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20 March 2024
New Mangrove Living Lab result from collaboration with TU Delft
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In Vietnam, the newly established Mangrove Living Lab has been put into operation. Here, ideas for restoring mangrove forests to protect the Mekong Delta from water are being tested. Today Minister Mark Harbers of Infrastructure and Water Management visited the lab, which is a result of years of cooperation in education and research between TU Delft and Thuy Loi University in Hanoi.
19 March 2024
Salt marshes put to test in wave flume
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Can salt marshes serve as a natural solution for flood protection? Researchers of the project ‘Living Dikes’ transported 62 big blocks of salt marshes, containing soil and vegetation, from the coast of Friesland to the Delta Flume at Deltares. After four weeks of exposure to extreme waves, almost the entire salt marsh is still standing there.
14 March 2024
Pioneering new ‘MasterPlus’ Programme In Optics And Photonics
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13 March 2024
TU Delft presents the nine Best Climate Action & Energy Papers
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Nine young researchers compete for the best climate action & energy paper of 2023
08 March 2024
ENHANCE+ Kick-Off welcomed over 130 representatives from our 10 partner universities to Berlin
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On the 22nd and 23rd of February 2024, the ENHANCE+ project Kick-Off in Berlin marked a pivotal moment in the ENHANCE journey to actively shape European Education of the future. During two dynamic days, more than 130 representatives of the Alliance’s ten partner universities gathered in Berlin to officially welcome the new project phase ENHANCE+ and to continue the hard work that has taken place since its formal initiation past November.
07 March 2024
Balloon Telescope GUSTO lands on Antarctica after record-breaking flight
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After a record-breaking 57 days, 7 hours and 38 minutes, NASA’s balloon telescope GUSTO completed its flight above Antarctica by landing on the ice by parachute. The mission was designed to last 55 days. GUSTO has observed atomic clouds in our own galaxy and its nearest neighbor with far-infrared cameras, developed by SRON and TU Delft.
05 March 2024
Zwanet van Lubek appointed general director of AMS Institute
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A delegation from the European Innovation Council (EIC) visited the TU Delft Campus on Wednesday. The visit focused on the innovation ecosystem around TU Delft and the way in which new, promising technology is brought to the market. Collaboration is crucial, was the message.
01 March 2024
TU Delft stresses need for permanent improvement in social safety
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In response to the Inspectorate’s report into social safety among employees at the university, TU Delft stresses that social safety deserves priority, ongoing attention and improvement. TU Delft takes the inspectorate's recommendations on board in its improvement process.
29 February 2024
Vici grants for three leading TU Delft researchers
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27 February 2024
Casey Deccio (Brigham Young University) gives a Cybersecurity talk
21 February 2024
Freezing electronics to control diamond spin qubits
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19 February 2024
Delft researchers take next step towards better batteries with widely available materials
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Delft researchers are developing batteries that can charge faster, offer more stable storage and are made from sustainable materials that are widely available. In doing so, they offer a cheaper alternative to lithium-ion batteries that consist of rare materials and have a high CO2 footprint.
16 February 2024
Green steel programme receives final approval, marking its official start
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On 12 February, the Growing with Green Steel programme received official approval for a grant of more than 100 million euros from the National Growth Fund. Around 22 million euros of the total sum is destined for TU Delft. The programme aims to develop scientific knowledge and technology for sustainable steel production.
16 February 2024
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13 February 2024
Cynthia Liem Receives Women in AI Netherlands Diversity Leader Award
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Cynthia Liem, associate professor of the Intelligent Systems department, has been recognised with the 2024 Women in AI Netherlands Diversity Leader Award. This highlights her contributions to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusivity within the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
13 February 2024
Scientists develop new technology to identify individual full-length human proteins
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In a study published in Nature Nanotechnology, scientists from Delft University of Technology present a new technique to identify proteins. Proteins carry out essential functions in our cells, while playing a crucial role in diseases like cancer and COVID-19 infection. The researchers identify proteins by reading out the fingerprint, and comparing the fingerprint to patterns from a database. Using this new technology, the researchers can identify individual, intact, full-length proteins, preserving all its information. This can shed light on the mechanisms behind many different diseases and allows earlier diagnosis.
13 February 2024
Unveiling of plaque and mural at Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's birthplace
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2023 marked the 300th anniversary of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's death at the age of 91. This was widely commemorated in Delft and beyond last year. TU Delft also remembered the father of microbiology in many ways, including the podcast “A world full of secrets”. Of course, the story of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek deserves a wide audience. That is why last year the Royal Dutch Society for Microbiology (KNVM) commissioned a mural and a plaque on the site of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's birthplace, now De Oostpoort primary school.
12 February 2024
TU Delft receives 2 million for 'Lifelong Learning'
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12 February 2024
Projects awarded by the Open Education Stimulation Fund 2023
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The Open Science Programme was pleasantly surprised by the number of proposals: 29 were submitted by TU Delft Lecturers.
12 February 2024
Clouds disappear quickly during solar eclipse
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Cumulus clouds over land start to disappear almost instantly during a partial solar eclipse. Until recently, satellite measurements during the eclipse resulted in dark spots in the cloud map, but researchers from TU Delft and KNMI were able to recover the satellite measurements by using a new method. The results may have implications for proposed climate engineering ideas, because disappearing clouds can partly oppose the cooling effect of artificial solar eclipses. The results were published today in Nature Communications Earth and Environment.
