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Old data shed new light on moon’s origin

Old data shed new light on moon’s origin

The moon, like the earth, is subject to quakes deep beneath its surface. TU Delft-based geophysicists Deyan Draganov (assistant professor)…

Sustainable waste water purification

Sustainable waste water purification

On 13 May 2016, Merle de Kreuk was awarded a Vidi for her research into granular sludge (“Inside granular sludge – the effects of suspended…

Water lust and nuisance

Water lust and nuisance

Reliable tap water, proper waste water treatment, and dry feet. That’s what people in the Netherlands expect and are accustomed to. However,…

Drinking water quality after Thermal Energy Recovery

Drinking water quality after Thermal Energy Recovery

Water companies are keen to use cold from drinking water as a source of energy for cooling purposes, such as cooling houses. This technique,…

Working together with worms

Working together with worms

Getting the best out of nature is what drives biotechnology scientist Steef de Valk. In the Waterlab of TU Delft he is researching the way…

Measuring plant thirst

Measuring plant thirst

Researcher Susan Steele-Dunne (39) received a Vidi grant last year for her work on mapping the water requirements of crops and other plants…

Towards an effective reduction of arsenic levels in drinking water

Towards an effective reduction of arsenic levels in drinking water

Arsenic, an element which occurs naturally in the environment, is present in the soil and groundwater of several areas in the Netherlands.…

Leapfrogging towards sustainable palm oil

Leapfrogging towards sustainable palm oil

With palm oil being the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, the industry is likely to stay with us for the foreseeable future,…

Pieter Kruit et al published paper on "Reducing the Magnetic Fields around DC Light Rail Systems"

Pieter Kruit et al published paper on "Reducing the Magnetic Fields around DC Light Rail Systems"

DC electrified light rail or tram systems cause low frequency magnetic fields that may disturb scientific and medical instruments in their…

Paul Urbach and Zheng Xi published paper on resolution with far field optics in Photonics Magazine

Paul Urbach and Zheng Xi published paper on resolution with far field optics in Photonics Magazine

It is common knowledge in optics that, when only tar fields are measured, there is a fundamental limit to the resolution given by the…