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Listening to the waves
Analysis of ‘inaudible’ infrasound high in the stratosphere can improve weather forecasting and climate models, Dr Pieter Smets (Faculty of…
Static Liquefaction Tank
A huge tank filled with water and sand has been placed on the ground floor of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. It will test…
Living on a drilling platform
If oil and gas extraction ends in the future, there will be about 150 unused drilling platforms in the North Sea. What can we do with them?…
Another wind
According to the Energy Agreement, wind farms at sea will become the most important energy source in the Netherlands. Professor Simon Watson…
Using natural forces to strengthen the coast
Large-scale hydraulic engineering projects such as the Afsluitdijk and the Delta Works are often built for the wrong reasons, Professor of…
‘I was a calculating student’
Ionica Smeets, Leiden University Professor of Science Communication, has been chosen as TU Delft Alumnus of the Year. “My academic…
25th Best Professor Award
The Delft University Fund has been presenting the Best Professor Award to a professor from Delft since 1994; 2018 will be the 25th occasion.…
Wave predictions pay off
A pilot who has to land his aircraft on a rolling aft deck, or an engineer who has to transfer pipes to another ship on the open sea –…
Landing obligation
Undersized fish that are thrown overboard usually die. From 2019, fishers will be required to land these unsaleable fish, reducing their…
Circularise uses blockchain technology to trace raw materials
The amount of electrical and electronic waste in Europe is growing rapidly. Every year, around 10 million tonnes of old computers,…
Applied Sciences’ hidden helium recovery system
Suppose you are researching quantum mechanics and you need helium to cool particles. At some point you will have to knock on Remco…
From green slime to aircraft interior
Slimy green stuff. That is a pretty accurate description of the product that is left over after sewage water has been purified using the…
Pulverising, baking and dissolving
It was only supposed to be a temporary solution. Twenty years ago, a German company unloaded 5,000 tonnes of waste containing zinc ferrite -…
‘There’s a lot of money in reusing materials’
Having previously worked in the waste sector, assistant professor Jan-Henk Welink (3mE) knows how to translate the sustainable management of…
Hotspot in the circular economy
Dr David Peck (Architecture and the Built Environment, Climate Design and Sustainability) anticipates that TU Delft and the Netherlands will…