Research News
06 November 2019
Research programmes Soft Robotics and Botanic Sensor networks at 4TU event
01 November 2019
Ariadna grant to explore 3D-printing using in-space lunar resources
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.
01 November 2019
Materials experts join the corrosion community in China
Arjan Mol, professor of Corrosion Technology and Electrochemistry, and Herman Terryn, part-time lecturer at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, were the first international corrosion scientists to receive a Fellowship Award from the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP) this month. The fellowship serves to highlight the potential of exchanging fundamental knowledge across continents and further reinforce collaboration with China.
31 October 2019
Artificial cell division a step closer to reality
Researchers at TU Delft have succeeded in replicating a biological mechanism that is essential for cell division in bacteria in the lab. The research is an important step within a larger, ambitious project with the ultimate goal of creating a fully artificial cell that can sustain and divide itself. The researchers have published their findings in Nature Communications.
29 October 2019
Dariu Gavrila receives IEEE ITS Outstanding Research Award 2019
Dariu Gavrila has received the Outstanding Research Award 2019 from the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Society for his work on "Active Vulnerable Road User Safety with focus on vision-based pedestrian and cyclist detection, motion modelling and path prediction".
29 October 2019
Bartel Van de Walle new member of WOTRO Steering Committee
The NWO Executive board has appointed TPM prof. Bartel Van de Walle as member of the Steering Committee of WOTRO Science for Global Development. WOTRO is very pleased to welcome Van de Walle, also because of his efforts to take science beyond the university walls and into society. At TU Delft, Van de Walle is also a member of the steering committee of TU Delft | Global Initiative.
25 October 2019
Sergio Grammatico: keynote speaker Energy-Open Workshop 2019
On 7-8 November Sergio Grammatico from the 3mE faculty will be the keynote speaker at the Energy-Open Workshop 2019 in Groningen. He will talk about "Equilibrium seeking in electricity markets".
21 October 2019
Neanderthal glue from the North Sea
Scientific research has revealed that a flint tool cased in a tar-like substance is actually one of the few examples of the use of glue by Neanderthals.
16 October 2019
Perfect match between student and supervisor leads to prize-winning design
Winner of the Inspiration Award 2019, IJsbrand de Lange, has much to thank his thesis supervisor for. “It’s because of him that my company got off the ground.”
15 October 2019
Project BOBTANDEM granted by Solar Era Net for Olindo Isabela
14 October 2019
Royal couple opens vertical wastewater treatment pilot in New Delhi
The royal couple opened a new pilot installation for the purification of contaminated wastewater in Indian drains.
14 October 2019
Publication: Energy Conversion and Management by Jose Rueda Torres
Daily-seasonal operation in net-zero energy building powered by hybrid renewable energies and hydrogen storage systems; Hasan Mehrjerdi, Atif Iqbal, Elyas Rakhshanib, Jose RuedaTorres
14 October 2019
TU Delft researchers design new material by using Artificial Intelligence only
Researchers at TU Delft have developed a new material without doing any experimental tests at all.
07 October 2019
TU Delft presents scale model and cabin for energy-efficient Flying-V
At the KLM Experience Days, TU Delft will be presenting the revolutionary Flying-V.
30 September 2019
TU Delft | Global Initiative Prototype competition
Call for applications: Are you researching or developing solutions for global challenges in low and middle-income countries at TU Delft? And would you like to upgrade your current proof-of-concept to a more mature prototype? Enter the TU Delft | Global Initiative Prototype Competition and win €10.000, €5.000 or €3.000!