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A mysterious beach-phenomenon

Why do shellfish reefs wash up in wave shapes on the beach, asked a beach photographer. Dr Matthieu de Schipper has an explanation.

All in the family

Some families have several generations who all study at TU Delft. In this series, parents and grandparents discuss their student days with their children and grandchildren.

Foreword World reformers

Thinking about the future isn’t easy when we face so many challenges in the present. Yet that’s exactly what’s needed right now: like a magnifying glass, the current crisis has exposed society’s shortcomings. We cannot return to how things were, nor would we wish to, but must move towards a better society and
more sustainable future.

A worldwide sun awning

Last August saw unprecedented high temperatures in the Netherlands and across Europe. There was also more advertising for sun awnings and roller blinds than ever before. Climate professor Herman Russchenberg is now calling for a worldwide sun awning.

Flying in a V-shaped wing

Air traffic accounts for approximately 2.5% of greenhouse gas emissions. However, TU Delft researchers think it can be made more sustainable. They are developing a totally new kind of aircraft: the Flying-V.

Three ideas for taming the North Sea

This summer saw the ice on Greenland melt faster than ever before. What will happen if efforts to curb climate change fail? In that case, temperatures in the year 2100 could be 2.5 to 3 degrees higher than before industrialisation. That will cause sea levels to rise by several metres (average of 2.3 m per degree).

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