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17 December 2024

Experimenting with multipurpose textiles

Look around you. What’s on your back? What are you sitting on? What’s hanging in the windows? You guessed it – textiles. They are all around us. But the textile industry has a significant impact on our environment. “What if we start using our textiles in a more interactive way. Would we use them longer?” wonders design researcher Alice Buso.

24 October 2024

Including residents in energy hubs could solve energy poverty

Wind turbines, solar panels, batteries. We are producing, consuming and distributing energy more locally. This offers opportunities to solve challenges like energy poverty. “But if we want to create just, fair, and successful energy hubs, we must make them understandable and relevant for everyone," says researcher Abhigyan Singh.

09 October 2024

Opinion: Meat substitutes? Plants should be the hero on our plates, with animals in a supporting role

“A sustainable food system does not come with even better meat substitutes, but with a balanced food culture.” Read the op-ed by PhD candidate and lecturer Anna-Louisa Peeters, where she shares her thoughts on the protein transition. She calls out to three main societal groups that can help us make a real cultural change in our eating habits. This peace was published in de Volkskrant last week.

01 October 2024

Interview with Jan-Carel Diehl: “TU Delft is one big research playground”

Professor of Design for Inclusive Sustainable Healthcare Jan-Carel Diehl combines healthcare solutions with care for our planet. His many projects make an impact from Rotterdam to Sub-Saharan Africa. Where does he want to make a difference? What is he most proud of? And where lies the added value of a designer in the healthcare sector? Find out in this interview. Prof Diehl gives his inaugural lecture at TU Delft's Aula on Friday 11 October.

23 September 2024

NWO grants funding for innovative research on physical experimental environments

11 September 2024

Joana Martins receives €400k grant to research CO2 absorption in cyanobacteria

IDE assistant professor Joana Soares de Oliveira Martins’ research project, “Can Ancient Cyanobacteria Save Our Planet?”, has received a €400,000 grant within the NWO's Open Competition Domain Science-M programme.

05 September 2024

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01 September 2024

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24 August 2024

Sustainability scores could boost green travel

How do we gently push travellers to explore more sustainable travel methods, such as trains? IDE alumnus Jenske Gosens dedicated her graduation project to figuring this out. Her recommendation? A neutral booking platform that assigns sustainability scores to different travel methods. “This platform both motivates and facilitates different kinds of travellers.”

25 July 2024

App to pre-order flight meals saves fuel and food

Design students Joep van Gils and Inès Peeters have designed a concept for a pre-order app that allows passengers to choose their in-flight meals in advance when they check in online. “This is a quick win and cost-neutral solution for airlines to fly more sustainably, reduce food waste and improve travel experience.”

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