Like its predecessor, the Delft solar boat will rely on hydrofoils to lift it out of the water and allow speeds up to 36 kilometres per hour or more. But this time, the fins will be auto-adjusting.
Like its predecessor, the Delft solar boat will rely on hydrofoils to lift it out of the water and allow speeds up to 36 kilometres per hour or more. But this time, the fins will be auto-adjusting.
Wind4Water
Wind4Water uses a typical feature of the Zeeland province, namely wind, to solve a typical Zeeland problem: salified water and agricultural land.
Artificial photosynthesis it could be called: making hydrogen from sunshine. “Five years ago we were a factor thousand removed from commercial viability, now only a factor three.”
A large zipper slowly unveils reality. This is the image that PhD candidate Robert Jan de Boer (MSc) chose for the cover of his thesis. He likes to depict clear insight with the clear skies that appeal to him as an aeronautical engineer and an avid yachtsman.
Name: Nico Burgelman (MSc)
Nationality: Belgian
Supervisor: Dr Zili Li (Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Road and Railway Engineering)
Subject: Train-turnout Interaction, Simulation and Validation by Axle Box Acceleration Measurements
Thesis Defence: In two years
“Everyone who has travelled by train, recognizes the sudden swinging or bouncing of a train.
A road traffic noise reduction barrier along the A348 will get a coat of succulent plants, which should absorb particulate matter and reduce noise.
Cable
At the IEEE-student lecture on Desertec on 5 April (see interview with CEO Paul van Son), Professor Johan Smit (photo)presented an update on the research of high temperature superconducting cables, such as the one he is holding.
Local bookshops are facing difficult times. In search of a new future, Heike Marin Faber (25) presented her MSc thesis on April 5 for the company Libris, for which she designed a new way of exploring books online: book browsing.
> Technological developments hardly contribute to moral developments. > ‘Technology sourcing over the technology life cycle’, PhD-thesis by Claire Stolwijk (Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management) StartersprijsStart-ups Infotron en Clinical Graphics staan in de finale van de prestigieuze Philips Innovation Award – een prijs voor studentondernemers. De winnaar krijgt een starterspakket ter waarde van twintigduizend euro.…
