High up in the Andean Mountains in Ecuador CEG researchers Dr. Henk Jonkers and Virginie Wiktor are trying to prevent irrigation canals from cracking by applying self healing concrete.

GPS-tracks from volunteers can be used to improve maps. In the future, maps may even go live: displaying what’s taking place at the very moment. Master student Karl van der Winden pioneered the auto-updating of geographical information.

A team of young architects from TU Delft won second place at the international Velux International Design awards. Anneloes de Koff and Iris van den Brink, both MSc students in the Faculty of Architecture, won the award for their sun shade design ‘The Swipe’.

Delta bericht regelmatig over innovatieve ideeën. Maar wat is daar een paar jaar later van terechtgekomen? Hoe staat het bijvoorbeeld met de ornicopter van prof.dr.ir. Theo van Holten?

Zie jij nog wel eens gezellig keuvelende ouderen op een bankje zitten? Bewoners van de gemiddelde groeistad en Vinex-wijk niet. Die bankjes staan er namelijk niet meer.

Sustainability is business since municipalities demand contractors to deliver ‘extra value’ in terms of sustainable performance of tunnels for instance.

The Ecoliner is a sail-assisted cargoship under design at Dykstra naval architects. Master student Emiel Mobron optimised the hull for motorsailing.

Summer schools are a popular holiday destination for PhD students and postdocs. Dr. Riccardo Riva organised one on sea level change this summer.

While everyone in the Netherlands is watching the World Cup or enjoying their holidays, it will be a working summer for Ronald Hanson and his group. Their experiment will make history, because, if it is successful, it will prove Einstein to be in the wrong.