As four PhD students finish their projects, competing materials have been tested for their suitability as a basis for quantum bits or ‘qubits’. “We don’t know what the quantum computer will look like”, says professor Leo Kouwenhoven, “but we’re getting surer on parts of it.”
A new exploration has begun. Not around the globe or towards distant galaxies, but into the living cell by way of the world’s most advanced electron microscopes.
Unless it pays off its gas debts within five days, Belarus will face gas cuts, Russian president
Dmitry Medvedev warned Belarus last week. And he wasn’t bluffing. This week Russia started cutting supplies to its neighbour by one-quarter.
Name: Otto den Braver (32)
Nationality: Dutch
Supervisor: Professor Frans van der Helm (faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, section biomechanical engineering)
Subject: Research on fast ice-skates
Thesis defense: In two years
“For an ice-skate researcher like me, these coming three weeks are very exciting.
Delta and Delft Integraal/Outlook often write about innovative ideas that offer big promises for the future. But what has happened to such ideas a couple years on? What for instance has happened to dr Rob Kooij’s soccer model?
The Netherlands will become the first country to send emergency messages to cell phones via the cell broadcast system. This system will be introduced early next year. TU Delft researcher and psychologist, Simone Sillem (MSc), has discovered some glitches, however.
Our collective contribution to climate change through the way we travel during our holidays is astronomical, the Guardian reports in its ‘green living Blog’.
What impact will nanotechnology have on our lifestyles and health in 2030? In a fictional lawsuit, two scientists look into the future.
Name: Juan Marcelo Gutierrez AlcarazNationality: BolivianSupervisor: Professor Bram Ferreira (faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)Subject: The GenPowerBoxThesis defense: In about a year“I develop power generation systems for yachts.
Methane and nitrous oxide are both potent greenhouse gasses. But the quantities in which they are being emitted are still not well known. Dr. Petra Kroon-van Loon developed a new way to measure these intangible molecules.
