Despite its limited natural resources, The Netherlands should build innovative hydropower systems, says an expert in the field, Hans van Duivendijk. Such expertise is in worldwide demand.
Schiphol wants to monitor geese with radar. The airport made this announcement after an airplane was forced to make an emergency landing last Sunday after a goose flew into one of its engines.
Dr. Eduardo Margallo Balbás’ thesis contains enough material for at least three PhD dissertations. One of his most promising inventions is an implant that uses light to fight brain tumors.
Bringing extinct species back to life and creating new life forms are perhaps things that will one day be possible, thanks to a technique developed by the renowned American biologist Craig Venter.
Remote sensing can be used to determine how much water is needed to grow a kilo of wheat, rice, maize or cotton. Dr. Sander Zwart developed a satellite application to make agriculture deal more efficiently with water.
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 project ‘super village’?
This year, a TU Delft team is creating a sustainable biological solution for eradicating oil spills in salt water. The team is taking part in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition, a worldwide Synthetic Biology competition for undergraduate university students.
A butterfly flaps its wings and flies around; a moth is attracted to a bright light; a bee descends upon a flower to satiate its thirst. Now imagine a bug-sized, self-sustaining micro air vehicle that can flap, change direction and attain flight.
The stage is set and the curtains part. The atmosphere is electric with the stage illumination. The sight of a packed auditorium causes an adrenalin rush to his limbs as he walks out.
