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The team, coordinated by Dr. Vera Popovich from MSE, TU Delft and in close collaboration with M2i, University of Twente, GKN Fokker and Beamler is the winner of HTSM High Tech Materials Call 2020.

What makes things sticky?

MSE Researchers developed and validated a novel mechanical setup featuring an in-situ hydrogen gas and samples representing miniature pipelines.

A group of TU Delft bachelor students, led by professor Joris Dik, understood the secret of a special piece of wall, without affecting it. Their graduation thesis was published this week in the scientific journal Heritage Science.

Led by Professor Joris Dik, a group of TU Delft bachelor's students was able to discover the secrets of this part of the wall without damaging it. The students’ graduation thesis was published this week in academic journal Heritage Science.

Scientific research into the world-famous painting by Johannes Vermeer, known as the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', has yielded new insights. TU Delft researchers played an important role in making discoveries about the brushwork, the use of pigments and how Vermeer built up his painting with various layers of paint.

In the early morning of 22 April 2020, our dear former colleague professor Barend Thijsse passed away after a short illness as a result of lung cancer. Barend was 69 years old.

Assistant Professors Dr. Poulumi Dey and Dr. Vera Popovich from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at TU Delft, together with Assistant Professor Dr. Francesco Maresca from the Engineering and Technology Institute of the University of Groningen (RUG), have been awarded a Materials Challenge Grant to design hydrogen embrittlement resistant steels.

MSE researchers (Dr. Vera Popovich) together with European Space Agency (ESA) and ADMATEC receive Ariadna grant to explore an out-of-box research idea aimed at developing 3D-printed functionally graded materials using in-space lunar resources.