Als het goedbezochte KNAW mini-symposium afgelopen donderdag bedoeld was om helderheid te verschaffen over Leo Kouwenhovens ontdekking van het Majoranadeeltje, dan is dat, heel toepasselijk, zowel niet als wel gelukt.
Robots as aid in housekeeping, robots to cuddle with, as fighting machines or to have sex with. Beware, the think tank Rathenau Institute warns, the dawn of the robots is coming.
The new field of synthetic biology lies in between huge promises for 21st century sustainable productions of food, fuels and materials, and tinkered solutions. “We need to develop technology standards.”
Pilot plant
The Bioprocess Pilot Facility (BPF) was opened last week on the DSM terrain in northern Delft. The BPF is a joint project between DSM, CSM/Purac and TU Delft.
Ecuadorian peasants may soon get help from billions of microscopic construction workers, as TU Delft researchers plan to repair their leaking irrigation canals with limestone producing bacteria.
“I made the photo myself”, says Dr Alireza Parandian whose hobby is photography. He looked for a way to depict the discussions he had been setting up for the constructive technology assessment (CTA) of nanotechnology for the Dutch R&D consortium NanoNed in the framework of his PhD-research at TPM.
Name: Linda Hildebrand
Nationality: German
Supervisor: Professor Knaack
Subject: Embodied energy in buildings
Thesis defense: In ten months
“Roughly put, I’m interested in energy and buildings.
Universiteiten moeten voor financiering van hun onderzoek meer met het bedrijfsleven samenwerken. Wat betekent dat voor het vertrouwen in de wetenschap?
Ecuadorian peasants may soon get help from billions of microscopic construction workers, as TU Delft researchers plan to repair their leaking irrigation canals with limestone producing bacteria.
