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Online learning
TU Delft offers many online courses on subjects that matter that build on the strengths of our faculties. The online academic courses below…
The battle for a place in space
TU Delft has provided two of the three proposals that are competing for the tenth Earth Explorer mission by ESA, which is planned for…
Landing amidst slopes and stones
The landing of Apollo 11’s Lunar Module on the moon was done partly by hand. In the future, spacecraft will have to be able to land…
Ockels’ legacy
The famous astronaut and Delft professor Wubbo Ockels passed away five years ago. After his 1985 space mission, which made him realise how…
‘Our students are going to be alright’
Arnold de Jager still feels close to the current generation of students, but he is also an experienced businessman and entrepreneur. In…
Experiments in the J lab
Fuel cell innovations, energy storage and conversion, and the production and use of biofuels are key to a successful energy transition. The…
Two winners for Marina van Damme Grant
Not one, but two female TU Delft alumni won this year’s Marina van Damme Grant. Andrea Mangel Raventos and Hanneke Stenfert were both…
Phage Library wants to clarify bateriophage effects
Bacterial infections are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Bateriophages could offer an alternative. TU Delft Phage Library…
What impact will quantum have?
Delft is a pioneer in the field of quantum technology. At QuTech, TU Delft and TNO have joined forces to work on quantum computers and the…
View - Dr Chris Verhoeven
Dr Chris Verhoeven, theme leader of Space Robotics at the TU Delft Space Institute, is a man of many tales. What’s his vision on space?…
After Delft - Koen van Doremaele
During his time as a civil engineering student, structural engineer Koen van Doremaele developed a taste not only for travelling, but also…
The Firm - Frankendael Brewery
They got the idea to brew their own beer sitting in a pub. That was ten years ago, and meanwhile Frank and Lei van der Linden have their own…
Space travel in Delft all started with shifting stars
In the 1970s and 1980s, Delft researchers were involved in the first Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) and in measuring distances to…
TU Delft spin-offs in space
Many successful startups have emerged from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. From life on Mars to off-the-shelf satellite missions. The…
How we were captivated by the moon landing
Man first set foot on the moon fifty years ago, and yet there are still people today who believe it was faked. In 2003 two TU Delft alumni…