Archive
08 March 2021
Carey Walters in Atlas
08 March 2021
Geert Keetels in various media
01 March 2021
Simulations to make insight into electrokinetic transport more reliable
Researcher Remco Hartkamp and PhD student Max Döpke of the Process & Energy Department have taken an important step in making simulation results for electrokinetic transport more reliable by using molecular simulations.
24 February 2021
TU Delft develops 'brains' for buildings
A large consortium led by TU Delft is going to provide ‘brains’ to buildings. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has allocated 6.9 million euro to the Brains 4 Buildings project.
23 February 2021
Farbod Alijani in various media
21 February 2021
Gerard Verbiest in various media
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.
17 February 2021
Researchers clarify the microscopic origin of dissipation with graphene
Associate professor Farbod Alijani and PhD student Ata Keşkekler have provided supporting evidence for the existence of a nonlinear dissipation mechanism in mechanical systems.
01 February 2021
TU Delft and ASML map non-visible materials at nanoscale with ultrasound
The increasing miniaturisation of electrical components in industry requires a new imaging technique at the nanometre scale. Delft researcher Gerard Verbiest and ASML have developed a first proof-of-concept method that they now plan to further develop.
28 January 2021
Deep-sea mining less harmful to environment thanks to new ‘minerals collector’
. Rudy Helmons, onderzoeker Offshore and Dredging engineering, ontwierp in samenwerking met IHC Mining de collector 2.0. Een op waterdruk gestuurde ‘stofzuiger’ die grondstoffen op de zeebodem verzamelt waarbij minder sediment opgepakt wordt en minder water verloren gaat.
21 January 2021
Johan Padding in KIJK Magazine
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.
07 January 2021
ERC Proof of Concept grant for Farbod Alijani
Farbod Alijani, Associate Professor at the department of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, has been awarded a Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council. He is one of 55 ERC grant holders that are set to receive top-up funding in this round to explore the commercial or innovation potential of the results of their EU-funded research.
17 December 2020
Award for paper on world’s first catheter able to make S-shaped curves in all directions
A team of researchers from the Department of BioMechanical Engineering and the Bio-Inspired Technology Group (BITE) has developed the ‘4 DoF Steerable Sigma Catheter’, the world’s first catheter with a tip able to make S-shaped curves. This catheter is controlled by two joysticks and was developed for complex interventions in the heart.
15 December 2020
Peter Steeneken in various media
10 December 2020
Wouter van den Bos in various media
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.
10 December 2020
Lorenzo Botto in various media
Researchers develop first model to guide large-scale production of ultrathin graphene
10 December 2020
Ad van Wijk in various media
According to professor Ad van Wijk, hydrogen is one of the most sustainable substances to store energy.
09 December 2020
Existing neighbourhoods energy-neutral thanks to innovative solar heat network
A solar heat network has proven to be technically and financially feasible for making existing neighbourhoods more sustainable and natural gas-free, as demonstrated by a consortium led by TU Delft
08 December 2020
Miguel Bessa and Richard Norte have been awarded the Interstellar Initiatives Grant
Miguel Bessa and Richard Norte have been awarded an Interstellar Initiatives Grant from the Limitless Space Institute. The award is for their research ‘Origami Photonic Crystal Sails with Machine Learning’. Their research focus is about the development and demonstration of nanoscale origami photonic crystal membranes using data-driven machine learning.
03 December 2020
Technical Medicine master students tackle COVID-19 cases
During the COVID Case Day, thirty master students from the Technical Medicine programme studied COVID-19-related cases submitted by various hospitals and health-care institutions.
02 December 2020
TU Delft software for determining contagion risk for specific locations
TU Delft professor of aerodynamics Fulvio Scarano, together with fluid mechanics expert Lorenzo Botto and simulation expert Wouter van den Bos, has developed software to calculate the risk of Covid-19 contagion at specific locations. The model virtually places a sick person in the space in question and simulates how quickly virus particles spread. The TU Delft researchers hope that designers will use the software to make predictions for determining whether an aircraft, classroom or restaurant, for example, is safe. The plug-in will probably become available in February.
