news and events? Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page