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Building for eternity
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Forget the pyramids. Engineers are designing final disposal repositories for radioactive waste that will outlive these ancient structures by…
Securing leaking dykes using a natural binding agent
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Even the most robust of dykes can be prone to seepage: groundwater that permeates the soil underneath the dyke and ends up in the polders…
Drilling for heat deep down below
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The deeper you go into the ground, the hotter it gets. Richard Bakker, a researcher at the Geoscience & Engineering department, knows all…
Old data shed new light on moon’s origin
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Arsenic, an element which occurs naturally in the environment, is present in the soil and groundwater of several areas in the Netherlands.…