At the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences the geopolymer team is working on a new type of concrete which uses waste instead of cement. Why geopolymer concrete might just be the building material of the future.

Science buffs have been reading about the potential of graphene since its discovery in 2004. Truth be told, graphene is quite vulnerable. Ceramic boron-nitride is much tougher.

Toen waterbouwhoogleraar Han Vrijling aan de Deltawerken werkte, stonden waterbouwkundigen voor de maat der dingen. De huidige generatie heeft te maken met ecologische waarden en mondige burgers. Vrijlings laatste drie promovendi verdedigen deze maand hun proefschrift.