08 February 2024
New AI tool discovers realistic 'metamaterials' with unusual properties
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A coating that can hide objects in plain sight, or an implant that behaves exactly like bone tissue. These extraordinary objects are already made from ‘metamaterials’. Researchers from TU Delft have now developed an AI tool that not only can discover such extraordinary materials but also makes them fabrication-ready and durable.
07 February 2024
Tim van der Hagen reappointed as Rector Magnificus/President of the Executive Board
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TU Delft’s Supervisory Board has reappointed Professor Tim van der Hagen as Rector Magnificus/President of the Executive Board of TU Delft. The reappointment comes into effect on 1 May 2024 and runs until 7 October 2026.
05 February 2024
TU Delft develops model to better understand injuries to babies caused by violent shaking
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Shaking a baby violently can cause head and neck injuries, blindness and in some cases even death. Researchers at TU Delft, faculty of Mechanical Engineering, are using a dummy baby and computer models to map the accelerations that act on the head during shaking. They want to be able to assess the risk of injury more accurately. This could eventually lead to more clarity in legal cases on the subject.
03 February 2024
TU Delft engineers work with Erasmus MC and EUR on sustainable care
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02 February 2024
NWO grant for Human-Centred AI for crowd crisis response
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AI has the potential to support crowd crises decisions, yet the increasing use of AI has led to a debate about the legal and ethical implications. To address these challenges, the AI-COMPASS consortium, led by TU Delft, develops real-time decision support systems, considering context, behaviour, and values. The project is financed by the Collaboration between Humans and (semi-)Autonomous systems programme of NWO.
01 February 2024
New network to build the first realistic thermomagnetic generator for waste heat recovery
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TU Delft leads HEAT4ENERGY, a European consortium, dedicated to develop thermomagnetic devices and novel materials to harvest heat from data centres, food, pulp and paper industries and convert this waste heat to electricity. This project ticks all the boxes: energy transition, decarbonising, low and high power devices for conversion of waste heat to electricity, energy storage, finding alternatives for critical raw materials, developing new materials and most important of all: training of a next generation of European experts.
26 January 2024
TU Delft Faculty of Aerospace Engineering takes measure for 30% female intake in bachelor's programme
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The percentage of female students starting in the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft has not been increasing for several years. The percentage is currently around 20%. "That is not enough as far as we are concerned. That’s why we want to increase the proportion to 30% at once with the intake of the coming academic year," says Director of Education Joris Melkert.
25 January 2024
Fujitsu en Technische Universiteit Delft richten quantumlab op
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Industry-academia collaboration hub Fujitsu Advanced Computing Lab Delft at Delft University of Technology to drive development of advanced quantum computing technologies
25 January 2024
Social living room Exhale officially opened
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On Friday 19 January 2024, Exhale, a social living room powered by X, hosted a party to celebrate its official opening. Hundreds of students from TU Delft visited Exhale to get to know the space for the first time, get together and enjoy food and good music.
23 January 2024
Interview with Judith Rietjens: "We need to cherish the conversation again”
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Judith Rietjens is a Professor of Design for Public Health at the TU Delft | Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering and Erasmus MC’s department of Public Health. On 26 January, she will give her inaugural lecture at the TU Delft Aula. What was it that sparked her line of research? Why did she join the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE)? How does she see the evolution of the healthcare system? Find out in this interview.
23 January 2024
New website helps make eHealth tools usable for all
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eHealth tools can offer a solution to the glaring shortage of healthcare personnel. But not everyone has the technical skills to get started with these tools. That is why PhD candidates Jasper Faber and Isra Al-Dhahir have developed a website for eHealth tool developers to get practical information on building such a tool, with the aim of closing the growing health gap. "Think practical tips, do's and don'ts."
16 January 2024
Interview with Dr. Jalal Kazempour: insights on priorities for the energy transition, barriers, and modelling
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16 January 2024
TU Delft celebrated 182nd Dies Natalis and Delta week
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15 January 2024
New TU Delft Dream Team Emergence combines art and technology
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Emergence Delft is een gloednieuw TU Delft studententeam dat met interactieve kunstinstallaties meer duiding en uitleg wil geven over de impact van nieuwe, moderne, opkomende technologie
09 January 2024
Old times revived for climate adaptation
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Extreme rainfall events are becoming more extreme and periods of drought are becoming more frequent. To keep the Dutch delta liveable, adaptations will be needed, such as extra water buffers. The Netherlands has a long history of struggle against water, but also makes eager use of it. What can we learn from our heritage? Erik Mostert, lecturer and researcher Water Management at TU Delft, developed several strategies for the province of South Holland to be more resilient to climate change. Inspiration for this came from Dutch heritage: tow barge canals.
09 January 2024
Student 'Quick Reaction' Team erected for field measurements in extreme weather events
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08 January 2024
Unique permanent coastal observation detects minimal changes
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A team of researchers from TU Delft has succeeded in long-term mapping of beach topography to within a few centimetres. The unique dataset provides insights into coastal changes for every hour, for three years. This data is important for dune maintenance and to keep the hinterland well protected. The methodology is also being used to monitor other coastlines and even glaciers. The data are open source and published in Nature, and the new methodology was also recently published.
08 January 2024
New year, new name: 3mE is now called Mechanical Engineering
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The Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Science (3mE) is starting the new year with a new name: Mechanical Engineering (ME). The name change took effect from 1 January.
22 December 2023
December edition Delft Matters published
20 December 2023
Echo education building wins World Prix Versailles 2023
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TU Delft is very proud to announce that the World Judges Panel for the Prix Versailles 2023 decided to award the World Prix Versailles 2023 (Campuses category) to our Echo education building.