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Techniques to extract information from plants about what they need. In 4TU.techtalk #3 Gerard Verbiest (4TU Plantenna/ TU Delft) and Jan Westra (Priva) discuss smart agriculture.

Glas is vloeibaar, noch vast. Om die reden bijten natuurkundigen al jaren hun tanden erop stuk. Maar nieuw onderzoek licht een tipje van de sluier op.

TU Delft has developed software that makes it possible to calculate the risks of contamination with the corona virus for a specific area. The model virtually places a sick person in a room and simulates how quickly the virus particles spread. This can be used to calculate how safe it is in areas such as airplanes, classrooms or restaurants.

Researchers develop first model to guide large-scale production of ultrathin graphene

According to professor Ad van Wijk, hydrogen is one of the most sustainable substances to store energy.

Twelve years ago, the first tests were already carried out with soil disinfection via microwaves. Researchers from various technical disciplines are currently working together to develop this idea into a practical application, as an alternative to soil steaming.

Scientists and engineers from the US have come up with a way to store electricity in a brick. "They modified it, and it works really well. But very different from a normal lithium battery, explains energy expert Earl Goetheer.

What makes things sticky?

John van den Dobbelsteen and Tim Horeman, together with lab manager Rob Luttjeboer, have a successful way to test recycled sterilized masks and masks made from new materials

TU Delft and Van Straten Medical have developed and tested a process to reuse masks safely up to five times. The process can be applied directly and by all hospitals.

Self-driving cars can already do quite a bit, but driving as a human being requires something that algorithms cannot do very well: being insecure and careless. A new model that maps the mechanism behind human driving should change this.

Answer to the question of why disposable razors become dull so quickly. And what does a durable Iron Age look like?

Joost de Winter: "The industry is increasingly seeing the importance of research in the field of robotics. Delft engineers lead robotics solutions that enable a company to innovate its technologies."

Burak Eral and his colleagues are developing a method that allows microparticles to be separated based on their shape.

Exciting research by Lode Huijgens is helping to pave the way for the next generation of ship propulsion systems. Marine Professional finds out more.

How can transport on the Rhine between Rotterdam / Antwerp and Basel be improved? That is the central question in the Novimove research program: Novel inland waterway transport concepts for moving freight effectively. The European Commission has allocated nearly € 9 million to this four-year program from Horizon 2020, the Framework Program for Research and Innovation.

Answer to the question of why disposable razors become dull so quickly.

As healthcare becomes increasingly complex, Professor Heike Vallery strives for simpler and lighter systems for learning to walk again.

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.

Researchers developed a backpack-like wearable robot to provide balance support during rehabilitation; the GyBAR.

Researchers developed a backpack-like wearable robot to provide balance support during rehabilitation; the GyBAR.

Researchers developed a backpack-like wearable robot to provide balance support during rehabilitation; the GyBAR.

The global mountain of electronic waste is growing alarmingly fast.

A team of researchers and students is launching a new type of ventilator that is purely mechanical and that you could easily build and repair yourself.

TU Delft Master's students of Technical Medicine, under the supervision of Prof. Jaap Harlaar, want to develop a simple and relatively inexpensive ventilator as soon as possible.

Plants and trees are formed from CO2, sunlight and water. They created petroleum in the sea millions of years ago. When the products that we make from petroleum are burned, the CO2 in the air that took millions of years to form petroleum is released in a very short time. This CO2 contributes to the greenhouse effect and thus to global warming.

More and more ships are being built with electric motors on board. "Society is increasingly demanding emissions-free sailing. As a result, more and more shipbuilders are starting to focus on emission-free propulsion of ships, "says Klaas Visser.

A project team of scientists active in the Medical Delta region is testing the first prototypes of a ventilator consisting entirely of standard parts. These parts are locally stocked almost everywhere in the world and can be made by hundreds of manufacturers. As a result, the ventilator can in many cases be assembled locally. The design hopes to respond to the demand for respiratory equipment and the logistical problems that exist due to a shortage of specific parts.

According to professor Jan Klein, authority in the field of patient safety, the number of calamities hardly decreases.

For people who are paralyzed and unable to move, communication is difficult. Or can you also control a computer with your thoughts?