30 November 2020
Using artificial intelligence to solve arson offences
. In partnership with the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), Thijs Vlugt, Mahinder Ramdin and Otto Moultos, researchers at the Department of Process & Energy, developed a new method using artificial intelligence that can be used to solve arson offences.
30 November 2020
Arjan Mol in various media
30 November 2020
3mE researchers partner in two NWA-ORC consortia
Researchers from TU Delft will work together in nine consortia with the entire knowledge chain and societal organisations, and conduct interdisciplinary research that will bring scientific and societal breakthroughs within reach. Faculty 3mE takes part in two consortia.
30 November 2020
Guido Sturm in Groente & Fruit Actueel
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.
28 November 2020
Graphene balloons to identify noble gases
New research by scientists from Delft University of Technology and the University of Duisburg-Essen uses the motion of atomically thin graphene to identify noble gases. These gases are chemically passive and do not react with other materials, which makes it challenging to detect them. The findings are reported in the journal Nature Communications.
25 November 2020
RELEASE for Reversible Large-scale Energy Storage research is now up and running!
On October 22, the RELEASE (Reversible Large-scale Energy Storage) project held an online kick-off meeting with 74 attendees to announce its official launch on October 1st.
23 November 2020
Earl Goetheer in BNR
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.
19 November 2020
New sensor chips: low-cost, smart and efficient
A chip with a built-in sensor that is so sensitive that it registers a single coronavirus particle. At TU Delft, several researchers in various faculties, including Frans Widdershoven (EW), Peter Steeneken, professor Dynamics of Micro and Nanosystems and Murali Ghatkesar (PME/3mE) are working on this research.
18 November 2020
A Mechanism for Designing High-Entropy Alloys with improved Magnetic Properties
12 November 2020
Regine Vroom in Computer Idee
12 November 2020
More efficient conversion of heat into electricity by tinkering with nanostructure
Researchers TU Delft have not only been able to explain how nano-structures in thermoelectric materials can improve energy efficiency but they also propose a commercially more attractive way to manufacture nano-structured thermoelectric materials, increasing the chances for mass-production of thermoelectric energy. Their results were published in Nano Energy.
03 November 2020
Four Veni grants for faculty 3mE
This week the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant worth up to 250,000 euros to twelve TU Delft scientists. The grant provides the laureates with the opportunity to further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.
02 November 2020
How a guest lecturer enhances education
Many former students return to TU Delft later in their careers as guest lecturers. Anton Paardekooper graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1992 and has been a guest lecturer at 3mE for six years.
02 November 2020
TU Delft presents eight Best Graduates 2021
Today, 29 October 2021, Delft University Fund announced the eight TU Delft Best Graduates 2021. Each year, TU Delft’s eight faculties nominate their Best Graduate. On 11 November, during the TU Delft Best Graduate Award Ceremony 2021, one of these eight nominees will receive the prestigious title TU Delft Best Graduate 2021.
26 October 2020
Geeske Langejans in BBC World
What makes things sticky?
20 October 2020
DIMI Stories: There’s still room on the water! by Prof. Rudy Negenborn
Freight transport by water is cheaper and uses less energy than by road. What’s more, there’s more room on the water than on our congested roads. We could fully exploit these benefits by first solving a few notorious bottlenecks, such as container ships that aren’t loaded to capacity, suboptimal vessel navigation and congested locks.
12 October 2020
Tim Horeman in various media
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
08 October 2020
Bart van Trigt at TU Delft TV: Prevention versus performance
How to get the most realistic data from an athlete in action? Take it to the field!
05 October 2020
John van den Dobbelsteen in various media
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.
01 October 2020
Sarvesh Kolekar in various media
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.